Completing a professionalisation internship as a jobseeker
In order to give jobseekers the opportunity to concretely demonstrate their skills and capabilities to employers, and to find a new job, the National Employment Agency (Agence pour le développement de l'emploi – ADEM) may offer them a professionalisation internship, subject to certain conditions.
This internship concerns:
- jobseekers over 30 years of age;
- workers with reduced work capacity;
- disabled workers.
The internships have a duration of 6 weeks.
Who is concerned
Jobseekers:
- aged 30 or over; or
- who are currently in an external redeployment programme; or
- who have disabled worker status.
Employers who wish to offer professionalisation internships must be in a position to offer a real job prospect to the jobseeker at the end of the training.
Prerequisites
The jobseeker must be registered with the ADEM for at least one month before being entitled to participate in such an internship.
How to proceed
Internship offer
Employers willing to host an intern must:
- contact ADEM's Employer Services; and
- declare their vacant position.
Jobseekers may not turn down the offer without a valid reason (example of a valid reason: the internship does not meet the criteria for suitable work), nor refuse to complete a professionalisation internship offered by the ADEM, or else they my incur the sanctions stipulated by law.
Duration of the internship
Internships have a duration of 6 weeks at the most.
People who are considered to be highly qualified, i.e. those who have successfully completed at least 3 years of academic education (bac +3), may have the duration of the internship increased to 9 weeks if the position meets their qualifications.
Procedure for the internship
An internship agreement is entered between the jobseeker, the employer and the ADEM.
The jobseeker is supervised, throughout the internship, by a mentor appointed by the employer.
The internship is an opportunity for the jobseeker to:
- make use of their professional experience; and
- demonstrate their skills and abilities to the employer.
During the internship, the jobseeker is entitled to 2 days of leave per month.
Internship allowance
A professionalisation internship at a company is an unpaid internship.
However, the intern is entitled to an internship allowance of EUR 41.67 per month at index 100 (index value), paid by ADEM. For this purpose, the employer must provide ADEM's Employer Services with a weekly attendance record of the intern.
People receiving unemployment benefits, a bridging allowance, a professional bridging allowance, a bridging pension or benefits for the severely disabled will continue to receive those benefits throughout the internship.
The internship is subject to insurance against occupational accidents. Related contributions are paid by the Employment Fund (Fonds pour l'emploi).
End of internship
The employer informs the ADEM of the possibilities for integrating the jobseeker into the business.
Hiring the jobseeker
If hired under a permanent employment contract (contrat à durée indéterminée – CDI) or under a fixed-term contract (contrat à durée déterminée – CDD), the internship period must be deducted from any trial period that is stipulated in the contract.
Please note that jobseekers are entitled to re-employment support if they meet the various conditions.
If the intern is hired at the end of the internship by means of:
- a full-time permanent contract, the employer can be reimbursed, upon request to ADEM, 50 % of the social minimum wage for unskilled workers during 12 months after hiring;
- In the case of a part-time permanent contract, the reimbursement is calculated in proportion to the work schedule.
The application for reimbursement may be made at the earliest 12 months after the intern is hired. However, reimbursement will only take place if:
- the former intern is still under contract at the time of the claim; and
- the internship period has been deducted from the probation period provided for in the employment contract.
The intern can also, at the end of the internship, benefit from a 12-month employment reintegration contract. In this case, the duration of the professionalisation internship is taken into account in the calculation of the 12 months.
Note that this refund can be combined with other financial aid, but only within the amount of the monthly social minimum wage for unskilled workers.
Jobseekers who are not hired
If the intern is not hired, the employer provides ADEM with a document that must indicate:
- the skills acquired by the jobseeker during the internship; and
- any shortcomings noted.
In that case, the jobseeker can contact his or her guidance counsellor at ADEM to determine further action.
Forms / Online services
Stage de professionnalisation - relevé de présence
Who to contact
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National Employment Agency (ADEM)
Employer Services19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88000
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National Employment Agency (ADEM)13A, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
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Career Guidance - Luxembourg City - Maison de l'orientation (Educational and Vocational Guidance Centre)29, rue Aldringen
L-1118 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. L-2926 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 85480Fax : (+ 352) 40 61 39Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Medical Commission19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Fax : (+352) 26 19 08 22 -
Joint Committee (Secretariat) – ADEM19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888 -
Occupational Counselling and Redeployment Panel19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208, L-1022 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888 -
Department for Workers with Reduced Working Capacity19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Fax : (+352) 247 - 85402 -
Disability and Redeployment Department19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
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Diekirch Agency2, rue de Clairefontaine
L-9220 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 7 L-9201 Diekirch
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 80 26 35 -
Career Guidance - Diekirch - Maison de l'orientation (Educational and Vocational Guidance Centre)7, avenue de la Gare
L-9233 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 7 L-9201 Diekirch
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Differdange Agency23, Grand-Rue
L-4575 Differdange
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 5 L-4501 Differdange
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 247 - 75351Mon.-Fri. from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Dudelange Agency56, rue du Parc
L-3542 Dudelange
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247-88888Fax : (+352) 247-75 471from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Esch-sur-Alzette Agency1, boulevard Porte de France
L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 289 L-4003 Esch-sur-Alzette
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 54 10 58 -
Wasserbillig Agency44, esplanade de la Moselle
L-6637 Wasserbillig
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 38 L-6601 Wasserbillig
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 247 - 753918.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 -
Wiltz Agency20, rue Winseler
L-9577 Wiltz
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 57 L-9501 Wiltz
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 95 86 11Mon.-Fri. 8.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 -
Financial management of support measures - young persons10, rue Bender
L-1229 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247-88888Fax : (+ 352) 29 65 90Mon.-Fri. from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Foreign Workforce Department19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88000Fax : (+352) 247 - 90410 -
Job Protection Department (ADEM)1, boulevard Porte de France
L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Fax : (+ 352) 40 59 88 -
Special Reassessment Committee for unemployment benefits (CSR)19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg