TD Offer, request and award of external internship

The external internship, is a training activity carried out by students and supervised by Career Services, with the aim of applying and complementing the knowledge acquired in the academic training, while favouring the acquisition of skills that prepare them for the exercise of professional activities.

Internships can be carried out in national and international companies and institutions.

Because of the training nature of the internships, under no circumstances may they give rise to any obligations of an employment relationship, nor may they lead to the substitution of the work provided by the jobs.

In the case that at the end of the university studies the student joins the workforce of the company or institution where he/she has done the internship, this will not be counted for the purposes of seniority, nor will it exempt the student from the probationary period, unless expressly stipulated in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Scope of application

The following are eligible for an external internship:

  • Students enrolled in any of the EUHT CETT-UB's undergraduate degree programmes.
  • Students from foreign universities, by international programs that allow them to be academically linked to the UB.

Structure of the Work Placement

The Practicum is the subject that allows students to put into practice the theoretical knowledge they acquire at the university and their professional skills. You get to know the labour market through the external internship and start your professional career. I would encourage you to use the external internship to explore your profession and explain what you want to specialize in.

The minimum duration of the external internship is 225 hours and the maximum is 900 hours.

Students are required to complete two external internships in their chosen specialization:
 

PRACTICUM I

Introductory external internships

                                                        

This practicum will be the first contact that the student will have with the professional environment and is recommended to be carried out during the second year of the Degree and has a load of 9 credits.

Hotel and Restaurant Management Specialitzation: preferably it should be carried out in the Application Companies (AC from now on) of CETT Group, that is, the Hotel Alimara and the Residencia Ágora.

However, other proposals will be accepted at the student's request, as long as they are consistent with the student's professional interests, and the proposal must be submitted by the Career Services department for validation.

Tourism Management Specialitzation: this will be carried out  prefereably in companies or institutions related to this specialitzation.

PRACTICUM II

Advanced external internships

This second external instership must serve to interrelate the knowledge acquired in the classroom with the reality of work, as well as to reflect on the actions of the professional, and to acquire and develop skills, attitudes and competences that improve their employability.

It is recommended to be taken during the third year of the Degree and has a load of 9 credits.

Hotel and Catering Management Specialitzation: should preferably be carried out in a company or institution related to the minor being studied. Only in exceptional cases the Practicum I can be carried out in the AC's of the CETT Group.

 Tourism Management Specialitzation: it will be carried out preferably in companies or institutions related to this mention.

 

Offer, Dissemination, Application and Awarding of Internships

Career Services is responsible for establishing the criteria for the offer and selection of students and companies or institutions.

Once enrollment has been formalised, it is advisable that approximately one month before the desired date for starting the internship, students start looking for internships according to availability and professional interests.

The student may look for a company where to do the internship on his/her own. In this case, the student will agree an internship programme with the company [1] that must be validated by Career Services.

On the other hand, the student can consult the internship offers managed by Career Services through the Internship Exchange on the Virtual Campus.