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.