In addition to professional lectures, practical pedagogical training3 is a very important part of studying for pre-school education students at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana (2). Many experts believe that it is crucial for the education and professional development of the individual, and therefore represents a large part of the study. The first part of the diploma thesis is theoretical, where I present the importance of educating professions in education field in Slovenia and the study program of preschool students at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana, which I refer to the use of practical and theoretical content. I focused mainly on the importance of PPT for students and mentors and the importance of partnership in their collaboration. I described the forms of PPT and how it took place at PeF in the Department of Preschool Education in 2017-2019, as I also performed PPT myself during this period. I concluded the first part with a chapter about PPT problems, which relates to the empirical part. In the second, empirical part, I want to find out what the views of PeF students are on PPT and how they value it. I then explore their understanding of which competencies develop the most during their experience and work at PPT, and what their experiences show about working with PPT providers, and their actuall proposals for changes that they believe should be implemented in this area. The empirical partis based on an analytical-descriptive research method. I designed a survey, which was filled out by 38 women. The results of the research showed that the majority of PPT students attribute an important role. They are aware of their tasks and believe that they mostly perform them successfully, and they consider the protection of business secrets of the PPT contractor to be the most important of the tasks. Most female students share the opinion that PPT is not extensive enough. In terms of implementation and organization, female students are most satisfied with the degree of independence and responsibility they had, and least with the duration and distribution of PPT. For the most part, they believe that the impact of PPT on the development of many competencies is great, but they do not see as much progress in communicating and collaborating with parents. Female students are mostly satisfied with PeF's contribution to the preparation for the PPT, but point out a bit more dissatisfaction with working with a mentor in a kindergarten.
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