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 the 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).
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, 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, it is advisable to activate the internship with a Promoting Institution (e.g. Centro per l'Impiego) located in the regional territory main location of the internship.
Graduate internships can't be activated at University offices/departments /interdepartmental centers/laboratories.
A graduate internship abroad is an excellent opportunity not only to gain educational experience, but also to develop language skills.
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.
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.
The regulations of graduate internships abroad are different from those in Italy and change from country to country:
- in some countries the extracurricular internship may not be paid;
- in some countries you may need an entry visa;
- in some countries only curricular internships for students are allowed (check with the host institution if local regulations allow internships for recent graduates).
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.
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 Internship.
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 at this LINK.
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 over. Sending a ticket is mandatory!