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CAREER SERVICE OFFICE

The Career Service aims to facilitate connections between students and local organisations. It provides students and graduates with targeted support for a smooth and effective transition into the labour market and assists organisations in selecting highly qualified candidates.

The Office is structured into several sections, listed at
https://www.unipd.it/career-service
and carries out its activities through a range of services, including the organisation of traineeships in Italy and abroad.

Students and recent graduates may contact the Traineeships Section of the Career Service for information on:

  • how to search for a traineeship;
  • administrative procedures related to the activation and completion of traineeships in Italy and abroad.

  CONTACTS

Email: stage@unipd.it

Tel.: +39 049 827 3075

Office hours (by appointment):
https://web.unipd.it/prenotazionicareerservice/
Monday–Friday 10:00–13:00; Tuesday and Thursday also 15:00–16:30

Via Martiri della Libertà, 2 – 35137 Padua (Italy)

 

  CAREER SERVICE CONTACT PERSON

Dr Chiara Zanovello
Email: chiara.zanovello@unipd.it
Tel.: +39 049 827 3076

  ERASMUS+ FOR TRAINEESHIPS – ACTIVATION

Email: stage.estero@unipd.it
Tel.: +39 049 827 3071
Monday–Friday 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–16:30

FINDING A TRAINEESHIP IN ITALY AND ABROAD

Students and graduates interested in undertaking a traineeship have access to several tools. The main one is the Traineeship Opportunities Portal:
https://www.unipd.it/cercare-stage-italia

The Career Service regularly updates a dedicated platform containing opportunities reserved for students and graduates of the University of Padua.

Access to the platform and submission of applications require login to the restricted area using University email credentials.
Applicants will receive an email notification regarding the outcome of the pre-selection process.

ACTIVATION OF A TRAINEESHIP

Important: traineeships started without prior submission and approval of the required documentation will not be recognised.

To start a traineeship, the following are mandatory:

  • a Framework Agreement with the Host Organisation;
  • a Traineeship Agreement (Training Agreement);
  • completion of general health and safety training.

Insurance coverage for third-party liability and occupational accidents (INAIL) is provided by the University of Padua:
https://www.unipd.it/assicurazione

  AGREEMENT

If not already in place, the Framework Agreement must be arranged by the Host Organisation (see the dedicated information page for organisations).

  TRAINEESHIP AGREEMENT (TRAINING AGREEMENT)

The Traineeship Agreement must be completed by the student via the Unipd Careers Portal, based on the activities agreed with:

  • the Host Organisation, and
  • the Academic Supervisor.

Detailed instructions are available within the student’s restricted area.

The Agreement must be submitted at least 15 working days before the traineeship start date and sent to stage@unipd.it, electronically signed in PAdES (.pdf) format by the Host Organisation.

The Career Service will initiate the electronic signature process for:

  • the student, and
  • the Degree Programme Traineeship Coordinator.

Operational guide
Student restricted area

Once all signatures have been collected, the document is final and the traineeship may start on the date indicated.

Traineeship status may be monitored via Unipd Careers:

  • New – draft not submitted;
  • Submitted – received by the Office;
  • Approved – fully signed, traineeship may start.

An automatic approval email is sent prior to the start date.

  HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING

MANDATORY REQUIREMENT

In accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008 and subsequent amendments, and with the State–Regions Agreements (21/12/2011 and 07/07/2016), trainees are considered equivalent to workers and must complete occupational health and safety training, consisting of:

General Safety Training

Provided by the Sending Institution (University of Padua).
This online course must be completed BEFORE filling in the Traineeship Agreement, and the relevant data must be reported in the document.

Specific Safety Training

Provided by the Host Organisation, according to risk level:

  • low risk: 4 hours
  • medium risk: 8 hours
  • high risk: 12 hours

Any previously completed relevant training must be taken into account.

Further information:
https://www.unipd.it/corsi-formazione-sicurezza

CLARIFICATIONS

  CORRECT SELECTION OF TRAINEESHIP TYPE

CORRECT SELECTION OF TRAINEESHIP TYPE

Voluntary Curricular Traineeship

(without ECTS credits)

  • Law and Economics (DEC)

Curricular Traineeship with ECTS Credits

  • Political Science (SP): 3 ECTS – 75 hours
  • Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights (SRD): 3 ECTS – 75 hours
  • European and Global Studies (EGOS): 6 ECTS – 150 hours
  • Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance (HRG): 9 ECTS – 225 hours
  • International Relations and Diplomacy (RID): 6 ECTS – 150 hours
  • Governance Sciences and Public Policies (SGPP): 3 ECTS – 75 hours

Mandatory Curricular Traineeship

  • Social Work (SES):

    • 12 ECTS – 450 hours
    • Module 1: 200 hours (8 ECTS)
    • Module 2: 250 hours (10 ECTS)

  • Innovation and Social Services (IESS):

    • 12 ECTS – 300 hours

Note: For the Master’s Degree in IESS, students undertaking a voluntary pre-professional traineeship coming from a different Bachelor’s degree must select Voluntary Curricular Traineeship.

For SES and IESS, students must follow the procedures detailed in the Traineeship Handbook available on the degree programme Moodle platform.

  ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR

The Academic Supervisor is a lecturer from the degree programme selected by the student based on the relevance between the planned traineeship activities and the academic curriculum.

The Supervisor must be contacted before submission of the Traineeship Agreement.
Upon receipt of the Agreement by the Career Service, the Supervisor is notified for review.

If no objections are raised within 7 days, the role is considered automatically accepted.

COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE TRAINEESHIP
Any amendments to the approved Traineeship Agreement must be communicated by email to stage@unipd.it by the Host Organisation Tutor, specifying:

  • student’s full name;
  • student ID number;
  • degree programme;
  • requested modification.

Extensions and early terminations must be communicated promptly.

REGISTRATION OF A TRAINEESHIP IN ITALY
At the end of the traineeship, send to stage@unipd.it:

  • CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, electronically signed by the Host Organisation Tutor (PDF/A);
  • FINAL REPORT (1–3 pages), dated and signed by the student and by the Academic Supervisor
  • (Supervisor’s signature required only if not coinciding with the Degree Programme Traineeship Coordinator).

For SRD and HRG, the report must also be uploaded to the Moodle Traineeship platform.
Credit registration procedures:

  • SRD and HRG: registration via UNIWEB recording session;
  • SP: registration and oral discussion;
  • other programmes: credits recorded automatically within 30 days.

For SES and IESS, documentation must be submitted directly to the assigned university supervisor and will be discussed during the traineeship examination.

REGISTRATION OF A TRAINEESHIP ABROAD
For both non-funded traineeships and Erasmus+ for Traineeships, submit:

  • Traineeship Certificate (Abroad),
  • Final Report

to stage@unipd.it.
ECTS credits will be recorded directly by the Office (no UNIWEB registration required).

RECOGNITION OF ACTIVITIES IN LIEU OF A TRAINEESHIP
Students wishing to request recognition of:

  • prior work experience, or
  • national civil service

must submit the dedicated application form with the required attachments.
For the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, please contact:
barbara.segatto@unipd.it

  FORMS