Students
Students are at the centre of the training process. They combine theoretical training at the university with practical work at the organisation.
What is a dual programme?
A dual programme is a specialisation within the degree that is obtained by passing a set of specific modules from the curriculum. The dual programme combines academic specialisation with immersion in the professional world through long-term placements at partner organisations. These dual programmes, unlike other dual pathways, are accredited by Quality Agency for the Catalan University System (AQU Catalunya) and are integrated into an official degree. Completion of the dual programme is recorded on the student's degree certificate.
What advantages do dual higher education programmes offer students?
- They enable students to put into practice the theoretical knowledge that they acquire in class and turn it into technical skills.
- They promote the acquisition and development of the transferable skills that are so highly valued by employers.
- They offer more personalised treatment during the learning process.
- They provide an income for the student.
- They help the student develop a valuable professional network.
- They help the student to enter the labour market.
- They increase the student's employability and job prospects.
What is the difference between the dual programme and curricular external internships?
The dual programme and external internships are two ways of providing training in professional settings, but they have different characteristics and objectives, as illustrated in the following points:
- Percentage of the student's study plan:
- Dual programme: 20% to 40% of the degree's credits.
- External internship: a maximum of 25% of the degree's credits.
- Period of training at the collaborating organisation:
- Dual programme: fixed period at the organisation, half-day per day or two to three days per week.
- External internship: usually no fixed period.
- Administrative framework and contractual relationship:
- Dual programme: governed by an employment contract. The student receives a wage.
- External internship: governed by an educational cooperation agreement. The student is usually unpaid but has Social Security coverage.
- Pedagogical approach:
- Dual programme: the student acquires knowledge and skills at the university and at the collaborating organisation.
- External internship: the student puts knowledge acquired at the university into practice at the collaborating organisation.
- Coordination between the university and the collaborating organisation:
- Dual programme: the university and collaborating organisation work together closely and continuously in the design, management, development and evaluation of the training experience.
- External internship: coordination between the university and collaborating organisation is limited to the execution and evaluation of the internship.
- Shared responsibility for training:
- Dual programme: the collaborating organisation plays an active role in defining the curriculum content, in collaboration with the university.
- External internship: the collaborating organisation's participation is ad hoc and does not form part of a shared training project.
What type of contract and wage apply?
- A legal relationship is established between the student and the collaborating organisation in the form of a work-study contract, as regulated by Article 11.2 of the Statute of Workers and in accordance with the labour contract reform of Royal Decree-Law 32/2021.
- The student must receive a wage equal to or greater than that set by the collective bargaining agreement for the collaborating entity's sector of activity, and in no case may it be lower than the statutory minimum wage, in proportion to the work actually performed.
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