Concluding an traineeship contract

Legal protection for school traineeships

Interns are apprentices who work in a company for a limited period of time as part of their education in order to gain practical experience and insights into the world of work.

The form for the traineeship contract is based as far as possible on the uniform national apprenticeship contract but takes into account the special circumstances of the internships.

The interactive form is suitable for completing and printing out the internship contract and for saving it as an electronic sample copy for company administrative purposes.

Traineeship contract: form interactive [PDF, 554.41 KB]download

Two options for processing the traineeship contract

There are two options for processing the traineeship contract. This allows the different needs of the cantons to be taken into account. The cantons are free to use option 1 or option 2, or both options.

Option 1

Option 1 is based on Art. 15 BBV (internships) and is characterised by the fact that the canton grants a training permit to every internship company that offers internships lasting more than six months before individual traineeship contracts are approved. The schools provide apprentices with internship positions. The traineeship contracts are concluded between the apprentices and the internship company.

Option 1 guarantees that the canton can exert direct control over the internship company by issuing the training permit. However, this presupposes that the cantons provide the necessary human resources.

Option 2

Option 2 is based on Art. 14 BBV (host company network). In contrast to option 1, the canton grants an education permit to the school, which is the lead organisation in this case. The traineeship contracts are concluded between the lead organisation (school) and the apprentice. A written agreement between the lead organisation (school) and the internship company sets out the competencies and responsibilities.

As the lead organisation (school) also represents the internship externally, option 2 has the advantage that the cantons can take corrective action directly with the lead organisation (school) with fewer human resources. If the school assumes the role of lead organisation, it has a greater responsibility with regard to traineeship contracts than with option 1, as stipulated in Art. 15 BBV .

TARGET GROUP: School-based basic education (SOG)

Apprentices who complete school-based basic education (SOG) at commercial schools, commercial colleges, privately recognised educational institutions, etc. gain part of their professional experience in an internship company. At commercial schools, practical training can also take place within the school.

Further information can be found here.

Useful Documents

Traineeship contract: form interactive [PDF, 554.4 KB]download

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News

30.09.2023

Apprenticeship contract and internship contract: New amendment cycle In September 2023, the SBBK Executive Board decided to amend the apprenticeship contract every three years instead of annually as before. The next publication of the apprenticeship contract with amendments will take place in July 2026. Change…

In September 2023, the SBBK Executive Board decided to amend the apprenticeship contract every three years instead of annually as before. The next publication of the apprenticeship contract with amendments will take place in July 2026. Change requests that we will receive by the end of April 2025 will be taken into account.

The same procedure and timeline apply to the internship contract. If a change is made to the apprenticeship contract, this will be incorporated into the internship contract as far as possible and reasonable, and vice versa.

Changes to the law are excluded from this regulation and will be implemented immediately after they enter into force.

Change requests or questions about the process: berufsbildung@sdbb.ch

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