this change created greater synergy and interaction between training for ecec professionals and training for primary school teachers to better support children s development and learning and foster cooperation between teachers during children s transition from kindergarten to primary school teachers can study for a fifth year if they wish to obtain certification for both levels articulation pathways have been created between the vocation and education training sector and the higher education sector to support students through new training opportunities they are also considering whether other qualifications can be taken into account for the job of preprimary teacher this is still in a preparatory phase