Internal corporate training in the system of continuous pedagogical education

One of the key problems in the development of modern teacher education is to improve the quality of postgraduate teacher training. However, this system should not be reduced solely to a course training, mandatory for teachers once every three years. We consider that the potential of internal corporate training in the structure of additional education for teachers is clearly underestimated. The goal of this article is to determine the place of internal school teacher development in continuing teacher education, as well as to determine the conditions of its effectiveness. The authors of the article are based on domestic scientific developments in this area, as well as the study of three case studies of schools in major Russian cities. Internal training is understood as a specially organized form of informal education of teachers. As part of the included observation carried out during the study, the authors conducted a survey, interviewing teachers and administrators, made a conclusion about the effects that may result from the development of internal corporate training. The researchers identified the main conditions for the effectiveness of internal corporate training, as well as the key components of this system. Among the most important features of the system of internal corporate training are the team (collective) forms of learning, as well as a focus on specific tasks, taking into account the characteristics of the school, its context and vision of the mission. As a result of the study the authors conclude that internal corporate training should be based on the principles of humanistic pedagogy, be based on andragogical and activity-based approaches and represent a purposefully organized system. The key result of internal teacher training is the formation and development of the school team.