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Hosting an intern: what you will be asked.

A school, a student and, for students coming from abroad, DIMAS will each ask something of the host. Knowing it before you advertise saves everyone time.

Sources read 17 October 2026. Rules and windows change: check the authority named.

In short

  • Say who the placement is open to.
  • Local vocational students need a recognised host.
  • For students from abroad, ask DIMAS who may act as guarantor.

Ask first

These bodies decide. Check with them before you rely on any step.

Colegio EPI (institution, opens another site)DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

Your timeline

  1. Decide who the placement is open to

    Local students, students coming from abroad, or both. Say so in the listing.

  2. Local vocational students

    Work placements are done at a learning company recognised by PEL. Colegio EPI asks host companies to register with its Stagebureau as an erkend leerbedrijf; companies that are not registered yet can apply by email and a coordinator will contact them. Expect to guide the student and to evaluate the learning with the school.

    Department of Education (official source, opens another site)Colegio EPI (institution, opens another site)

  3. Students coming from abroad

    The DIMAS checklist asks for an agreement between the foreign institution, you and the intern, stating the internship period and your supervisor's contact details. It also asks for a copy of a guarantor's or employer's identity document and a guarantee statement signed by the applicant and the guarantor. Ask DIMAS who may sign as guarantor in your case.

    DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

  4. What you decide yourself

    Whether you offer an allowance, help with housing or help with documents. State it plainly; a student should not discover it late. Do not imply an offer the school or DIMAS has not agreed.

  5. Write a listing a student can act on

    Use the Internship job type. Say who it is open to, the study level, the period and hours, what the student will learn, who will supervise, languages, any allowance and the deadline.

Sources and checks 3 sources · checked 16 October 2026 · next review 14 January 2027
  1. 1 Departamento di Enseñansa (DEA) · BPV policy, June 2025 (opens another site) Official · Verified · Read in part (definitions, recognised learning companies, agreement).
  2. 2 Colegio EPI · Stagebureau (opens another site) Institution · Verified · Read in full.
  3. 3 DIMAS · Trainee checklist (dated 31 July 2025) (opens another site) Official · Discrepancy · Read in full.

Planning guidance only. The authority named on each point decides; rules, fees and deadlines change.

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