Teacher Internship and other information
General regulation on Teaching Internship:The Teaching Internship is compulsory for all students who are in the condition of CAPES/DS scholarship holders, as provided in Decree MEC / CAPES nº 76/2010.
Decree MEC/CAPES Nº 76/2010 of 14 April 2010:
Teaching internship
Art 18. The teaching internship is an integral part of post-graduate training, aiming at preparing for teaching, and the qualification of undergraduate education, it is compulsory for all scholarship recipients of the Social Demand Program, obeying the following criteria:
I - for the program that has the two levels, master's and doctorate, the obligation will be restricted to the doctorate
II - for the program that has only the masters level, the compulsory teaching experience will be transferred to the master's degree
III - Institutions that do not offer undergraduate courses should join other higher education institutions to meet the requirements of the teaching internship
IV - The teaching internship may be remunerated at Institution's discretion, prohibited from using resources passed on by CAPES
V - The minimum duration of the teaching stage will be one semester for the master's degree and two semesters for the doctorate and the maximum duration for the master's degree will be two semesters and three semesters for the doctorate
VI - The CAPES/DS Grants Committee must register and evaluate the teaching experience for postgraduate credit purposes, as well as to define the supervision and follow-up of the internship
VII - the professor of higher education, who proves such activities, will be exempted from the teaching intership
VIII - The teaching internship activities should be compatible with the research area of the postgraduate program.
IX - It will be possible to carry out the teaching internship in the public high school system, if there is a specific articulation among the education systems agreed by the competent authorities and observing the other conditions established in this article.
X - The maximum teaching time will be 4 hours per week.Specific Observations on the Teaching Internship Program:
Teacher Internship:
The Teaching Internship is mandatory for all students who hold CAPES/DS scholarships, as established by MEC/CAPES Ordinance No. 76/2010.
Teaching Internship – MEC/CAPES Ordinance No. 76/2010 (April 14, 2010):
Article 18: The teaching internship is an integral part of the graduate student’s training, designed to prepare them for teaching and enhance the quality of undergraduate education. It is mandatory for all Social Demand Program scholarship holders, following these criteria:
For programs offering both master’s and doctoral degrees, the requirement applies only to doctoral students.
For programs offering only a master’s degree, the teaching internship is mandatory for master’s students.
Institutions without undergraduate courses must establish partnerships with other higher education institutions to meet the internship requirement.
The teaching internship may be paid at the institution’s discretion, but CAPES funds cannot be used for this purpose.
The minimum duration is:
One semester for master’s students
Two semesters for doctoral students
The maximum duration is:
Two semesters for master’s students
Three semesters for doctoral students
The CAPES/DS Scholarship Commission is responsible for:
Registering and evaluating the teaching internship for credit purposes
Defining the supervision and monitoring of the internship
Higher education faculty with demonstrable teaching experience are exempt from the teaching internship requirement.
The teaching internship activities must align with the graduate student’s research area.
If an agreement between educational systems exists and is approved by relevant authorities, the teaching internship may be conducted in the public high school system.
The maximum workload for the teaching internship is 4 hours per week.
Specific Program Guidelines for Teaching Internships
Teaching Internship
The Teaching Internship is an essential component of graduate training, preparing students for higher education teaching, improving undergraduate education quality, and strengthening connections between graduate and undergraduate programs.
The teaching internship is mandatory for all doctoral students and voluntary for master’s students in the program.
It follows the regulations outlined in the document "Rules and Criteria for Teaching Internships in Higher Education within the Graduate Program in Letters at the Federal University of Espírito Santo", in accordance with higher education policies.
Established in 2011 and updated in 2021, the PPGL Teaching Internship program has proven highly effective, benefiting undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members engaged in mentoring and preparing future higher education instructors.