17. september 2026

Eripedagoogika eriala on populaarne, kuid koolid leiavad tugispetsialiste raske

The specialty of special pedagogy is popular, but schools find it difficult to find sufficient support specialists

Tallinna Ülikool võtab le 55 ja 42 õpilast. See ütles Tallinna Ülikooli dotsent Tiiu Tammemäe. Ta lisas, et le .

Bakalaureuseõppes oli konkurents 8,8 inimest ühele kohale. Magistriõppes oli konkurents üle 15 inimese ühele kohale. See on Eestis üks suuremaid konkursse.

Tallinna Ülikool koolitab nii palju eripedagooge, kui haridusministeerium annab raha. Hetkel ei soovi ülikool õppegruppe suurendada. Kuigi ühiskond võib soovida, et neid koolitataks rohkem.

Tallinna Laagna lasteaed-põhikool on üks kool, kus õpivad . Seal peavad töötama kaks logopeedi ja eripedagoogi. Lisaks . Seda ütles kooli direktor Andres Anton.

Logopeedid ei ole nii nõudsad, sest Tartu Ülikool koolitab neid vähe. Laagna lasteaed-põhikool otsib praegu eripedagoogi, logopeedi ja koolipsühholoogi. Anton ütles, et tugispetsialistide otsing on kestnud vähemalt aasta.

Sageli juhtub, et kandidaat kandideerib mitmesse kohta ja valib siis parema pakkumise. Anton ütles, et koolid tekitavad omavahel töötasu konkurentsi.

Eripedagoogi kutse saamiseks tuleb omandada magistrikraad. Magistrikraad on vajalik ka sotsiaalpedagoogi, logopeedi ja koolipsühholoogi kutse saamiseks. Bakalaureuseõppe lõpetajad saavad tööle lasteaiaõpetajana või abiõpetajana.

Asutused paluvad tudengitel tööle tulla. Paljud tudengid juba töötavad õpingute ajal. Haridusministeeriumi Jürgen Rakaselg ütles, et koolid palkavad inimesi, kes ei ole .

Haridusministeeriumi andmetel töötab Eestis umbes 2200 tugispetsialisti. Parem on sotsiaalpedagoogide ja eripedagoogidega. Psühholoogidest ja logopeedidest on puudu.

Tallinn University admits 55 students for the bachelor's program and 42 students for the master's program in special pedagogy. This was stated by Tallinn University associate professor Tiiu Tammemäe. She added that there are increasingly more applicants for the special pedagogy program.

For the bachelor's program, the competition was 8.8 applicants per place. For the master's program, the competition was over 15 applicants per place. This is one of the highest competitions in Estonia.

Tallinn University trains as many special pedagogues as the Ministry of Education provides funding for. Currently, the university does not wish to increase the size of study groups. Although society may wish for more to be trained.

Tallinn Laagna Kindergarten-Elementary School is one school where children with special needs study. There must be two speech therapists and a special pedagogue working there. Additionally, a social pedagogue and a school psychologist. This was stated by the school director Andres Anton.

Speech therapists are not as in demand because Tartu University trains few of them. Laagna Kindergarten-Elementary School is currently looking for a special pedagogue, a speech therapist, and a school psychologist. Anton said that the search for support specialists has lasted at least a year.

It often happens that a candidate applies for several positions and then chooses the best offer. Anton said that schools create salary competition among themselves.

To obtain the qualification of a special pedagogue, a master's degree must be earned. A master's degree is also necessary for the qualifications of social pedagogue, speech therapist, and school psychologist. Graduates of the bachelor's program can work as kindergarten teachers or assistant teachers.

Institutions ask students to come to work. Many students already work during their studies. Jürgen Rakaselg from the Ministry of Education said that schools hire people who are not qualified support specialists.

According to the Ministry of Education, there are about 2200 support specialists working in Estonia. The situation is better with social pedagogues and special pedagogues. There is a shortage of psychologists and speech therapists.