Volume 8 : Issue 1 (2021)

School Internship Programme: Inclusion of Prospective Teachers to Become Professional

School internship programme is a tool to develop professional teachers. Connecting prospective teachers globally utilizing teacher training programme will bring the learners’ community together and reduce the distance among the knowledge seekers. The models of internship are performed in isolation (Chennat, 2014). Considering the current structure of the internship programme prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education, the aim and objective of this study is to found various practical ways to collaborate prospective teachers through teacher training programs globally (Yadav, 2011). The study has focused on and discussed the training modules being practiced in India. The paper has suggested practical alternatives for teacher training modules using ICT to connect the prospective teachers globally.

School Internship Programme, Teacher Training, Inclusion, Prospective Teachers and Professionalism

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