Internship IHRM

The curriculum focuses on competency and practical based learning. This is most obvious during the internship:

• In which students systematically work on their ability to act adequately in various situations – integrating knowledge, attitude and skills;
• In which this ability needs to be shown in professional role behaviours;
• In which real life work situations are the starting point.

During the internship, the student will carry out activities under the guidance of a supervisor at the organisation and a supervisor from the School of Applied Psychology and HRM, thus is learning by doing. This also implies that students will perform activities/tasks multiple times in order to reach the level of a starting professional.
An internship is a learning cycle where students gain learning experiences that will take their professional skills to the next level. During the internship you will continue to work on both the general and the specific professional competencies within the HRM profession.

Personal Professional Development (PPD)

During the monthly sessions with the internship mentor, the personal (learning) development of the student during the internship will be the main focus. The intern should become more aware of the experiences and demands encountered during the internship period, relating to both the profession and position, by means of self-reflection on own attitude and behaviour.

Organisational Analysis

During the internship, the student has to write a compulsory assignment which is called the organisational analysis. The organisational analysis consists of an analysis of the organisation and writing an advisory report regarding a current and relevant HRM-related issue within the organisation. By writing this assignment, the student has to examine the host organisation in a very analytical way.