NECESSARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING

1. NECESSARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING
   1. INTERNSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS
      1. First of all, carefully review the Izmir University of Economics Internship Guide (https://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/tr/staj-kilavuzu).
      2. When determining the institution where you will do your internship, make sure that there is a psychologist who is actively working in the institution and will mentor you. Your aim during your internship is to observe what a psychologist does, what kind of duties he undertakes and what is expected from him in an institution where you may work in the future. Therefore, institutions where you cannot make such an observation will not be approved.
      3. To determine the date range of your summer and mid-term internships, follow the Career Guidance Center's announcements titled "What to Do for an Internship Application". Please remember that you must complete your internship within the internship date determined by the center.
      4. When determining the dates you will do your internship, make sure that your internship period is at least 20 working days and whether there are public holidays or religious holidays on the dates you specify.
      5. Have the Internship Acceptance Form signed by the official at the institution where you will do your internship and stamped (if there is an institutional stamp).
      6. Get approval for the institution where you will do your internship by having the signed Internship Acceptance form signed by one of the Internship Commission members (Aylin Koçak Şen, Nevra Cem Ersoy and Canan Başar Eroğlu).
      7. The original signed Internship Acceptance form should be sent to Res. Asst. Seda Orpak and send the photocopies (2 copies) to the Career Guidance Center (Block A, 2nd Floor).
      8. Also, send the eligibility certificate (https://phoenix.ieu.edu.tr/betanix/uploads/cms/kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/6436_1644835272.pdf) to the Career Guidance Center.

Note: Documents that are not submitted/delivered at least 2 weeks before the start of the internship will not be processed.

1. INTERNSHIP REPORT PREPARATION PROCESS
   1. The internship report should be written using MS-Word standard word template, Times New Roman font, 12-point font and 1½ line spacing. Anything other than this format will not be accepted.
   2. Each question should be explained in great detail in the internship report. A report with questions answered yes/no will not be accepted. While answering the questions, as a psychologist candidate, you should evaluate the institution, the duties you have undertaken in the institution, and the duties currently performed by the psychologist who mentors you, and reflect this evaluation in your report.
   3. It is highly recommended to add diagrams, figures, tables and photographs to the report (It is not included as a requirement in the report, but it is among our expectations). In particular, we expect you to add photos from the jobs you took responsibility for, the seminars or workshops you attended, and photos reflecting the unit in which you did your internship.
   4. Please contact the faculty members in the Internship Committee to see if you have any questions other than those that need to be answered in the internship report. At this stage, you should choose one of the faculty members who specializes in (or is close to) the field in which you are doing your internship (Aylin Koçak Şen for Developmental Psychology, Family Psychology and Clinical Psychology, Nevra Cem Ersoy for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Social Psychology, and Cognitive Psychology and Experimental Neuropsychology). Canan Başar Eroğlu).
2. INTERNSHIP END PROCESS

After the end of the internship, submit all internship documents to the Res. Asst. Seda Orpak within 7 days at the latest following the end of the internship.

1. Documents required for internship submission:
   1. Detailed Internship Report (English, each page signed and stamped by the institution official)
   2. Internship Place Evaluation Form (to be filled out by the student)
   3. Intern Evaluation Form (to be filled out by the institution official and placed in a sealed envelope)
   4. Employer Survey for Internship (to be filled out by the institution official and placed in a sealed envelope)

Note: All forms are available at https://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/tr/formlar. Documents that must be brought in a sealed envelope will not be accepted if they are brought open or unsigned.

VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP

The internship application process for our students who want to do a voluntary internship is the same as for our students who want to do a compulsory internship.

Students doing voluntary internships do not need to write an internship report or take any action at the end of the internship.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Who can approve the Internship Acceptance Form?

After you have your internship acceptance document signed by the institution where you want to do your internship, you can have your document approved by the internship commission member faculty members (Aylin Koçak Şen, Nevra Cem Ersoy and Canan Başar Eroğlu).

• What should I do after signing the Internship Acceptance Form?

After one of the faculty members who is a member of the internship commission signs your Internship Acceptance Form, you must submit the relevant document for your insurance entries to the Career Guidance Center (Block A, 2nd Floor) along with your ID photocopy and General Health Insurance Declaration. In order to complete the insurance entry procedures, this must be done at least 2 weeks before the internship begins.

Detailed information: https://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/tr/staj-basvurusunda-yapilmasi-gerekenler

• What are the documents to be submitted at the end of the internship?

After the internship, the Internship Site Evaluation Form (to be filled out by the student), the Intern Evaluation Form (to be filled in by the institution official and placed in a sealed envelope), the Internship report (each page with wet signature and stamp by the institution official) and finally the Internship Employer Survey (to be completed by the institution official). )  It must be delivered to Res. Asst/ Seda Orpak. All forms are available at https://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/tr/formlar.

• How long after the end of the internship do I have to submit the internship documents?

You must submit your documents within 7 days following the end of the internship.

• In what language should the internship report be written?

The internship report must be written in English. Upon the request of the institution, a summary written in Turkish is delivered to the institution.

• How can I submit the documents?

It can be delivered by hand to Res. Asst. Seda Orpak. In addition, if the internship committee members or anyone else cannot be reached, the situation can be forwarded to the faculty secretariat.

• How many pages should the internship report be?

There is no restriction on the length of the internship report. However, a report explaining each problem in detail is expected. Therefore, the form should not be less than 10 pages, including the cover and annexes. And again, the phrase "maximum 2 pages" in the internship guide is only valid for the 1st Question in the internship report. The statement mentioned is not a statement that the entire internship report should be 2 pages.

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