Teachers at the primary level are required to have a minimum academic qualification of GCE (General Certificate of Education) O-level, obtained after upper secondary education. They must have also completed a three-year training program at the Institute of Education. At the secondary level, teachers must have a first degree. The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam serves to prepare primary, secondary and technical school teachers through introductory courses and teaching programs.