National Institute for Teacher Training and Education – Montpellier Academy (INSPE)

Overview

The training of teachers and school counselors (CPEs), led by the INSPE of the Montpellier School District, involves the district’s office of education and the four universities within the Montpellier School District through their relevant academic units (UFRs), departments, and institutes: the “Faculty of Education,” the “Faculty of Sciences” and the “STAPS” UFR at the University of Montpellier (UM), UFR 6 “Education and Sciences in Literature, Languages, Arts, and Humanities and Social Sciences” at Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University (UPVM), the “Literature and Humanities” UFR, the “Exact and Experimental Sciences” UFR and the “Franco-Catalan Cross-Border Institute” at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), and the “Arts and Sciences” department at the University of Nîmes (UNîMES). Currently, approximately 2,800 enrolled students are preparing for careers as teachers or guidance counselors, or are pursuing courses as part of continuing education programs.

Interim Administrator: Christophe Iung

Some figures

• Training offered at 10 campus locations within the Academy
• 2,800 students enrolled in a MEEF master's program in the Montpellier school district

Training Courses

As part of the interuniversity partnership, the following programs are offered:

• The “Master’s in Teaching, Education, and Training” (MEEF) program to prepare students for the competitive exams for:
  • Elementary School Teacher (with a "primary education" designation)
  • Middle School and High School Teacher (Secondary Education Certification)
  • Senior Educational Advisor (specialization in “Educational Supervision”)
• The MEEF Master's degree in the track of Training Practices and Engineering offers the following specializations:
  • Education and Pedagogy Tailored to Special Educational Needs (EPABEP)
  • Training of Trainers in the Fields of Teaching, Education, and Training (FFEEF)
  • Teacher's Work, Educational Relationship (TERE)
  • Education, Health, Environment, and Citizenship (ESEC)