The 3ᵉ internship is a first immersion in the professional world. It enables middle school students to discover different professions, explore fields that interest them and gain their first hands-on experience of working in a company or laboratory. This week of observation is a valuable opportunity to refine their career choices and better understand the demands of the professional world.
Duration: 1 week
Organization: Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
Objectives and missions :
- Discover laboratory research professions
- Immersion in the day-to-day work of engineers and researchers
- Observation and participation in the daily tasks of a laboratory engineer
- Synthesis of observations made during the internship
Skills developed:
✅ Observation and critical thinking - Analysis of scientific protocols and results
✅ Scientific rigor and methodology - Monitoring laboratory experiments
✅ Autonomy and adaptability - Integration into a technical and scientific environment
✅ Teamwork and collaboration - Interaction with researchers and engineers
✅ Synthesis and communication - Drawing up an experiment report and reporting observations
This internship enabled me to gain a better understanding of how a scientific laboratory works, and to explore the different professions linked to research in the field of transport and planning.
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