Internship supervisor (Stagebegeleider)

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An internship supervisor is a teacher or mentor who is responsible for guiding and monitoring students at the internship address. In some cases, an internship supervisor who is connected to a school is also called an internship teacher. In addition, it happens that internship supervisors work internally for companies that have a lot to do with interns. In all cases, an internship supervisor is a link between trainees, teachers and the internship company in question. An internship supervisor will visit interns regularly to discuss progress. Checking the internship plan is also specifically a task that belongs to the work of an internship supervisor. If an intern has questions, he or she can ask his or her questions to the relevant internship supervisor. Internship supervisors are important, because in many cases it is the first work experience of students. To prevent problems during the internship period, it is important that students receive good guidance from the school. The profession of internship supervisor must also be seen as fairly general, because different teachers can work as internship supervisors, depending on the type of school and the specific training. All internship supervisors are responsible for monitoring and supervising interns. For young people, whatever subject they choose, it is important that they are well taken care of within an internship company, so that they are not completely alone. In general, it is the teachers who support students in the workplace, and it is the teachers who discuss the progress of students together with the internship supervisor. A teacher may also be responsible for conducting various practical exams, depending on the type of intern. The taking of practical exams is generally only applicable if we are talking about pupils who are undergoing vocational training.

An internship supervisor is therefore a teacher and/or mentor who is responsible for supervising trainees on the work floor. As described earlier, this may involve different teachers. Think, for example, of a teacher of architecture, a computer science teacher, a motor vehicle technology teacher or a care teacher. In general, the term trainee only applies to apprentices who have yet to make a career choice. These are pupils who go through different internship periods within their programme, so that pupils can make a targeted career choice. The term trainee usually does not apply to prospective craftsmen, who are following a vocational training course. In that case, the name journeyman may apply. Journeyman means that it concerns an apprentice who is not yet able to exercise a profession independently. A journeyman has more responsibilities than an intern. Trainees and journeyman apprentices in most cases work together with a teacher. Think, for example, of a carpenter, car mechanic or a branch manager. It is the teachers who teach trainees the necessary practical experience. This is an important difference from teachers, as teachers are generally responsible for the theoretical knowledge.

WHAT DOES AN INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR DO

Internship supervisors are responsible for supervising trainees so that they can learn technical skills in a good way. Most internship supervisors regularly visit interns on the work floor to discuss progress. It is also the internship supervisors who supervise and assess any exams on the work floor in consultation with the teacher. If an internship supervisor is connected to a school community, in many cases it is also the internship supervisor who will maintain all contacts between the school and the various internship addresses. An internship supervisor can be seen as a supervisor, who ensures that students learn a subject in the right way. Another important task of the internship supervisor is to ensure that trainees only carry out work that suits the trainee. This means, for example, that trainees are not allowed to work with potentially dangerous machines. It is also the responsibility of the internship supervisor to ensure that no abuse is made of interns.

TASKS OF AN INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR ARE:

  • Possibly arranging internship addresses
  • Introducing interns to internship companies
  • Discussing progress
  • Drawing up an internship plan
  • The possible taking of practical assignments
  • Monitoring the general safety of trainees

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR:

TRAINING TO BECOME AN INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR

There are no specific training courses for internship supervisors. In most cases, an internship supervisor must be regarded as a teacher and/or mentor, who is also responsible for supervising trainees on the work floor. In addition, an internship supervisor can work internally for companies that have a lot to do with interns. In most cases, working as an internship supervisor will have to be seen as an extra supplement to ordinary educational work. Consider, for example, a technical teacher who has to deal with students who are following a technical education. If it concerns pupils who still have to choose a vocational training, there may also be a study advisor. A study advisor usually works as a dean. In addition, there are also plenty of external training institutes where you can follow a course. Accounting is also important as an entrepreneur.

COMPANIES WHERE AN INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR CAN BE EMPLOYED

In most cases, an internship supervisor will work for a school community, but this does not always have to be the case. An internship supervisor can also work within a training company. The profession of internship supervisor also occurs within adult education. If an internship supervisor works for schools, this will often relate to VMBO schools or MBO schools. Another name for internship supervisor is sometimes also called work supervisor.

COMPETENCES INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR

The most important competence of an internship supervisor is that an internship supervisor must be seen as a confidant for students. Communication can also be regarded as an important competence because an internship supervisor has to deal with many different people. Another important competence is coaching students because often it is the first work experience of students. Generally important words are motivating, inspiring, controlling, working together, insight, judgment, planning, organizing and consulting. It goes without saying that an internship supervisor must also have didactic skills.

LABOUR MARKET PERSPECTIVE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS AN INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR

The labour market perspective of an internship supervisor cannot simply be indicated because the profession of internship supervisor cannot be seen as an ordinary profession. In most cases, the position of internship supervisor will have to be regarded as additional work within education. As an internship supervisor, there are no real career opportunities. The career opportunities are highly dependent on the actual profession, the level of education and your own competencies. Most internship supervisors do not really have to deal with possible career opportunities.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR

As an internship supervisor, there are no special employment conditions available or extra salary. However, you can get an expense allowance if you have to travel a lot. Visiting the pupils is simply done under normal working hours, and therefore does not entitle them to an extra salary.

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