developing an internship program gaining student skills, energy, and creativity
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Developing an Internship Program
Gaining Student Skills,
Energy, and Creativity
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What is an internship?
A temporary work experience wherein a student performs pre-professional work in support of an organization’s
goals.
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Employer Benefits
• The talent of students educated in Nebraska colleges and universities
• New staff with a minimal learning curve
• New skills and ideas for the organization
• Enhanced campus and community public relations
• Potential candidates for full-time positions
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Determining Intern Activities
• Areas in need of development• Projects put on the “back-burner”• “Start to finish” projects
• Examples include:– Design of promotional materials– User surveys, demographic surveys– Improvements to processes– Design and implementation of systems– Workshop development and delivery– Research projects and written reports
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The Job Description• The majority of an intern’s tasks should involve
professional activities, providing the student a solid learning experience.
• A good job description will:– Outline responsibilities/activities
– State required qualifications
– Specify outcomes, “deliverables”
– Identify learning opportunities for student
– Describe compensation, benefits
– Determine hours/time commitment
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Supervising the Intern • Employer determines reporting lines and direct
supervisor
• Supervisors should be:– Enthusiastic about program
– Willing and able to spend time with interns
– Interested in teaching, working with interns
– Knowledgeable in technical areas
– Comfortable providing on-going feedback
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Recruiting Interns
• Identify needs/opportunities within the organization
• Prepare internship job description• Contact local NCCSA career center to advertise
opportunity• Receive and evaluate resumes of interested
students• Interview candidates of interest• Offer position to selected candidate
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Compensation
– Although some students will accept unpaid internships, most partially fund their education and are unable to do so.
– Typically Nebraska colleges and universities do not provide funding to employers to hire interns.
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Academic Credit
– Policies differ by institution, no guarantee intern will receive credit
– Credit may or may not apply to overall graduation requirements
– Most interns who receive academic credit will incur related tuition and fees
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International Students
– Most are eligible to work as a paid intern with minimal paperwork completed by the employer.
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– Students coordinate their experience with their campus international affairs office.
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Documenting the Internship
• A memorandum of understanding or agreement between the student and the organization
• Formal feedback in an evaluation
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Developing an Internship Program
Questions?
Contact any NCCSA member
www.nccsa.info