IO5. IN4SOC tool to connect students and organizations

The IN4SOC tool will be the web platform that connects potential interns, supervisors, and organizations (e.g. SMEs, large companies). All relevant documents for the internship are there uploaded, and each time an internship is agreed between an organization and an intern, a dedicated web space enables the monitoring and tracking of the competences and skills to be enhanced, in line with the developments in IO1. The score of the internship concerning the SOC approach is also calculated via the tool, based on the rubric developed through IO4.

The tool will be accompanied by a tutorial video and a support document. A SOC Label will be awarded to organizations when they offer SOC internships and thus become part of the IN4SOC tool. This will enable them to communicate their engagement in socio-civic and environmental issues. Besides the recognition in the form of a certificate, the organizations will receive a digital badge from the IN4SOC partnership.

Students will be able to propose SOC lines of work, either directly to a certain organization already in the IN4SOC platform or via the proposal of the organization as a new member of the SOC network. The output of the students will enable the continuous improvement of the process.

This Intellectual Output implies the completion of the following tasks:

1. Defining technical specifications of IN4SOC service platform
2. Creating the IN4SOC service platform concept
3. Designing IN4SOC service platform prototype
4. Pre-testing the prototype and preparing for the pilot internships

The IN4SOC online platform will be open to other Universities so that they can become IN4SOC members and publicise the SOC internships among their students, thesis supervisors and relevant organizations (e.g. enterprises, public administrations, NGOs).