An internship is a temporary period of placement in a professional environment which allows a student or young graduate to acquire professional skills and implement the acquired knowledge of their training. The internship aims to obtain a diploma or certification and to promote professional integration. The trainee is supervised by a tutor who guides and evaluates him.
FAQ
The primary goal of an internship is to allow you to concretely approach the professional environment. This principle can be developed through the following objectives:
Know the business world and/or that of the chosen professional environment
Confirm or deny a professional project or reorientation
Put the theoretical contributions of the training into practice
Develop professional skills and build a relational network
Gain initial experience
Benefit from a springboard into employment
Generally allow a delay of more than 3 months.
Yes. The internship agreement is the equivalent of the employment contract for interns. Its aim is to clarify the commitments and responsibilities of the educational establishment, the host company, and the intern. Moreover, to be valid, the internship agreement must be signed by:
Trainee
The host organization
The internship tutor within the host organization
The educational or training establishment
The reference teacher within the educational establishment
The duration of an internship can vary from a few weeks to several months depending on the companies and establishments, but it cannot exceed 6 months.
Yes. You remain affiliated to the student mutual fund to which you subscribed when you registered.
The gratuity is optional if the internship lasts less than two months. For internships that exceed this duration, compensation is mandatory. Companies must reward their interns up to 4.35 euros per hour (in 2024).
During your internship, you have access to the same benefits as other employees, such as reimbursement of transportation costs, restaurant vouchers and company social and cultural activities.
In agreement with the company, the internship agreement may provide for days off, particularly for internships lasting more than two months. A trainee also has the right to be absent to take an exam or for personal or medical reasons (pregnancy, illness, etc.). But in all cases, the host organization is not obliged to compensate these absences.
No. The bonus is exempt from income tax up to the annual minimum wage amount.
Talk about it first with your tutor and the head of your establishment. If no solution is found, you can refer the matter to the common law civil judge.
Yes, if the company offers it to interns (as was the case notably during the Covid-19 pandemic). The internship can then take place 100% teleworking or partial teleworking. On the other hand, certain internships cannot be carried out remotely and outside the host structure. Teleworking is then not possible.
