⇒ HOW TO ACTIVATE THE INTERNSHIP
The student who intends to activate an internship must
1) attend the meetings organised by Prof. Alessandra Ambanelli or speak directly with the lecturer;
2) select the 'Internship' activity in the Programme of Study (choosing one of the three options proposed according to the location of the internship).
Students may take advantage of internships for which the University of Parma has already concluded specific agreements (a.), or they may propose internships outside the agreements previously stipulated by the University (b.).
In the first case (a.), the student must log on to the ESSE3 platform, view the internships offered on the internships-online web page and accept the internship that he or she considers to be most interesting.
In the second case (b.)
- the host Organisation, identified by the student, must proceed with accreditation on the ESSE3 platform, request the activation of an agreement* with the University;
- once the agreement has been approved, the Institution may proceed with the compilation of the training project through the "STUDENT KNOWN" procedure;
- once the host Institution has started the "student known" internship, an internship application (training project) will be generated which will always be visible to the student on the ESSE3 portal under the menu item my internships;
- the student must autonomously enter the name of the university tutor in the internship application (training project);
- once the name of the university tutor has been indicated and the training project has been viewed, the student may proceed to confirm the project by clicking on the "accept training project" button;
- after the student's acceptance, the system will automatically inform the university tutor that he/she has been chosen and will invite the tutor to enter ESSE3 to evaluate the training project;
- after the university tutor's approval, the Career and Student Services office will conclude the procedure by starting the internship.
NB * If the company already has an online agreement with the University of Parma, it will immediately be possible to proceed with the compilation of the training project through the "STUDENT NOTO" procedure.
For more information on the online internship activation procedure and to consult the GUIDE for Students click HERE:
If, before starting or during the internship, changes occur (e.g. postponement of the start or end date, temporary interruption of the internship, etc.) with regard to what was previously indicated in the training project, these changes must be promptly communicated by the student via the ESSE3 page (My Internships menu item, click on the traffic light in the extensions and suspensions column for the internship concerned. Then proceed with 'make a new request'). This procedure must also be followed if the student concludes the internship, upon reaching 150 hours, before the deadline indicated in the training project.
⇒ THE UNIVERSITY TUTOR
Upon approval of the training project, the student must indicate the name of his/her university tutor. You can indicate one of the following professors:
Alessandra Ambanelli; Salvatore Cassibba Fabio; Cristina Coppola; Ludovico Vitali Matteo.
(N.B. the student cannot start the internship before the approval of the training project by the university tutor and the university offices)
⇒ HOW AND WHEN TO MAKE VARIATIONS TO THE INTERNSHIPS PROJECT (e.g. advance or postponement of the end of the activity).
If, before the end of the online internship activation procedure or during the course of the internship, VARIATIONS are made with respect to what is indicated in the training project, these must be promptly communicated by the student by filling in an online form available on the ESSE3 portal, under the menu item "my internships" (click on the traffic light in the extensions and suspensions column for the internship concerned. Then proceed to make a new request).
Examples of changes/alterations to the training project: extension of the start date; extension of the end date; temporary interruption of the internship; ending the internship earlier than the end date indicated in the training project.
N.B. If you want to postpone the end of the internship, you must do so BEFORE it expires.
The recording of internship ECTS credits in the student's career is only possible if the internship is formally completed (it closes automatically when the end date indicated in the training project is reached). Therefore, if the student has accrued the 150 hours of internship before the end date indicated in the Training Project, he/she must, via the online procedure described above, close the internship early and then complete the mandatory questionnaire. In fact, the university tutor will be able to check in ESSE3 the regularity of the internship and assess the internship course, instructing the Student registry office to award ECTS credits for a successful internship only once the internship has been formally completed.
⇒ TRANSACTION OF THE INTERNSHIP
The conclusion of the online procedures for the activation of the internship will be communicated by e-mail to the company, the student and the university tutor. The status of the file will also always be available on the ESSE3 portal in the 'My Internships' section.
The student may then contact the company tutor in order to agree on the start of the internship. The contact details of the company and the company tutor can always be viewed by the student as they are included in the internship project published in ESSE3.
The student must complete 150 hours of practical training.
once the 150 hours have been reached, the internship can be terminated; at the end of the internship, the trainee and company tutor must attach the final documents (attendance sheet, trainee's paper and tutor's assessment) in ESSE3, which are useful for the recognition of ECTS credits. The trainee must also complete the internship questionnaire; the university tutor will take into account the assessment made by the company tutor and the materials attached to ESSE3 by the trainee and, if the internship has been successfully completed, will approve the internship for the subsequent recognition of ECTS credits.
