In India, teacher training programmes are generally categorized as pre-service and in-service teacher training programmes. In a broader sense, in-service teacher training programmes are considered programmes for the professional development of teachers.
In-service education can simply be defined as the relevant courses and activities in which a serving teacher may participate to upgrade his professional knowledge, skills, and competence in the teaching profession. Therefore, it encompasses all forms of education and training given to a teacher who is already on the job of teaching and learning
Following are the principles of in-service teacher training :-
The in-service programme should provide for keeping abreast with research and advances in education.
The in-service programme emerges from the recognized needs of the school and community.
All school personnel need in-service education.
A proper supervisor is an effective means of accelerating in-service professional growth.
Improving the quality of instruction is the immediate and long-range observes of in-service education.
In-service education leads to a continuous process of re-examination and revision of the educational programme. Additionally, it encourages participants to attain self-realization through competence, accomplishment and security.
In-service education has increasingly become the concern of state agencies, colleges, and universities, school boards, school administrators and teachers.
