An in-service program is a
professional training or staff development effort, where professionals are trained and discuss their work with others in their peer group.
It is a key component of
continuing medical education
Continuing medical education (CME) is continuing education (CE) that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications ...
for
physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...
s,
pharmacist
A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in ...
s, and other medical professionals. It is also common among public servants including educators
[http://www.wsaw.com/news/education/headlines/104310863.html] and public safety officials.
In-service program also refers to some programs offered to enlisted members of the
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...
while they are in service.
Educator
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
s also have in-service programs where they discuss methods, cases, and workloads.
See also
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Inset day
In education, an inset day (an abbreviation of in-service training day; alternatively INSET day) is a Academic year, school day on which teaching sessions are not conducted and students do not attend school, but teachers are required to attend f ...
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Pre-service teacher education
Pre-service teacher education is the education and training provided to student teachers before they have undertaken any teaching.
In contrast, in-service teacher education provides learning opportunities for practicing teachers.
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References
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Continuing education
Vocational education