Initial training in digital education

This study examines beginning teachers’ sense of competence in digital education, the value they attribute to training when developing this sense, and the extent of digital media integration in the classroom, as measured by the range of usage types. A questionnaire was sent to primary and lower secondary teachers who graduated in July 2022 from three teacher education institutes across five cantons in French-speaking Switzerland. The results reveal that each group has a moderate level of competence in digital education and that there is a link between the value attributed to training when developing this sense and the degree of digital education. However, initial training appears to support the development of the sense of competence in digital education only for primary teachers.