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Civil service is an opportunity for growth and training. For a commitment of 25 hours a week on 5 days a week for a year, it is possible to take advantage of:

  • a tax-free refund of€519.47 per month
  • certifications of skills acquired and Open Badges, which can be used in the labour market
  • eventual recognition of training credits for one's course of study
  • eventual recognition of the Civil Service course as a curricular traineeship


The year of civil service is alsoredeemable for social security purposes and guarantees those who complete the route 15% of reserved places in public competitions, thus representing the ideal route for those who wish to work in the Public Administration in the future.

 

The University of Genoa, an accredited body of the Department of Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service, has been offering this pathway for four years in partnership with various local stakeholders such as the Municipality of Genoa, the social cooperatives "Agorà" and "La Comunità" and the APS "Arci Servizio Civile". The intervention thus confirms its social commitment to the community of Genoa while responding to the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

 

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FAQ

Announcement 2026

May participate young people who, on the date of application, have completed the eighteenth and not exceeded the twenty-eighth year of age (28 years and 364 days) and meet the following requirements:

  • SPID (Sistema Unico di Identità Digitale) or credentials issued by the Department for Youth Policies 
  • Be an Italian citizen, EU citizen or have a regular residence permit

Those who, on the date of application, are not eligible:

  • belong to the police force or armed forces
  • have already performed national/universal civilian service or have interrupted it
  • abbiano riportato condanne
  • intrattengano, at the time of publication of this call for applications, with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, employment, collaboration or paid internship relations of any kind;
  • have employment, collaboration or paid internship relationships of any kind with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body
    , of paid employment, collaboration or internship of any
    title lasting more than three months in the 12 months preceding the date of publication of the
    call

It is specified that generic and targeted student collaborations (collaborations "150 hours" or "200" hours) do not fall within the scope of paid employment or collaboration as study support measures: students who have benefited from such collaborations may therefore apply for Civil Service.

May participate young people who, on the date of application, have completed the eighteenth and not exceeded the twenty-eighth year of age (28 years and 364 days) and meet the following requirements:

  • SPID (Sistema Unico di Identità Digitale) or credentials issued by the Department for Youth Policies 
  • Be an Italian citizen, EU citizen or have a regular residence permit

Those who, on the date of application, are not eligible:

  • belong to the police force or armed forces
  • have already performed national/universal civilian service or have interrupted it
  • abbiano riportato condanne
  • intrattengano, at the time of publication of this call for applications, with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body, employment, collaboration or paid internship relations of any kind;
  • have employment, collaboration or paid internship relationships of any kind with the body responsible for the programme, the project or with the host body
    , of paid employment, collaboration or internship of any
    title lasting more than three months in the 12 months preceding the date of publication of the
    call

It is specified that generic and targeted student collaborations (collaborations "150 hours" or "200" hours) do not fall within the scope of paid employment or collaboration as study support measures: students who have benefited from such collaborations may therefore apply for Civil Service.

Universal Civil Service projects can last from 8 to 12 months.


The projects in UniGe will last 12 months for an annual amount of 1,145 hours with a weekly commitment of 25 hours over 5 days (Monday to Friday)

 

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Universal Civil Service projects can last from 8 to 12 months.


The projects in UniGe will last 12 months for an annual amount of 1,145 hours with a weekly commitment of 25 hours over 5 days (Monday to Friday)

 

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Volunteers are entitled to a monthly tax-free reimbursement of EUR 519.47, which is paid directly by the Department for Youth Policy and Civil Service and not by the organisation or association promoting the project.

Volunteers are entitled to a monthly tax-free reimbursement of EUR 519.47, which is paid directly by the Department for Youth Policy and Civil Service and not by the organisation or association promoting the project.

You can only apply for one project, so the first step is to choose the one in which you intend to participate.
Once you have identified the project for which you intend to apply you must copy the project code and search for the same project on On-Line Application (DOL) indicating it as the chosen one. 
You will then need to fill in the other fields of your application, such as previous experience and your reasons for applying.

You can only apply for one project, so the first step is to choose the one in which you intend to participate.
Once you have identified the project for which you intend to apply you must copy the project code and search for the same project on On-Line Application (DOL) indicating it as the chosen one. 
You will then need to fill in the other fields of your application, such as previous experience and your reasons for applying.

Once the call for applications is over, UniGe will convene the selections, which will take place in person. The selection criteria are indicated in the summary sheets of each project. The interviews are formally convened with the mere publication on this site of the selection dates and the candidates involved. However, the university undertakes to also notify the dates to the emails provided in the application. 

On completion of the interviews, the university will publish provisional rankings. Please note: due to data protection, the candidates' first and last names will not be indicated, but rather will be anonymised using the application number at the top of the application. You are therefore advised to save this number. 

Once the call for applications is over, UniGe will convene the selections, which will take place in person. The selection criteria are indicated in the summary sheets of each project. The interviews are formally convened with the mere publication on this site of the selection dates and the candidates involved. However, the university undertakes to also notify the dates to the emails provided in the application. 

On completion of the interviews, the university will publish provisional rankings. Please note: due to data protection, the candidates' first and last names will not be indicated, but rather will be anonymised using the application number at the top of the application. You are therefore advised to save this number. 

  • To take advantage of the 15% of places reserved in public competitions for former Civil Service volunteers.
  • To actively participate in the social and civic life of the country by dedicating a year of one's life to a commitment of solidarity
  • This enables you to achieve that 'active citizenship' that makes those who have voluntarily decided to carry out a year in favour of the community a protagonist
  • It is an opportunity for human and social growth and requires general and specific training courses
  • It is a qualifying experience that can be added to one's knowledge base, spendable in the course of one's working life, and which, at times, can itself become a work opportunity
  • It can take the form of a concrete opportunity for socialisation at work, i.e. an opportunity to come into contact with a work context that has its own rules, involves reciprocal rights and duties, shared responsibilities and objectives, development of new ties and relationships
  • Offering the opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge learnt during the school-university training pathway by concretely verifying one's professional aptitudes
  • The period of community service is assessed in public competitions in the same way and with the same value as the service provided in public bodies
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  • To take advantage of the 15% of places reserved in public competitions for former Civil Service volunteers.
  • To actively participate in the social and civic life of the country by dedicating a year of one's life to a commitment of solidarity
  • This enables you to achieve that 'active citizenship' that makes those who have voluntarily decided to carry out a year in favour of the community a protagonist
  • It is an opportunity for human and social growth and requires general and specific training courses
  • It is a qualifying experience that can be added to one's knowledge base, spendable in the course of one's working life, and which, at times, can itself become a work opportunity
  • It can take the form of a concrete opportunity for socialisation at work, i.e. an opportunity to come into contact with a work context that has its own rules, involves reciprocal rights and duties, shared responsibilities and objectives, development of new ties and relationships
  • Offering the opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge learnt during the school-university training pathway by concretely verifying one's professional aptitudes
  • The period of community service is assessed in public competitions in the same way and with the same value as the service provided in public bodies
.

 

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