ABSTRACT
The Covid-19 pandemic requires teacher educators to consider how effectively ITE program prepare teachers for the ‘dynamic and challenging new society which is emerging.
As a theoretical basis for this study, the researcher utilized the open-loop theory proposed by William James.
This study sought to find answers to the following questions: How do the Pre-Service BPED students perceive their professional preparation initiatives in the teaching of Physical Education? How do the Pre-Service BPEd students assess the level of their teaching competencies as them prepare in the actual teaching of Physical education? Is there a significant relationship between the professional preparation initiatives and the teaching competencies of Pre-Service BPED students to succeed in teaching Physical Education? What are the challenges encountered by the Pre-Service BPED students encountered? What plan of action may be proposed to help Pre-Service BPEd students to be competent and ready Pre-Service BPEd students?
The result of the study shows that there is positive significant relationship between Teaching Competences and Professional Preparation Initiatives of BPEd Interns with .01 level it is only means that there is a highly positive relationship between teaching competences that the more that the students are prepared when it comes to employing initiatives of their profession, it helps them to be more competent in teaching. The more that the level of significant are increase, the more they are prepared and the more that they are being competent in necessary skills that they should acquire.
Keywords: Competencies, Pre-service, Challenges
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