internships are out there: find the right opportunity
DESCRIPTION
Northeast High School AOF will share best practices for providing paid internships and other meaningful work-based learning opportunities that are attractive to future employees.TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to theAcademy of Finance
Northeast High School St. Petersburg, FL
Introduction
Debbie Fischer, AOF Director Elisa Petro, Academy Accounting Teacher Maggie Saturley, Academy English Teacher Dawn Huber, Achieva Credit Union, AOF
Advisory Board Member
Students will
• Learn business skills to prepare for the future
• Learn money management by making better financial decisions
• Practice real-life workplace applications
AOF Mission Statement
Purpose
Inform participants how to develop internship opportunities.
Goal Gain valuable knowledge of how to develop
compensated internships for academy students.
•Interactive Presentation•Facilitated Discussion•Group Activity •Large Group Discussion•10 Minute Break•Reports•Wrap Up
Agenda
•Paid internships in the community•Volunteer Hours towards Florida’s Bright Future Scholarship
•75 hours
•Academy Scholarship Opportunities•Elective Credits•Dual Enrollment College Credits for Program Completers•Uniforms•Campus Based Volunteer Opportunities
What are Compensated Internships?
•Achieva Credit Union•John Handel & Associates•New York Life•PSCU Financial Services•Raymond James Bank•Raymond James Financial
Paid Internships Preparing for the Future
Viking Branch Sponsored by Achieva Credit Union
• Provides an opportunity to gain
real world experience in the
financial field. • Allows students to
work with members, promote
accuracy and efficiency, and learn to work
under pressure. • Students are
compensated by course credit,
volunteer hours, and college
credits.
Processes for Viking Branch Internship
• Prepare resume• Complete application• Ninth grade behavioral interview (PSCU Financial) • Second interview (Achieva Credit Union)• Summer training (Achieva Credit Union)
• Management
• Teller
• Member Service Advisor
• Marketing
• Auditing• Document volunteer hours towards Florida Bright Futures
Scholarship• Compliance Training• Job Shadowing• Performance Evaluation
•Branch Managers•Assistant Managers•Member Service Advisors (MSA)•Head Tellers•Tellers•Auditing Team•Marketing Team•Trainers
Positions in the Viking Branch
The VITA program at Northeast High is a collaboration with the local office of the IRS to provide free tax preparation to the general public. Students begin training at the end of November and conclude the end of January. Towards the end of the training, students are then tested and certified to prepare tax returns electronically. The VITA service officially starts on February 1st of each year and ends on April 15th, the end of tax season. Students are responsible for scheduling, preparing, interviewing, and submitting tax returns electronically.
VITA ProgramVolunteer Income Tax Assistance
Internal Revenue Service
Attendance/Punctuality
Workplace Competencies
Work HabitsCommunicationTeam MemberEthics/Integrity
Attire
Provides paid internships for academy students.
Advisory Board
Business Partners are a key component to the success of the Academy of Finance.
Consists of members of the business community that meet on a monthly basis.
Provides industry expertise to support academy curriculum.
Serves as an advocate for the academy to educational, political, and business communities.
Highly involved in providing experiential and financial components for the program.
9th Grade – Peer Editing, Presentation, Listening, and Interpersonal Skills, Job Applications, Professional Dress, Team Building, Mock Interviews
10th Grade – Resumes, Cover Letters, Research Skills, Behavioral Interviews, IAMME Program, Business Plan
11th Grade – Internet Research Skills, Ethics, Integrity, Junior Achievement, Video Conferencing
Integrated Curriculum
12th Grade – Certifications, Portfolios, Franklin Templeton Presents
Activity
Team Time to Complete Compensated Internship
Template – 20 minutes
Break Time
Teams Report
Debbie FischerNortheast High [email protected]
Elisa PetroNortheast High [email protected]
Contact us at
Maggie Saturley
University of South Florida
Dawn Huber
Achieva Credit Union
Closing Remarks and Questions