Phenomenological analysis of the internship program for skilled students, the employment plan of Article 28 of the Ministry of Education

Our focus in this research is on the internship curriculum of the teacher training system. The purpose of the research was to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the internship course of Farhangian University of Tehran.

The methodology of this study is mixed method. In the qualitative part, the participants of the research were 18 of faculty members that were interviewed. The data analysis of this section was thematic analysis method. In the quantitative part of the statistical population were 228 faculty members and interns of Farhangian University. The data collection tool was the researcher-made questionnaire. For data analysis, content analysis and SWOT model were used.

The results of the research led to the identification of 8 components of the strengths and weaknesses and 9 components of the opportunities and threats of the training program of the skills trainees of the employment plan of Article 28 of the Ministry of Education. In addition, 8 strategies were formulated to face the weaknesses and threats and strengthen the abilities and opportunities of the internship program of skilled learners.

The findings of this research emphasize the strategies to deal with weaknesses and threats and the development of opportunities and strengths. The result of this study opens new windows on creating desirable changes in the revision of the skill-training program and strategic planning of research and development in this field.