The IUFM ( Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maîtres ) is now called Écoles Supérieures du Professorat et de l ’ Éducation ( ESPE ) .
The situation has been diversified by the introduction in the 1950s of the CAPES examination for secondary teachers and in the 1990s by the institution of `` Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maîtres '' ( IUFM ) , which have recently been renamed Écoles Supérieures du Professorat et de l ’ Éducation ( ESPE ) .
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