Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience

This chapter outlines some of the ways in which internships can be defined, categorised and distinguished from other forms of work-based learning. It explores what is known about their prevalence, in particular from large-scale surveys in Europe and Australia. It also highlights four persistent poli…

In Germany, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish internships and traineeships from related relationships. A distinction must also be made between different types of internships, especially as different rules may apply. If the internships involve covert employment relationships, the intern is to …