IN4SOC

IO1. Guidelines to formulate replicable socio-civic internships

IO1 creates a common framework to formulate SOC internships, including examples of internships in different fields. Replicable parameters and indicators, adapted when needed to the relevant socio-economic context of the region, will help to unveil whether the internship have a SOC character, and recommendations are provided in order to convert traditional internships into SOC internships.

Aspects such as the inter-disciplinarily of the internship, the output thus provides the framework to create and/or assess the level of alignment of the potential internship with the social responsibility of the organization. In order to provide a quantifiable framework, concrete specific competences addressing the social and civic key competence will be outlined, which are to be targeted by the SOC internship. Other common aspects, such as the duration, tasks to be developed, compensation and other requirements will be also part of the SOC formulation.

This Intellectual Output implies the completion of the following tasks:

  1. Designing checklists to identify and propose quality SOC internships
  2. Mapping sustainability plans, educational programmes and corporate social responsibility protocols of Partner Universities, Associated Partners and other involved organizations
  3. Developing a framework to assess the level of alignment of the potential internship with the social responsibility of the organization.
  4. Identifying specific competences related to social and civic key competences
  5. Developing clear guidelines for organizations to formulate replicable SOC internships across Europe

This output thus provides the framework to create and/or assess the level of alignment of the potential internship with the social responsibility of the organization.

This output includes a section on key concepts and definitions, aiming to ensure that common English terms on this topics are used across SOC internships.

The resulting guidelines will serve as a key reference for the replicability of the SOC internship model by further beneficiaries of the IN4SOC network, once the project is finished.