Internships are a proven way to gain relevant knowledge, skills, and experience while establishing important connections in the field. Internships are also a way to get your feet wet and find out if a specific field is something you could see yourself doing full-time . Internships may be completed during fall or spring semester or full time Internship in teaching is an opportunity where the student teacher identifies himself with the school to which he/she is assigned. While practice teaching is an important component of the programme, the student-teacher participates in every activity of the school in the total school life. 1 Introduction 2 Internships serve a critical function in professional education by exposing students to 3 professionals, their day-to-day activities, and the challenges of an institutional environment. 4 Students who participate in these opportunities achieve a better understanding of their chosen 5 profession and can better link theory and practice (Kolb, 1984; Kolb, 2000; Schön, 1990; The most important element of internships is the integration of classroom knowledge and theory with practical application and skills. Student interns gain this experience in either professional or community settings. Internships also have the added benefit of professional recommendations, resume-worthy experience, and networking opportunities. Why is teaching internship important? a) It culminates the year of four years study. b) It provides a wide array of teaching experiences in real classroom setting. c) It gives the students an opportunity to enjoy practicing the teaching profession d) It allows them to work with various stakeholders. 12. 2. internship is visualized by situating the practice of teaching in the broader by initial and continuing teacher education. The importance of competent teachers to the nation's school system can in no way be overemphasized. It is well known that the quality and extent of learner achievement are determined the degrees of Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) and Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) (Commission on Higher Education CMO 74, s. 2017). Part and parcel of being an intern is the actual practice of the duties and obligations of being a teacher as an application of the theories and knowledge learned in the course of study. Generally, an internship is a task-specific exchange of service for experience between a student and a business. Within internships, classroom concepts suddenly become real tools of the trade as you interact and learn in a professional setting. Internship experiences are formal, formative, and foundational to your career. The NCTE Regulations, 2009 made an attempt to broaden the scope of practice-teaching by emphasising the importance of providing experience of all activities and programmes of the Teacher Education Institutions and Internship or host schools. The above mentioned institutions/ agencies, being stakeholders in the quality of future teachers Paid Internships can be found on the Career Learning Network (CLN) under "Off Campus Jobs" and unpaid internships can be found under "Volunteer Postings". The UTM Career Centre has many resources for gaining experience abroad. WHAT IS THE LAW? Internships can be paid or unpaid, and it's important to know your rights as an intern. In Nathalie Saltikoff, Ph.D.,is associate professor of human service