The tourism sector, due to its practical nature, constitutes a structure from which institutions offering education in this field should benefit extensively. In this regard, the internship practice required from students during their studies provides an opportunity for them to apply the knowledge they acquire at school and to work actively in the sector, helping them gain both work experience and sectoral experience. To ensure that students acquire this experience, internships are compulsory for our school’s students. In order to graduate from the program, students must successfully complete a 30-day internship in workplaces related to their field in accordance with our university’s internship directive.
Requests from tourism enterprises for intern students are announced to students by posting them on the student bulletin boards. After the internship, the internship documents approved by the enterprise must be sent, and once students prepare and submit their internship files to the school, these files are examined by the Internship Commission. When necessary, the student may be interviewed individually; if no deficiency is found, the internship is approved by the commission.
BEFORE THE INTERNSHIP
Step 1 Carefully read the Bafra Vocational School of Tourism Internship Guide (2021-BTMYO Internship Guide).
Step 2 Find an appropriate internship place starting no later than the end of the fall semester.
Step 3 Fill in the Internship Application Form.
Step 4 After completing the student section of the Internship Application Form, ensure that the section containing the workplace/institution information is fully completed by the workplace or institution where the internship will be carried out. Then, have the form approved by the Department Internship Commission Chair and the Internship Coordinator.
Step 5 In accordance with Article 5/b of Law No. 5510 on Social Insurance and General Health Insurance, the student must complete the Internship Obligation Form, which states that “occupational accident and occupational disease insurance” will be covered by Ondokuz Mayıs University, and have it signed by the Internship Coordinator.
Step 6 The Workplace Internship Agreement must be completed in full and signed both by the workplace and by the student.
Step 7 In accordance with the same law and article, the Health Insurance Declaration must be completed to determine whether the intern student benefits from health insurance. The document showing the student’s health insurance status must be obtained from the Social Security Institution and attached to the form (Alternatively, the document can be printed from www.turkiye.gov.tr after obtaining an e-Government password from PTT).
Step 8 The student must submit the approved form of the Internship Obligation Form to the workplace/institution where the internship will be carried out. Afterwards, the approved Internship Application Form, the signed Workplace Internship Agreement, the Health Insurance Declaration and other insurance-related documents, the Address Information Form, a copy of the civil registry record, and one passport-size photograph must be submitted to the Student Affairs Office one month before the internship start date.
DURING THE INTERNSHIP
Step 1 Within five days from the date the internship begins, the student must have the Internship Start Document approved by the workplace and submit it to the Directorate of Bafra Vocational School of Tourism either in person or by mail. The school is not responsible for delays or losses in the mail. Documents sent via fax or e-mail will not be processed. Therefore, it is advisable to prepare and send this document immediately after starting the internship.
Step 2 Throughout the internship, the intern must regularly record the daily activities in the Internship Logbook (one page for each working day) and ensure that it is approved with the seal/stamp and signature of the authorized person at the workplace.
AFTER THE INTERNSHIP
At the end of the internship, the following documents must be submitted to the Student Affairs Office:
Employer Internship Evaluation Form: Completed by the employer at the end of the internship, placed in a sealed envelope, and delivered by the intern to Student Affairs.
Student Internship Evaluation Form: Completed by the student and submitted to Student Affairs.
Internship Logbook (Internship Practice Records): One page for each working day (30 pages in total), to be submitted with a cover page, spiral-bound.
Internship Report: Written by the student in Word or a similar word processor. The required format and content are provided below.
Internship Report Format
The report must be written on A4 paper, excluding the cover page, consisting of a minimum of three and a maximum of five pages. Margins must be 3 cm on the bottom and left, 4 cm on the top, and 2 cm on the right. The text must be written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, with 1.5 line spacing.
Report Content
While preparing the Internship Report, the student should include:
brief information about the enterprise where the internship was carried out,
the benefits of the internship in terms of professional and personal development,
the problems encountered during the internship and their causes,
and their opinions regarding solutions to these problems.