Traineeship
What it is
The traineeship, or stage, is a period of orientation and training, carried out in a work context, public or private, to facilitate your entry into the world of work.
Please remember that the regular payment of taxes is a necessary requirement for the carrying out of the internship.
Insurance
UniGe, as the promoter, provides insurance against accidents at work with INAIL and, for civil liability, with insurance companies operating in the sector.
Traineeship offers
Check the traineeship opportunities on the UniGe Student Curriculum Activities website.
To consult the extracurricular internship and job offers, please consult the Demand/Offer Crossing Platform.
Still couldn't find a suitable internship for you? Take advantage of the job orientation services offered by UniGe.
How to activate a curricular internship
Safety course
Before starting your traineeship, you have to complete the Workplace Safety online course.
The course:
- is online
- consists of 4 parts
- lasts 4 hours
At the end of the course and after passing the final tests, you will be given a digital certificate.
To enroll in the Online Course, please visit corsosicurezza.aulaweb.unige.it and log in with your UniGePASS credentials. The password is "studente" or "laureato".
N.B. if you have already taken the Course at another institution/company, please send the certificate that has been issued to the Internship Office of your Course.
Activation
To activate the internship:
- Contact the referent for the traineeships of your course
- Agree with the company contact person (company tutor) and with the university tutor (a professor of your course of study)
- Invites the Company to register on the Student Curricular Activities Portal: Internships and Thesis. Then start the necessary procedures for the internship.
N.B. The User Manuals are available on the home page of the Portal. For assistance in using the Platform write to assistenza.tirocinitesi@unige.it
The company tutor will:
- introduce you to the work environment
- encourage your ambition
- evaluate your path and the achievement of training objectives at the end of the experience
End of traineeship
At the end of the internship period you have to submit the following documents to the Student Desk:
- declaration by the company stating the training period and the indication of the successful conclusion
- foglio ore compilato e firmato da te e dal tutor aziendale
- modulo ore compilato e firmato da te e dal tutor aziendale
Substitutive activities
If you had work experience or voluntary activities that are "in line" with the objectives of the traineeship provided by your degree course, you can request that these activities be recognised as "substitutes" for the traineeship. You have to submit the following documents to the Student Desk:
- a request for recognition addressed to the Degree Course Council
- certification of the company or association where you have worked or you are still working, signed by the legal representative, in which the professional function performed is explicitly mentioned
- detailed report on the activity, skills, knowledge and competences that you believe have been acquired and indicating the relationship between the university study and work practice; this report, signed by you, must be countersigned by the legal representative of the company
All the documentation will be examined by the Traineeship Committee, which will approve or reject your application.
You have to submitte all the documentation by the middle of each month in order to obtain, in case of a positive evaluation by the appropriate committee, the registration of the traineeship in the first days of the following month.
Learn more
General contacts
Traineeship Sector
Piazza della Nunziata, 6 (3rd floor)
Tel. +39 010 20951846
settoretirocini@unige.it
Referent
Laura Tropiano
010 335 6559
tropiano@politecnica.unige.it
tirocini.ingegneria@politecnica.unige.it
Via Montallegro 1 (in Villa Cambiaso park), room facing Aula A7
Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Extracurricular internship (postlauream)
Have you graduated? Visit the dedicated page to get all the necessary information about the extracurricular internship and its activation.