Teaching interns matched with schools on new platform
A new online service matches teaching students with internships based on a number of criteria, which solves a long-term problem
One stop for new teachers
Internship requests are submitted via the teaching studies department. On the basis of certain criteria chosen by the applicant, the system suggests internships in schools in Flanders and Brussels.
After the start-up phase, the website will be further expanded with extra tools and options. In the future, other education departments could be added to the system. The government has invested €224,000 in the platform.
Until now there was no central database for candidate teachers to find internships. Systems and arrangements differed depending on the area or education network and were often not transparent, said Crevits.
“We are providing the education sector with a solution to a chronic problem,” said Crevits in a statement. “Internships are an important part of teaching studies, as future teachers need to get classroom experience.”
Photo courtesy Flickr / Merrimack College
Educational system
million school-going children in 2013
million euros Flemish education budget for new school infrastructures in 2013
percent of boys leaving secondary school without a diploma
- Education in Flanders
- Secondary education reform
- European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
