Indiensopleiding van lektore in ingenieurswetenskap

M.Ed. (Didactics Physical Science)Lecturers at Technical Colleges mostly come from industry and consequently they seldom have experience of teaching or the necessary qualifications to teach. Due to working hours being taken up fully by teaching, structured in-service training programmes do not really exist. With this study an attempt is made to establish a workable programme for the in-service training of lecturers in Engineering Science. At present, technology develops rapidly and knowledge expands at a breath-taking rate. Therefore, the lecturer must become a lifelong learner. The constant change and renewal of teaching methods, skills and techniques can only be addressed by effective in-service training. In-service training is therefore indispensable. The following aspects should figure prominently in any in-service training programme: * Staff development * Establishing staff and other relations * Induction of the novice * Addressing renewal in education * Learning of new skills and techniques * Identification of students with learning deficiencies and the application of remedial teaching * Coping with reality shock. The set up in Technical Colleges is very complex as a result of the trimester system currently in use and the large turnover of students and lecturers recruited from industry