Faculty internship is part of Postgraduate student education and it integrates the curriculum of graduate programs. It aims teaching training and to qualify  the  teaching  in higher education.  

Faculty Internship is compulsory for doctoral  students holding benefits from the Program of support to postgraduate education of private institution  (PROSUP/CAPES) also the Scholarship Programs FAPERGS/CAPES and CAPES/OBEDUC. For other postgraduate students, faculty internship is elective.