Orientation and induction of newly hired teachers

Part I

WHEN we speak about the spectrum of Teacher Education, we refer to the phases that a licensed teacher undergoes—the pre-service phase, which covers from recruitment or from choice of a teacher education college, admission, progression and graduation from a baccalaureate in teaching—whether it be on early childhood, special education, elementary or secondary levels. The second phase is licensure preparation during which the pre-service graduate undergoes a review for the corresponding Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Many teacher education colleges conduct their own review apart from that by review centers operating under Philippine law. These centers conduct licensure examination reviews for the various professions. Granted the new graduate passes the LET and, fortunately, is hired in a public school, he enters the orientation and the “in-service” phase, which lasts through the years until retirement.