Some considerations on internship as a means of access to the labor market of the graduates of higher education institutions Cover Image

Unele consideraţii privind stagiul ca modalitate de acces pe piaţa muncii a absolvenţilor instituţiilor de învăţământ superior
Some considerations on internship as a means of access to the labor market of the graduates of higher education institutions

Author(s): Tatiana Puiu, Ioan Ciochina-Barbu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universităţii George Bacovia din Bacău România
Keywords: internship; trainee; contract; mentor; youth; unemployment benefits; employer

Summary/Abstract: From the discussions we had with the graduates of George Bacovia University, Bacău concerning their employment, it repeatedly resulted that the frequent obstacles they are faced with in the interviews had with employers are those related to the experience in the field. In fact, such conditions can be also observed from the multitude of job offers made by employers, in which the first requirement is the expertise in the field. In this context, the internship could play an essential role in increasing the access of young people on the labor market, because they could make the transition from the theoretical knowledge, gained through education, to the skills and competencies necessary in the workplace, thereby enhancing the chances of young people to find a job. In a working document of the Services of the Commission of the European Union [1] it is stated that the unemployment rate among young people (aged between 15 and 24 years of age) experienced a dramatic increase: starting in 2008, the total number of unemployed young people in the EU has increased by 1 million, and currently, in the EU-27, there are 5.2 million young people under 25 years of age who cannot find a job. In this context, internships (as a way to make the transition from theoretical knowledge, gained through education, to the skills and competencies necessary in the workplace) could play a key role in increasing the access of young people on the labor market.

  • Issue Year: IV/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 163-208
  • Page Count: 46