The Internship training activity is closely linked to the professional profiles expected upon graduation, in both the public and private sectors.

 

The duration of the Internship varies according to the regulations governing the Degree Programme:

 

1. For students enrolled under the Previous Regulations (all cohorts prior to the 2026 cohort), 6 credits are awarded for the Internship, corresponding to 150 hours of training activities, divided into direct internship activities (130 hours to be completed at the host organisation) and indirect activities (20 hours devoted to preparing a written report reflecting on the experience).
2. For students enrolled under the New Regulations (starting from the 2026 cohort and subsequent cohorts), the credits awarded for the Internship may amount to 6, corresponding to 150 hours of training activities, divided into direct internship activities (130 hours to be completed at the host organisation) and indirect activities (20 hours devoted to preparing a written report reflecting on the experience), plus 2 professional development activities, namely: a) Other knowledge useful for entering the labour market: Ethics of Education (3 ECTS credits, 18 hours), b) Other knowledge useful for entering the labour market: Professional Ethics in Educational Professions (3 ECTS credits, 18 hours). For a total of 12 ECTS credits

 

or

 

12 ECTS credits entirely dedicated to the Internship, corresponding to 300 hours of training activities, divided into direct internship activities (280 hours to be completed at the host organisation) and indirect activities (20 hours devoted to preparing a written report reflecting on the experience).

 

For further information, students may consult the Study Plan for their cohort available on the Degree Programme website.

 

The internship must be carried out at an organisation that has an agreement with the University and is registered on SOL St@ge http://sol.unifi.it/stage/stud_jsp/login.jsp]

 

All information is available on the following dedicated page: https://www.st-umaform.unifi.it/vp-104-informazioni-generali.html

 

With regard to internship activities, Professor Elena Gabbi serves as the internship coordinator and university tutor.

Once the host organisation has confirmed its availability to host the internship, the student must request authorisation to complete the online training project through the St@ge Online Services.

Using their institutional email account, the student must send a single email to three recipients: the university tutor, the host organisation tutor and the School’s Internship Office, providing the following information:

• first name and surname, student ID number, Degree Programme
• name of the organisation (exactly as registered in the St@ge database

The request must indicate the period during which the internship will take place, outline the training project and state whether the student holds a Workplace Health and Safety Training Certificate: the date on which the training was completed if the Certificate was issued by the University, or the date on which it was recognised by the Prevention and Safety Office if the Certificate was issued by an external training provider.

For the subsequent steps, see: https://www.st-umaform.unifi.it/vp-332-iniziare-un-tirocinio.html

Following the internship completion date, the online questionnaires must be completed by the student, the host organisation tutor and the university tutor. Once all three questionnaires have been completed, the host organisation tutor may prepare the final report.

The student is responsible for submitting the following duly completed documents to the Internship Office ( stage@st-umaform.unifi.it) fifteen days before the examination date:

• CURRICULAR INTERNSHIP LOGBOOK (PDF form to download)
• CERTIFICATE OF INTERNSHIP COMPLETION (PDF form to download)
• Report prepared according to the following guidelines

Guidelines for Preparing the Internship Report (Maximum 10 Pages)

The internship report must be divided into 3 parts:

1. a first part containing a description of the host organisation and its educational and training objectives (this information may be found online or in the host organisation’s own documents and information materials);
2. a second part presenting and describing the specific objectives of the experience undertaken by the intern, with particular reference to the educational or teaching methods applied and/or observed;
3. An in-depth analysis of a professional methodology, a case study or an educational context.

The paper must then conclude with a final reflection on the experience, indicating the learning outcomes achieved and/or any difficulties encountered.

Finally, a brief bibliography and/or webography must be included.

Internal Training Activities

The new University General Regulations for Curricular and Non-Curricular Internships provide for the establishment of “Internal Training Activities”:

Article 3 – Definitions

d) internal training activities: these are other activities carried out within Departments and Schools, which may also be preparatory to the final examination. These activities do not fall within the category of internships, but may be recognised for the purpose of obtaining the ECTS credits required for the curricular internship

Students interested in carrying out an internal activity for the purpose of obtaining internship credit must first contact the lecturer responsible for the activity and the internship coordinator of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled.

Interested students must:

1) complete the application form and send it to the lecturer responsible for the activity

2) then send the completed and signed application form to the Degree Programme internship delegate for approval

3) send the form and the internship delegate’s approval email to the Academic Office of their Degree Programme before the activity begins

4) at the end of the activity, contact the lecturer responsible for completing the certificate of completion.

 

Quality Internship at the Meyer University Children’s Hospital in Florence.

The curricular internship at Meyer Hospital may be carried out in the following services of the Children’s Hospital: 1) Family Center; 2) Laboratory for the Prevention and Promotion of Community Well-Being; 3) Home-Based Education (Coordination of Lower and Upper Secondary Education).

The internship consists of 300 hours of practical activities at the listed facilities and 40 hours of mandatory specialist training delivered through preparatory and subject-specific meetings at the FORLILPSI Department of the University of Florence. It is a high-quality and highly educational experience, in which an average of 6 Master’s Degree students may participate each year.

Interested students may apply through a dedicated selection call managed by the FORLILPSI Department and published both through the Degree Programme’s News service and the student mailing list

 

Recognition of Employment/Internship/Civil Service Activities for Internship Credit

Applications for the recognition of employment/internship/civil service activities for internship credit must be submitted by completing the form available at the following link: https://www.st-umaform.unifi.it/vp-191-modulistica.html, attaching the required documentation specified in the form itself.
Students must send all the required documentation to the Academic Office (clmagistrali@scform.unifi.it)

Applications will be reviewed by the Degree Programme’s Academic Committee during scheduled Council meetings.