Practical training (Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology)
Here you can find the instructions of practical training for Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology. You can get 1-10 ECTS from work experience which relates to your field of study and the credits will be included in your elective studies. The practical training is registered with the course code JOIN.trai.
The purpose of getting work experience is to develop and deepen the knowledge
and skills gained during studies and create connections to working life.
Practical training is not mandatory
but very much recommended. The student is responsible for acquiring an
internship or a job by herself/himself. Aalto Career Services maintains Aalto
CareerWeb page, which contains information e.g. on jobs and
internships.
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Submitting the application:
Please submit your application with the appendices in the folder below as one pdf document by following the instructions below.
How are the credits counted?
- Two weeks of working full-time equals one ECTS.
- Part-time job: one ECTS equals 80 hours of work.
- Half credits are not granted.
What documents are needed?
To get credits from your work experience, fill in the form and submit all the required documents to the folder below. The credits will be registered within one month from receiving the application.
- Practical training application (pdf)
- Report on your work experience
- A certificate from your employer. The certificate must state the duration of the employment period, if it was a part- or full-time position, and a list of your duties. In the case of a part-time job, the weekly hours must be specified.
Report on your work experience
The purpose of the report is to tie your work experience into your studies. The report can be free-form, but it needs to reflect on the following:
- What skills did your duties require?
- How did you benefit from the knowledge and skills gained during your studies?
- What new skills did you acquire?
- What development areas you now find in your skills based on your work experience (e.g. skills related to the substance of your field, communication skills, language skills)?
- How are you planning to develop these areas during your studies?
- How was the work experience relevant to your plans for the future (which direction you want to develop professionally, what do you want to achieve in your career, what kinds of matters and duties you find interesting)?
- What ideas for development do you have concerning your work duties in light of the things you have studied so far?
Notice
- The work experience must relate to your field of study and it must be completed after being accepted to the programme.
- As a rule, duties performed in the student’s home university, or while holding a position of trust, or student’s own projects are not accepted as practical training.
- It is not possible to combine separate periods of employment: they are all handled separately.
- Each new employment period requires a separate application.
- The same work experience can’t be used twice to gain credits both for practical training and bachelor’s thesis.
- The practical training of Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology is approved by the responsible professor of your major.
Questions?
Please contact:
bsc.tech@aalto.fi
Mila Laitinen
Computer Science building, 1st
floor, Konemiehentie 2, 02150 Espoo
Room: B154
Elsa Kivi-Koskinen
Computer Science building, 1st
floor, Konemiehentie 2, 02150 Espoo
Room: B152