Work Placements - Int. 1.4

An internship is a training experience that enables participants to acquire or develop skills whilst gaining practical experience within a business organisation. It can therefore serve as:

• a means of facilitating career guidance for those with insufficient knowledge of the workplace, a lack of clarity regarding their professional goals, and a need for practical experience to apply what they have learnt;
• a useful tool for entering or re-entering the labour market, helping participants to acquire, improve or adapt their skills to meet the requirements of the workplace, thereby helping to better match labour supply and demand;
• an opportunity for career retraining.

Types of work placements available
   

1. Work placements aimed at people in a vulnerable position in the labour market
     
   - Beneficiaries: people who have been unemployed for more than 6 months and face personal vulnerabilities, taking into account the difficulty in finding employment as measured by the qualitative profiling applied; people aged over 29 who have been out of the labour market for more than 12 months; young NEETs, people aged between 16 and 18, and unemployed people with high employment difficulties as identified by the qualitative profiling applied.

   - Duration: minimum 2 months – maximum 6 months. The duration is determined by the Employment Centre officer.

   - Insurance cover: The Employment Agency, unless otherwise specified in the work placement agreement, provides INAIL and RCT insurance cover.

   - Internship allowance: €400 per month, provided that the intern has achieved at least 70 per cent attendance of the theoretical hours specified in the training programme. 

2. Internship aimed at disadvantaged unemployed people and people with disabilities
      
   - Beneficiaries: people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities.
    
   - Duration: for disadvantaged unemployed people: minimum 2 months – maximum 12 months; for people with disabilities: minimum 2 months (1 month for work experience placements organised under the programme agreements referred to in Article 11 of Law 68/99) – maximum 24 months. The duration is determined by the designated officer for Law 68/99 at the Job Centre.

   - Insurance cover: The Employment Agency, unless otherwise specified in the work placement agreement, provides INAIL and RCT insurance cover.

   - Internship allowance: €400 per month, provided that the intern has achieved at least 70 per cent attendance of the theoretical hours set out in the training programme.

3. Apprenticeships with Master Craftsmen

   These placements are aimed at those wishing to learn a trade through practical work, guided by the passion and support of a master craftsman – a figure who combines technical and professional expertise with the ability to pass on the craft, thereby ensuring a placement experience of exceptional quality. Master Artisans must have obtained their qualification in accordance with Article 13 of Provincial Law No. 11 of 1 August 2002.

   - Beneficiaries: those who have been unemployed for more than 6 months and face personal vulnerabilities, taking into account the difficulty in finding employment as measured by the qualitative profiling applied; people over the age of 29 who have been out of the labour market for more than 12 months; young NEETs, people aged between 16 and 18, and unemployed people facing significant employment difficulties as identified by the qualitative profiling applied.

   - Duration: minimum 2 months – maximum 6 months. The duration is determined by the Employment Centre officer.

   - Insurance cover: The Employment Agency, unless otherwise specified in the work placement agreement, will provide INAIL and RCT insurance cover.

   - Internship allowance: 400 euros per month, provided that the intern has attended at least 70 per cent of the theoretical hours specified in the training programme. 

1) a person interested in undertaking a work placement falling into at least one of the following categories:

• people who have been unemployed for more than 6 months and face personal vulnerabilities, taking into account the difficulty in finding employment as measured by the qualitative profiling applied
• unemployed people aged over 29 who have been out of the labour market for more than 12 months
• young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs)
• unemployed people aged between 16 and 18
• unemployed people with high employment difficulties as identified by the qualitative profiling applied
• unemployed people facing disadvantages
• people with disabilities

2) a company interested in taking on a trainee

How to apply for a work placement

Anyone interested in undertaking an apprenticeship, or a company interested in hosting an apprentice, can contact their localJob Centreto check that they meet the eligibility criteria and that the host company or organisation meets the relevant requirements.

How to set up a specific work placement with Maestri Artigiani

For the young person
To set up an apprenticeship with Maestri Artigiani, the young person can:

1. search for a Master Craftsman independently (once they have found one, they can contact theJob Centre to check their own eligibility and that of the employer);
2. or contact the Job Centre for assistance with the search.

For the Master Craftsman
When looking for an apprentice, the Master Craftsman can:

1. conduct the search independently;
2. or seek assistance from the Employment Agency (in which case, the apprenticeship opportunity they are offering will be published on the Employment Agency’s Trentino Lavoro portal, and interested young people may apply in accordance with the procedures set out in the advert).

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