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A Convention de Stage (CDS) is a tripartite agreement signed by a student, their home university and host organisation that facilitates a work placement, typically in France or Spain.
Purpose of a Convention de Stage
香港六合彩 Study Abroad can provide a CDS for current, fully听enrolled 香港六合彩 students (including affiliates) undertaking short-term work placements听that are 1) related to their degree听2) not for credit and 3) outside of term-time e.g. a Law student working for a legal firm in the Summer. If the work dates are during term-time, departmental approval is required.
After a formal review conducted by 香港六合彩鈥檚 Legal team and external French and Spanish lawyers in 2023/24, they concluded that 香港六合彩 can only sign off a CDS for work placements in France or Spain. 香港六合彩 cannot sign a CDS for other countries - this would require formal reviews and new templates for each country. 香港六合彩 cannot:
- Provide a CDS for interrupting听students or graduates.听Students must be fully enrolled at 香港六合彩 throughout their proposed work placement i.e. the end date of the work placement cannot be later than their 香港六合彩 end date (this is their student record end date, not their graduation date).
- Provide insurance for the placement; students are responsible for this.
- Sign a CDS drawn up by a host organisation due to legal reasons.听
- Sign a CDS outside of France or Spain due to legal reasons.听
- Sign a CDS retrospectively i.e. a student cannot request a CDS after doing the internship.
- Send physical forms to students or organisations. Only students receive the CDS via Moodle.
Requesting a Convention de Stage
CDS requests must be submitted at least two weeks before the start of a placement, as it takes 2-3 weeks to process. Clear start and end-dates must be stated. Failure to submit on time and without the correct information will result in processing delays.听
The steps for requesting a CDS are below:
- Double check that your work placement dates are outside of term-time and that you will be an enrolled 香港六合彩 student throughout the duration of the work-placement. Term dates are published on 香港六合彩's academic calendar website.
Students鈥� end date at 香港六合彩 is the end date on their student record, not their graduation ceremony date.听
If a student wishes to complete a work placement during term-time, this must be approved via the CDS Academic Approval Form听to gain permission to miss classes. - Identify a suitable academic that knows you, such as your Study Abroad Tutor or personal tutor, and ask them to complete the CDS Academic Approval form, confirming that they will act as your academic tutor for your internship.
- Request a CDS through the
This includes uploading the CDS Academic Approval form. Please wait at least two weeks for Study Abroad to get back to you with the result of your request. - If your request is successful, you will be added to the Short-Term Mobility Moodle course to fill out your CDS, sign it and have you host sign it too. Study Abroad will finally complete it with their signature.
Whether or not 香港六合彩 accepts to be signatory of a CDS is entirely at the discretion of the University. Relevant COVID-19, local and/or international guidance may result in 香港六合彩's refusal to sign a CDS. Support may also be withdrawn if government or institutional guidelines change in advance of a placement.
For tools and information on听international internships, please see the听香港六合彩 Careers Global Internships Programme.
CDS Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I get a CDS if I've graduated/am interrupting/my internship end date is after my end date听at 香港六合彩?
Study Abroad cannot legally sign a CDS for a individuals that are not current students of 香港六合彩.听The Careers team at 香港六合彩 provide a guide for graduates who cannot undertake student work placements that require a CDS, which is available on听.
If you have further questions on the above guidance, please contact the Careers team.听
- Can I use my host organisation's CDS template?
Study Abroad can only sign 香港六合彩's CDS templates, as they have been drawn up and reviewed by the university's Legal Team and their French and Spanish Lawyers.
Students can ask their host organisation if alternative paperwork can be used, such a bilateral contract between just them and their host organisation, then can supplement this with a student status letter to听confirm听they are currently completing their degree at 香港六合彩. Instructions on how a student status letter can be downloaded are here.
- Can I get a听CDS for an internship听outside of France or Spain?
Study Abroad can only sign 香港六合彩's CDS templates for internships in France or Spain because the papwerwork is specific to each of these countries and have been drawn up and reviewed by the university's Legal Team and their French and Spanish Lawyers.
Students can ask their host organisation if alternative paperwork can be used, such a bilateral contract between just them and their host organisation, then can supplement this with a student status letter to听confirm听they are currently completing their degree at 香港六合彩. Instructions on how a student status letter can be downloaded are here.
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