Graduate internships are intended for candidates who have already earned their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. A graduate internship is an opportunity for you to enter the job market and make use of the competencies you have acquired during your studies.
You can ask us to start a graduate internship within 12 months of your graduation date. The maximum duration of a graduate internship is 6 months. If you start more than one internship, the maximum overall duration of all graduate internships cannot exceed 6 months.
In accordance with Italian regional laws, you will receive a pay during your graduate internship. The minimum gross monthly pay according i.e. to Regione Piemonte is € 300.00 for 20 hours a week (part-time). This pay increases proportionally to the number of working hours up to a maximum of 40 hours per week (€ 600.00 a month).
Different rules may occur for abroad internships: please refer to the information at the end of this page.
You need to find an Academic Tutor and write his/her name on your Progetto Formativo. Normally students choose their Thesis Supervisor for this role. The employer will assign a company tutor, too.
First of all, before filling the required documents, you need to define with the employer your internship tasks, duration, work schedule and duty station. There are some COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS that you must submit before you start your insterhsip: Convenzione di tirocinio (Internship Agreement), the official agreement made between Politecnico di Torino and the Host Company/Institution, and Progetto Formativo.
Please note that your pay may vary depending on the Italian region where you do your graduate internship.
For graduate internships in Piedmont or Lombardy, it is possible to follow the instructions listed below; on the other hand, if the prevailing place of employment is located in other regions, the process is more articulated and it is necessary to open a ticket in the dedicated section at least one month before the planned start date.
A graduate internship abroad is an excellent opportunity not only to gain educational experience, but also to develop language skills.
With regard to carrying out an internship abroad the process is different from an internship in Italy, this is because one must always take into consideration the constraints imposed by the country where one intends to work. To begin an internship abroad, it is first necessary for the company to accredit itself to the service by registering HERE.
Following the accreditation request, the employer will receive a confirmation email, with a link to validate. After the validation they will receive the credentials to access the platform, complete further information and attach a copy of the company registration report/certificate (officially translated into English) or, in its absence, a copy of the identification document of the legal representative or his/her representative in section called "Request Internship Agreement". This serves as official recognition of the request by the company/institution, while it will not be used for any other aims.
At the end of this procedure, the company/institution will be on the list of hosting companies/institutions and you will be able to proceed to fill out online the internship agreement necessary to start the internship abroad (tab "internship" on your personal page). This is the document that must be completed online by the trainee BEFORE the start of the internship activity and contains:
- your data;
- infromation on the employer and your "company/institution tutor," the person identified at the company level who will follow the intern in his/her training;
- information about the "academic tutor", a professor of the Polytechnic of Turin identified by the trainee who is responsible for verifying the acquisition of the expected skills and consistency with your academic path;
- the time and dates of the activity;
- the training objectives and the main activities of the internship.
After filling out your online Internship Agreement, print it and have it signed by both your Company/Institution and Academic Tutor, you must send it by ticket at least 7 days before you start your internship.
The PoliTO will sign your Internship Agreement and send a copy of the document to your Host Company/Institution. Thank you will receive a ticket with the link to print your internship booklet that must be filled and signed each work day.
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When your internship is over, you need to return your internship booklet (duly signed by both your tutors) to the Office within 15 days of the end date of your internship.
You also need to fill out an online evaluation questionnaire (go to your personal page of the Teaching Portal – click STAGE tab - select your internship).
The internship may have a maximum total duration of 6 months (possibly distributed among more than one internship and NOT including previous curricular internships with the same Student ID number). You can ask us to start a graduate internship within 12 months of your graduation date.
Unlike internships in Italy, the pay you will receive (if any) varies depending on the legislation in force in each country.
Template Internship Agreement (graduate)
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WARNING: before travelling to a foreign country for your internship (even if the country belongs to the Schenghen Area), verify with the embassy/consulate of your host country if you need an entry visa. This depends on your nationality and current domicile. Before buying any ticket, please go to the Immiration Office for more information.
Health assistance is guaranteed in EU countries only for emergencies or medical treatment necessary by the European Health Insurance Card. If you travel to Extra-EU countries, you must take out a private health insurance policy, valid for the entire period of stay abroad. It can be useful to take out a policy privately even if you travel to EU countries. On the website of the Ministry of Health there is specific information for each country, which you are kindly requested to read.
Useful links:
- www.esteri.it/maew
- ww.viaggiaresicuri.it
- reopen.europa.eu/it
The Professional Internship was born from the desire of the Politecnico di Torino and the Orders of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, to offer graduates in architecture who meet the requirements, the possibility of exemption from the first practical test of the State Examination for registration in the Register of Architects P.P.C. (in view of the current telematic mode of taking the State Examination for the year 2023, which consists of a single oral test, those who have completed the internship and obtained the final certificate within five working days prior to the date of convocation for the test will be exempted, during the examination, from the verification related to the practical test).
The professional internship can be carried out by all graduates of the Politecnico di Torino who have obtained a degree corresponding to the degree classes referred to in Articles 17.2 and 18.2 of Presidential Decree 328/2001 and subsequent equivalencies and who submit a request for activation of internship no later than 24 months after obtaining it.
It is a structured, regulated and attested experience of professional practice within a public or private, accredited host entity for a period of 900 hours to be carried out in the six months following the activation of the internship and which can in no case exceed twelve months.
The internship will be carried out under the responsibility and assistance of a professional registered with the Order of Architects, in line with the training project agreed between the host entity and the intern under the validation of the Order of Architects of Turin (coordinator) and the Politecnico di Torino (promoter).
For the purpose of passing the State Examination, the Final Certificate issued at the end of the internship loses effectiveness after 5 years from the date of issuance (Art. 9 of the Professional Internship Regulations).
Internships or Curricular Traineeships carried out as part of Level I and Level II courses of study, i.e., single-cycle courses of study, and also non-curricular ones activated in accordance with Ministerial Decree 142/98 and Regional Law 3/2012 cannot be recognized for the purposes of Professional Traineeship.
The Turin Order of Architects PPC is the coordinating entity and is responsible for managing the list of Hosts and Trainees. For any information write to: tirocinio_coordinatore@oato.it
For activation, to get access to the documentation and for more information please visit the dedicated website of the Turin Order of Architects.
For more information on the State Examination, see the dedicated section on the PoliTO website.
If you are a final-year student or graduate, you can contact the Job Placement Office (Mon.-Fri.) by opening a TICKET on your personal page, "graduate internships" section. You will also find numerous FAQ that will answer your questions.
Emails sent by students or graduates to tirocini@polito.it will not be taken into consideration.
Sending a ticket is mandatory!