Internship for students: a job or a professional qualification?

• Grant number: 09/16238-0
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): April 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): March 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Law - Private Law
• Principal researcher: Maria Hemília Fonseca
• Grantee: Olívia de Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto (FDRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The law 11.788/8 (New Internship Law) tends to give a new treatment and to protect the internship in Brazil. The student's perspective of internship will conduct this search and law studies about internship will be taken. After so, it will be possible to evaluate if the New Internship Law has been giving new thoughts about the question - internship: professional qualification or a job?