Training in Work Centers

Training in Work Centers should be understood as non-laboratory formative internships that students undertake through a collaboration agreement between the school and the company. The internships are part of the curriculum in each specialty.

What do internships involve for students?

Knowledge of the labor market and the company.
The opportunity to work with the most advanced technology.
The culmination of their professional training to prepare them for entry into the labor market.
Receiving training tailored to specific job positions.
Familiarization with the company culture.
Gaining work experience as a preliminary step to their first job.
Starting their professional journey certified by the internship notebook.
Positive evaluation of the internship leads to the completion of the module.

More information: Regulations on Internships

Information on Social Security for Internships

Starting from January 1, 2024, students who undertake formative internships or external academic internships included in training programs must be registered with Social Security and make contributions for the duration of these internships.

Instructions and Information on Student Registration with Social Security

Students must present the original NUSS document to the school’s secretariat at the time of their initial enrollment.

STUDENT CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL SECURITY
GUIDE ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: What is the Social Security number? Where can I find it? Is it the same as the affiliation number? These are some common questions about this Social Security identification number. Social Security Magazine.
FOREIGN STUDENTS WITHOUT RESIDENCE PERMIT: APPLY FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR TRAINING (FORM HI 108). If you are a foreign student without a residence permit, you may obtain a residence permit for training for a period of twelve months if you can prove continuous residence in Spain for a minimum of two years, according to Article 124 of Royal Decree 557/2021 (Temporary Residence Permit for Exceptional Circumstances).

Duration, Tutoring, and Monitoring of Internships

Teaching Center: the coordinator and the tutor for each specialty.
Company: a tutor designated by the company coordinated with the specialty tutor.
Department of Education: territorial coordinators of vocational education authorize agreements.
Graphic Design: 280 hours (12 ECTS) - Sergi Grau
Interactive Design: 280 hours (12 ECTS) - Francesc Perramón
Illustration: 280 hours (12 ECTS) - Elisabet Bonet
Animation: 280 hours (12 ECTS) - Miquel Gómez
Photography: 280 hours (12 ECTS) - Roger Conesa
Artistic Jewelry: 25 hours - Antoni Pallisé
Applied Arts to the Wall: 45 hours - Antoni Pallisé

Internship Coordinator: Sergi Grau / Contact: 977 211 253 / practiques@dipta.cat

Modes

Standard: up to 4 hours per day and 20 hours per week. From Monday to Saturday.
Intensive: up to 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.
Special: does not follow the general rule (schedule and timing).
Short-Term: maximum agreement of 5 days in a period not exceeding 15 consecutive calendar days.

Application Instructions

Student

The internship tutor will plan and assign the work placement proposal.
The student will meet with the company to agree on the weekly schedule within the academic term. Weekends require special authorization.
Once all data is available, the following form must be completed: Agreement Request Form

Deadline. Start and End

1st Year: from March 15 to July 31.
2nd Year / Integrated Project: from September 1 to July 31.

Internships not completed by July 31 must be managed with a new agreement in September.

Companies

The work center, after the interview with the internship tutor, must complete the form if this is the first collaboration: Company Registration Form

Process

Start of the approval process: by the tutor or coordinator.
Management of the Agreement: once managed, it will be signed by all parties (3 copies) and one copy will be returned to the school.
Start of the internships: from the date and registration number according to the agreement. Electronic monitoring by the student, company, and educational center.

Electronic Monitoring: Managing the Follow-Up Notebook

Once the collaboration agreement is managed, the student will be able to access the application to manage the Follow-Up Notebook, which will be validated by both the tutor and the company's tutor who also have access. To receive access information, the student must have all data updated in the school secretariat and on Moodle.

Access to the website: through the software application Integrated Data Bank (qBid)
Access to the mobile application: Google Play / Apple Store

Once Internships Have Started

Daily Activity: page “AGENDA” and “calendar”.
Marked days will appear where time dedicated to each activity will be recorded, in whole hours. (There may be activities with no time recorded).
Absences: page "agenda” and “operations”.
The “absences” icon appears. Enter the reason for the absence.
Monthly Reports: page “agenda” and “operations”.
The “periodic report” icon appears. Reports must be completed evaluating the activities carried out. It should be printed and taken to the company tutor for their signature and seal (if they agree). Once signed and sealed by the company tutor, they must be delivered to the school tutor at the secretariat.
Final Survey: to be completed once the internships are finished and is essential for validating them. Once completed, the internship tutor should be informed that the internship has ended.

Exemptions from Company Internships

Exemption is a right of the student but not an obligation. Internships are a crucial credit or professional module in the student’s training.

If the student proves they have partially or fully achieved these basic objectives through work experience, they can request a total or partial exemption from the internships.

Procedure and Resolution:

Student (Requests)
FCT Tutor (Checks documents)
FCT Coordinator (Proposes)
Director (Decides)

Deadline:

Exemptions can be processed at any time before the final ordinary evaluation, but it is recommended to process them at the beginning of the academic year. Two partial exemptions cannot be combined.

Types of Exemptions

Exemption for Work Experience: The 100% exemption from the total hours of the credit or professional module of the training cycle, subject, or course is granted if the student proves work experience equivalent to or exceeding the hours of the training credit or module in a work center. This experience must be related to the professional profile and job roles and responsibilities of the training cycle.
Exemption for Validation or Recognition of Work Experience: People who have recognized and certified all the formative units (UF) at least of one professional module or credit directly related to the competency units of the training cycle, through:
- Validation of the learning achieved through work experience or social activities (qualified – accredited).
- Academic recognition of the learning achieved through work experience or social activities, according to Resolution ENS/1891/2012, of August 23, organizing various flexibility measures and actions in initial vocational training.
These individuals may be completely exempt from the training credit or module in work centers.

Certification

Certification is provided by the official certificate issued by the teaching center that has carried out the academic recognition of learning achieved through work experience or the procedure for evaluating and certifying professional competencies.

If this certification corresponds to professional modules or transversal credits to one or more training cycles, the student must provide evidence of the experience acquired in the professional profile of the training cycle for which the exemption is requested.

Partial Exemptions

A partial exemption of 50% of the total hours of the credit or module of the training cycle, subject, or course is granted if the student proves work experience equivalent to or exceeding 50% of the hours of the training credit or module in work centers, related to the professional scope and the main job roles of the training cycle.

A partial exemption of 25% of the total hours of the credit or module of the training cycle, subject, or course is granted if the student proves work experience in any professional activity. The student must prove at least twice the hours of the training credit or module for which the exemption is requested.

General Certification and Documentation

The student must present documents that prove work experience, current or prior, in companies or institutions, performing tasks or functions corresponding to each exemption case.

The application must be submitted in writing and must be accompanied by the corresponding proof documents described in each exemption case. The documentation must be original or a certified copy.

Student Application Template: Exemption Request Template
Resolution Template: Exemption Resolution Template

List of Proof Documents

Employment history report issued by the General Treasury of Social Security.
Training agreement with a scholarship.
Certificate or report from the entity or company, indicating the hours of work experience, detailing the activity, functions, and tasks performed by the student.

If self-employed:

Economic activity registration certificate
Social Security contribution receipt (if applicable)
Self-employment contribution fee
Quarterly declaration of economic activity (form 130)

Note: In cases of 50% and 100%, at least the employment history report and certificate or report from the entity or company must be presented. The responsible person at the teaching center may request other documents to verify the competencies or the experience related to the respective professional studies.