You're due to do a work placement and a number of questions come to mind: do I need an agreement, will I be paid? Here are some answers to the main questions you may have.
YesTo be eligible for a work placement, you must have a placement agreement signed by your school or university, your host company and yourself. It is not possible to do an internship without an agreement.
A work placement must be linked to a training course. Only your school or university can sign an internship agreement for you.
If they don't want to, think about mini-workshops Internships: the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Chambers of Trades and Crafts sign agreements with pupils and students for optional internships of up to 5 days during the school holidays.
Please note: the World Internships programme from the Burgundy-Franche-Comté Region allows you to go abroad on a work placement outside your studies for 3 to 5 months (if you are in a semester or gap year, for example). The programme includes a work placement agreement and a grant.
If your work placement lasts less than 2 months, your employer is not obliged to pay you any compensation. More than 2 monthsThis is compulsory. The minimum amount is 4.35 per hour.
The maximum duration of an internship is 6 months per course year.
You will have the same rights as employees of your host company in particular with regard to :
- working hours (maximum working hours, daily rest, weekly rest, public holidays, night work),
- access to meal vouchers or the company restaurant,
- access to social and cultural activities provided by the Social and Economic Committee (CSE),
- reimbursement of public transport costs,
- protection against harassment.
Most institutions support their students in their search for work placements (methodology, CV and covering letter writing, access to job offers or lists of companies, etc.).
At theMarie and Louis Pasteur University (formerly the University of Franche-Comté) is the OSE service (Orientation Stages emploi).
It offers group workshops, one-to-one meetings and internships.
Register or make an appointment online at ose.univ-fcomte.fr
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You can contact disability referent of your establishment.
If you are a student at Marie et Louis Pasteur University, you can contact the OSE (Orientation stage emploi) disability advisor: emilie.magris@univ-fcomte.fr
Yes provided you have a internship agreement signed between your school or university and the organisation that will host your work placement.
Internship regulations are the same as for French students.
- You come from anEuropean Unionfrom one of theEuropean Economic AreaSwitzerland, Monaco or Andorra :
The same rules apply as for French students.
You need to register on theHealth insurance to benefit from social security cover. - You come from another country:
You must have obtained a residence permit that allows you to study in France.
This qualification authorises you to undertake work placements as part of your studies. You will need to register on theHealth insurance to obtain social security cover.
Have you found a work placement away from home?
In all cities where there are Crous university residencesThey can accommodate students for a few days or a few weeks:
- from 1 night to 1 month : www.bedandcrous.com
- for more than one month : trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr
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