Assessment / Examination

Admission for Music teacher training programmes are based on secondary school certification and the results of an entrance examination. The entrance examination for the Academy of Music (University of Zagreb) includes a written test, harmony, solfeggio, music theory and piano playing.

Students’ progress is assessed in each year usually through examinations. The form of the exam and the assessing time differs in relation to the nature of the subject (there are written, aural and practical exams).

The right to enrol in the class teacher’s programme is given to applicants who have graduated from a relevant four-year secondary school programme. Classification and selection criteria for enrolling (a successfully completed previous education, type of completed education, success at the classification test, particular knowledge, skills or abilities) determines the decision by the College/university Board of Teachers (University of Rijeka; Faculty of Teacher Education). Study is finished with a final examination.

When the student has completed the course, they have the status of a trainee music teacher or class teacher. The traineeship lasts one year. Once the traineeship has been successfully completed, the prospective music teacher/class teacher takes a professional examination in front of the commission. Having passed the examination, the trainee is considered to be fully competent to work in the field of education and training.