provides students with the opportunity for socialistion into the profession.

facilitates the creation of a learning community to learn together thus to enhance their professional development.

gives students the opportunity to develop and ultimately to demonstrate their competence and readiness to enter the profession.

encourages students to innovate and reflect on their practice within a supportive environment as part of their professional development process.

places students in schools which are important contexts for learning to teach and where they interpret, generate, interact and experiment with theory.