INTERNSHIP
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Information on Internship can be found at the page
There are two Sections:
This is the procedure currently adopted, and the webpage illustrates all the steps that need to be taken before and after the internship.
Please, notice that internships can only be done in companies that have an agreement with our university; if this is not the case, the company must sign such an agreement before the internship starts.
In the following you will find a short summary.
What is the internship ?
The internship is a training period in the company that offers the student the opportunity for a first approach to the world of work in view of future employment choices. Furthermore, the internship activity allows the student to acquire, according to his own training activity plan (PAF), university training credits (CFU) thanks to which to reach the qualification and a "business" professionalism that can be appropriately spent on job market.
To access internships it is necessary to have obtained at least 120 CFU on the first level degree and at least 50 on the second level degree.
Furthermore, the internship must be carried out in the year of the course indicated in the student's educational activities plan.
The duration of the internship is determined by the commitment necessary to obtain the credits required by the individual courses of study. The hours foreseen for the internship must be carried out in the period between the start date and the end date of the internship. There is no minimum number of hours to be carried out daily at the host structure while the maximum limit is 8 hours. The internship does not in any way constitute an employment relationship and therefore does not bind companies to any obligation to recruit during or at the end of the internship.
Where is it possible to carry out the internship?
It can be carried out both at companies / organizations that have an agreement with the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, and at the research laboratories of the Engineering Area. If a company with which to carry out the internship does not have an agreement, it is necessary that it stipulates an agreement with the University. The agreement is a contractual document relating to the requirements and obligations for carrying out internships by students at the host organizations, whose duration is annual with automatic renewal unless canceled.
The internship agreement must be stipulated according to the specific forms available at the link above indicated.
The host organization must sign two copies of the agreement form and fill in the personal data sheet to be returned to the Internship Office. They include personal data sheet host company and personal data sheet host institution,.
The agreement of a new structure is managed by the Internship Office of the Engineering teaching area and must be completed before the internship activities begin. Precise legal provisions determine the numerical limit of interns who can be hosted simultaneously in training and orientation internships
The choice of the structure where to carry out the internship can take place:
on the initiative of the intern and on the initiative of the structure interested in welcoming interns
through an internship offer to be sent to the internship office or direct contact with the intern;
on the initiative of a researcher, teacher, etc. T
The University guarantees insurance coverage for trainees at the affiliated structures against accidents at work that they may suffer during the internship, as well as with civil liability insurance for damage that they may involuntarily cause to third parties (people / things) during the course. carrying out the aforementioned activities with insurance companies operating in the sector.
What to do before starting the internship?
Before starting the internship, the student must go to his / her internship office to fulfill a series of fulfilments which, briefly, are indicated below:
1. completion of the internship assignment request form
2. compilation of n. 2 (two) originals of the training and orientation project:
The training and orientation project is the document that defines the contents, the times, the venue and the names of the students and tutors of the individual internship. It arises from the collaboration between the University and the host organization. The didactic objectives are agreed between the three stakeholders (trainee, University, host structure). The training and orientation project, to be validated, must be signed by: a manager of the host structure; tutors (university and corporate); the trainee; the competent Department Director.
IMPORTANT
The two copies of the training project, signed by the trainee, by the tutors and by the head of the host structure, must be delivered to the Traineeships Office to have the Department Director signed.
Is it possible to extend the internship?
The internship not yet completed can be extended by submitting a specific form (already signed by the student and the company tutor; the signature of the university tutor is acquired by the internship office of the Didactic Area) to the internship office of the Didactic Area at least 10 days before the end of the internship indicated on the training project internship extension request form.
Early termination of the internship.
In the event of early termination of the internship activities with respect to the date indicated on the training project, the host structure is required to communicate this to the Internship Office of the Didactic Area, using the appropriate form requesting early termination of the internship
What to do at the end of the internship?
Before leaving the host structure, the student must obtain the certificate of the end of the internship which will indicate the internship data, the activities carried out and a summary assessment by the company tutor. The student must also complete and take charge of having the following questionnaires completed: student questionnaire for the host company / institution questionnaire for the academic tutor.
The university tutor will certify with a special examination report the suitability and therefore the achievement by the student of the credits required for the internship activities. This report must be sent to the Didactic Secretariat together with the certificate of completion of the internship and the completed and signed questionnaires. The Didactic Secretariat will register the CFU only with complete documentation.