Chemistry Teachers ’ Training in Slovakia

National Situation Report contains basic information about the situation in preparation of students of universities who study the profession of a teacher of chemistry. This report contains also information about the preparation of current teachers of chemistry at basic schools and high schools. There are named main problems in preparation of future teachers resulting from the current situation in teaching of scientific subjects. In part of initial teacher training we provide an overview of universities which prepare future teachers and in the part in-service teacher training we provide an overview of national projects which have been implemented at Slovakia in last 5 years and whose aim was to prepare future teachers of chemistry and also current teachers of chemistry at basic schools and high schools for modern, open, flexible and good system of educating. There are also named the main problems and barriers in preparation of future teachers and the problems of currents teachers of chemistry in teaching, attitude of students at universities towards chemistry and about the possibilities of solving them. We provide also results of workshop of teachers and experts in chemistry, their opinions at the state of teaching of chemistry at Slovakia from the point of preparation of future teachers