Internships

Its objectives include:

• practical preparation for the profession, including the ability to apply the knowledge acquired in a professional capacity
• formation of skills necessary for future professional work, including, i.a.: analytical skills, organisational skills
• working in a team, establishing contacts, conducting negotiations, as well as preparing the student to be independent and responsible for entrusted tasks,
• acquainting the Students with the specificity of the professional environment, the principles of operation of economic and social entities, governmental and local government bodies and other organisational units in the economic and social life, deepening knowledge of individual branches of the economy,
• acquaintance with the technique of keeping records at individual workstations,
• learning about the principles of work organisation, organisational structures, division of competences,
• gaining experience, knowledge of the labour market and the skills required at work, as well as self-assessment of the Student's skills in order to increase their ability to compete effectively in the labour market,
• creating conditions for professional activation of Students in the labour market.

An additional purpose of the apprenticeship may be to collect materials and data useful for the implementation of the objectives of a research work, including an undergraduate/engineering or master's thesis.

How and when to start an internship?

1. The internship must be completed by the end of the last semester of studies. However, it is not necessary to wait until the end of the studies before starting it. This means that students in lower semesters may already start the internship. In this case, credit may be given earlier, but a formal entry in the protocol along with the grade is not made until the final semester.
2. The internship that is not entered into the CloudA system is not taken into account and is not credited.
3. The internship may be carried out in several places, so the above number of hours may be completed in more than one institution.
4. Internship can be carried out in two ways: standard - where the Student is accepted on the basis of a referral to the or an agreement with the employer.

or

1. For professional activity - the student may be credited with::
   • work performed on the basis of an employment relationship
   • work performed under a civil law relationship
   • self-employment,
   • an apprenticeship which the student completed as a student or graduate of another higher education institution and which meets the requirements of the syllabus for a given field of study
   • internship in domestic or foreign enterprises completed (currently in progress) by students, guaranteeing the acquisition of relevant practical skills - as long as the type of activity or work corresponds to the purpose of the internship and ensures the fulfilment of the established internship programme.
2. In order to start a standard internship, the student must select the internship tab in the CloudA system and enter the place where the internship will be carried out and the number of hours that will be completed in the institution. A start and end date is also required. If the Student will be seeking credit for work experience (e.g. employment) towards the internship, the start and end date of the contract must be entered (if the employment continues, the end date should not be entered).

Internship - postgraduate studies

 

The student independently chooses the internship placement location. The University has an agreement with several institutions, so in a situation when help is needed to organise a placement, the Student may ask for help from the Internship Supervisor in the given field of study (Management - MA Krzysztof Dyrek, Computer Science - MA Katarzyna Homoncik, Psychology - MA Magdalena Wajda, Director of the Institute of Diagnostics, Opinions and Psychological Support of the WSB-NLU).

Brief instructions for adding an internship in CloudA (internship tab).

1. Familiarise yourself with the Internship Regulations (Useful Links section).
2. Fill in the required fields in the add internship form (add internship button on the left). Remember that the practice should be compatible with your field of study.
3. Wait for the internship to be verified.
4. If you indicated in the addition of internship form:
   • standard practice:
     • Collect from the Dean's Office the signed documents required by the institution/employer where you are doing your internship. If requested by the student, the documents can be sent;
     • Complete the missing data in the documents received;
     • Obtain at the chosen institution all the signatures required in the documents;
     • Upload scans of the documents signed by the Institution (agreement/contract/internship referral) to the CloudA system before the internship starts;
     • After completing the internship, complete the report in CloudA, then save it (but do not yet complete the internship).
   • internship based on work experience:
     • Print out the internship credit application;
     • Complete the missing data and sign the document;
     • Scan the completed and signed application and then upload it to the CloudA system;
     • Upload confirmation of your employment (in the case of self-employment, a copy of the CEiDG) to the CloudA system;
     • Complete the report in CloudA, then save it (but do not finish the internship yet);
5. Print the report and complete the signatures, then upload the scan to the CloudA system.
6. Submit internship for verification (Finish button) and wait for approval from the WSB-NLU Internship Supervisor.

If you have any problems or questions, please contact the Dean's Office +48 18 44 99 148, e-mail dziekanat@wsb-nlu.edu.pl.