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The origins of institutional care for the blind
Qualification certificate

Zagreb, 8 August 1881
printer: Drag. Albrecht, Zagreb
paper, print, handwriting
the gift of Marta Durst née Bek
inv. no.: 1527

The Qualification Certificate is a printed form of the Royal Teacher-Training School in Zagreb. It was issued to Vinko Bek in Zagreb on 8 August 1881, after completing a three-year course at the School and successfully passing the teaching exam, having become qualified as a teacher in public schools. The certificate was donated to the Typhlological Museum by Vinko Bek's daughter, Marta Durst.

At the top of the certificate is the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia. It is sealed and signed by the director of the Training School and the government commissioner as the president of the examination board. The teachers who signed the certificate are: Dr. Franjo Rački, Ivan Hoić, Tomislav Ivkanec, Skender Fabković, Stjepan Basariček, and Vatroslav Lichtenegger.

The Royal Teacher-Training School is the older term for a teaching academy. The 1874 School Law regulated teacher education in Croatia and Slavonia. Teacher training schools lasted for three years, and the final exam was evaluated by a strict committee, after which teachers received a certificate of qualification for teaching in public schools.

Qualification certificate
The origins of institutional care for the blind

Qualification certificate

Zagreb, 8 August 1881
printer: Drag. Albrecht, Zagreb
paper, print, handwriting
the gift of Marta Durst née Bek
inv. no.: 1527

The Qualification Certificate is a printed form of the Royal Teacher-Training School in Zagreb. It was issued to Vinko Bek in Zagreb on 8 August 1881, after completing a three-year course at the School and successfully passing the teaching exam, having become qualified as a teacher in public schools. The certificate was donated to the Typhlological Museum by Vinko Bek's daughter, Marta Durst.

At the top of the certificate is the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia. It is sealed and signed by the director of the Training School and the government commissioner as the president of the examination board. The teachers who signed the certificate are: Dr. Franjo Rački, Ivan Hoić, Tomislav Ivkanec, Skender Fabković, Stjepan Basariček, and Vatroslav Lichtenegger.

The Royal Teacher-Training School is the older term for a teaching academy. The 1874 School Law regulated teacher education in Croatia and Slavonia. Teacher training schools lasted for three years, and the final exam was evaluated by a strict committee, after which teachers received a certificate of qualification for teaching in public schools.