e-TafaknaAn internship agreement sets the terms of a practical training period in a company, from student placements to public integration schemes such as Tunisia's CIVP (contrat d'initiation à la vie professionnelle). This template covers the CIVP and its equivalents elsewhere: the French convention de stage, Morocco's Idmaj integration contract, Saudi Tamheer, the Italian tirocinio and apprenticeship contracts.
What every template should include before you sign.
Identity of the host company, the intern and, where relevant, the school or public employment agency; nature of the arrangement: study internship, CIVP, integration contract or apprenticeship.
Target skills and assigned tasks, linked to the intern's studies or career plan, and distinct from a permanent position in the company.
Start and end dates, weekly attendance and hours, within the maximum duration of the scheme and its renewal conditions.
Appointment of a tutor in the company and a contact at the school or agency, and how the intern is assessed.
Amount, who pays it (company, State or both), payment frequency and any benefits such as transport or meals.
Cover for accidents during the internship, civil liability, and health and safety rules applicable to the intern.
Discretion over company information and ownership of work, reports or creations produced during the internship.
Grounds for early termination, notice period, end-of-internship certificate and effects of any hiring after the internship.
Pick a country: key points, formalities and reference texts.
In Tunisia, the CIVP is an integration programme of the National Employment Fund for first-time jobseekers, with a monthly grant paid by the State.
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In Algeria, the professional integration support scheme (DAIP) provides integration contracts for young first-time jobseekers.
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In Morocco, the Idmaj integration contract, managed by ANAPEC, covers young graduates' first work experience.
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In Egypt, the 2025 Labour Law (Law No. 14 of 2025) governs the vocational apprenticeship contract.
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In Lebanon, the 1946 Labour Code covers workers in training and leaves the terms of the training contract to decrees.
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In Iraq, the 2015 Labour Law includes trainees in the definition of worker and requires a written training contract.
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In Saudi Arabia, the Labour Law governs the qualification and training contract (arts. 45 to 49); the Tamheer programme funds placements for young Saudi graduates.
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In the UAE, hosting an intern requires a MOHRE permit, which differs for students and for Emirati trainees.
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In Qatar, the Labour Law governs the apprentice's vocational training contract; the 2024 Qatarisation law requires employers to train the nationals they hire.
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In Oman, the 2023 Labour Law has no specific internship regime; it requires training of Omanis and refers to implementing regulations.
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General contract law applies; rules specific to this contract remain to be confirmed. As authorities are split, this information relies on national laws in force before 2015.
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Common law country: the Employment Act 2007 expressly includes apprentices in the definition of employee and requires writing once the relationship reaches three months.
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In France, a workplace internship is not an employment contract: it rests on a mandatory internship agreement (convention de stage) governed by the Education Code.
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In Italy, the extracurricular traineeship (tirocinio extracurricolare) is regulated by the Regions, with a capped duration and a mandatory minimum allowance.
All templates in ItalySimple signature, OTP signature or TunTrust qualified signature (DigiGO, Mobile ID) in Tunisia.
See the signature levelsOur complete guide to this contract under Tunisian law.
The CIVP (contrat d'initiation à la vie professionnelle) is an integration programme of the National Employment Fund, governed by Government Decree No. 2019-542, which replaced the former SIVP. It is open to Tunisian first-time jobseekers registered with an employment office, with some non-graduates and persons with disabilities exempt from the first-time condition.
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