Training transfer model as a possibility for the mandatory internship at sport science undergraduate courses

Abstract

PurposeThis article aims to explain the transfer of training model used in the training of human resources within organizations and its possibilities for the mandatory internship (MI) in sport science (SS) higher education.Design/methodology/approachA review that argues the concept of transfer of learning, the model of factors that affect the transfer of training and its evolution was undertaken.FindingsThe possibilities and implications of thinking about the MI in the SS undergraduate courses are listed based on the transfer of learning and of training model. It is concluded that different factors such as the students' characteristics, the characteristics of the different spaces of SS professional's intervention, the evaluation, the academic and technical supervisors, the host organization and peers, as well as other elements of the transfer of training model, are important to develop the MI at the SS undergraduate courses.Originality/valueThe consideration of this model of factors could be relevant to improve the teaching and learning processes within the MI at the SS undergraduate courses.