The Practicum is an educational activity carried out by students and supervised by universities, whose aim is to allow students to apply and complement the knowledge acquired during their academic training.
Objectives
The main objectives for the Curricular External Internships are:
- To contribute to the comprehensive education of students by complementing their theoretical and practical learning.
- To facilitate the understanding of the work methodology adapted to the professional reality in which the future teaching staff will have to operate, contrasting and applying the acquired knowledge.
- To facilitate the development of the technical, methodological, personal and participative competences.
- To obtain a practical experience which would facilitate the insertion in the labour market and improve their future employability.
- To facility the innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Requirements
In order to enrol the Practicum it will be necessary to have passed 70% of the Basic and Mandatory Education credits, corresponding to the first three years.
Organisation
The responsible centres will count on the Educational Collaboration Agreements necessary to carry out the Practicum. The centre will guarantee that all students enrolled in the Practicum have a centre to develop it. As far as possible, students developing their internships will chose their Practicum centre among those with a punctual collaboration agreement or with an internship agreement.
DOCUMENTATION AND ARCHIVE OF PRACTICUM RECORDS
The different regulations governing the practices of each undergraduate degree program manage aspects related to the documentation and archiving of all documents associated with this subject.
For each document, the person responsible for filling it out, supervising it, and keeping it safe is set.
The documentation generated in the Practicum that relates to performance in external curricular placements will be archived on the Moovi platform, in the specific section for the subject. Documentation relating to management and certifications will be stored in the Practicum support area or in the corresponding service established by the university.
Practicum 2025/2026
General Documentation
- Internships UVigo Regulation
- Practicum Regulation: Early Childhood Education | Primary Education | Social Education | Social Work
- Practicum Calendar: Early Childhood Education | Primary Education | Social Education | Social Work
- Agreements: Early Childhood Education | Primary Education | Social Education | Social Work
Practicum 2026/2027
General Documentation
- Practicum Calendar: Early Childhood Education | Primary Education | Social Education | Social Work
Practicum assignment
Check out the listings on the Moovi platform.
Documentation and Forms
Information available on the UVigo website.