The internships and Professional practices They could be remunerated by the institution where the student trains, according to the regulations presented this Thursday by the Higher Education MinistryScience and technology (Mescyt).
The Ministry reported today that the document was approved by the National Council of Higher EducationScience and Technology (CONCONSCYT) through Resolution No. 02-2025 and in this a series of rules that will govern the internship, as the one indicated above, which are established in article 19, Chapter 20, are assigned.
“He Practical Center You can do a economic contribution or in kind to the student in practice in order to cover his Transportation and food”, Says a fragment.
Also, this article urges Higher Education Institutions (IES) to include Internship in study programsbecause this would deepen the Integral formation Of the students, although he pointed out that it should not be mandatory, unless the career requires it.
- Another of the points established by this article is that the practices will not represent a Labor link or contractual between the parties: students, IED and center of practices.
In addition, it establishes that the interns will not be able to participate in Trade union organizations, protests either Labor strikeswhile they are in their practices.
Also, the regulations states that the duration of practices will be based on career credits. Will be 30 supervised hours For each academic credit, established article 2 of the document.
Internship rights
Some of the internship rights In professional practice is to receive process information and training program, receive accompaniment, guidance and feedback, perform Related activities With the profile of the career studied.
Also receive from Practical Center the necessary supplies for the execution of the activities planned in the Practice work planreceive Health care timely in case of work accidentreceive certification of term and perseverance of conclusion of the IES.
Likewise, the right to integrity physical, ethical, moral, sexual and psychological no longer discrimination in the environment where the practice or internship.
