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Youth Internships
Youth Internships allow students the
opportunity to consolidate and apply the learning from their high
school coursework into a meaningful and relevant on-the-job
experience. An Internship is an opportunity for a student to spend
time with one or more employees at a business, non-profit
organization or government agency. The objective is to observe and
gain hands-on experience in how business and industry work. The
Internship experience is selected based on the student’s chosen
career cluster/pathway.
Internships help students:
- Gain hands-on experience at a local
business to build upon skills learned in the classroom.
- Establish a clear connection between
education and work.
- Develop an understanding of the
workplace under the guidance of an adult mentor.
- Explore and research a variety of
careers.
- Develop workplace responsibility and
learn about workplace realities.
- Establish professional contacts for
future employment.
- Establish positive work habits and
attitudes.
- Learn technical skills that will be
valuable for future jobs.
- Understand what education opportunities
are available that will lead to a career in their chosen career
pathway.
Internships help teachers:
- Keep curriculum up-to-date through
communication with employers.
- Make education more relevant and
valuable for students.
- Access the latest tools and equipment.
- Acquire information on actual
proficiencies required by employers/occupations.
- Interact with the business community to
secure resources (e.g. knowledge, equipment, software, etc.) to
enhance learning.
Internships help employers:
- Gain access to an expanded pool of
qualified applicants.
- Invest early to get “hard-to-find”
people “trained-your-way”.
- Reduce employee training costs.
- Establish closer working relationships
with local schools and educators.
- Communicate to students how important
it is to learn well: how to read, write, speak, listen,
calculate and think when it comes to workplace success.
- Generate positive publicity and public
relations for their company.
- Help students make better informed
educational and career choices.
- Influence curricula taught in schools.
- Develop new projects with student
assistance.
- Communicate required job-specific
proficiencies to educational personnel.
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