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E3 INTERNSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPS
EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE, AND EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS SINCE 2019
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Apprenticeships
- Partner with National Apprenticeship Training Foundation, Karen Breashears
- NATF will be an employer & enroll students in a registered apprenticeship program.
- As the employer, NATF will provide Workman’s Compensation Insurance
- NATF will provide a time card and pay students' wages (top is for wages, taxes, etc.. & bottom is grade for high school)
- NATF will bill the company for wages, taxes, & $15 per week.
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Curriculum
- On-site work-based learning opportunities with local business partners
- PEAK Performance U: 9 Essential Skills for the Workplace (Technology-Based Soft Skills Curriculum)
- Students will meet weekly with the Internship Coordinator.
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Employer Benefits
- Students bring new perspectives to old problems.
- Visibility of your organization is increased on campus and in the community.
- Quality candidates for temporary or seasonal positions or projects
- Freedom for professional staff to pursue more creative projects
- A cost-effective way to recruit and evaluate potential employees
- A cost-effective or no-cost workforce does not require long-term employer commitment
- The business image in the community is enhanced as you contribute your expertise to the educational world
Internship Employer's Role
- Provide 15 to 20 hours of work/training per week
- Provide supervision and mentoring to interns
- Connect classroom experiences to the work environment
- Assign tasks and/or job responsibilities to interns
- Provide feedback to interns concerning their performance
- Verify weekly/monthly time log
- Notify Career Coach of any unsatisfactory development
- Evaluate the intern each grading period
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Internships
- Students will complete an online internship application
- Students will be interviewed by BHS staff and potential employers prior to placement into an internship to determine eligibility.
- If selected for the internship program, students will be evaluated by their employers during each grading period.
- If selected for the internship program, students will meet weekly with the Internship Coordinator.
- Students will provide their own transportation to their internship site.
- Intern students will be released from school during designated periods to report to work.
- Students will attend training provided by the employer prior to beginning their internship.
- Students will submit weekly/monthly time logs to the Internship Coordinator.
- Students will complete Naviance interest inventories/assessments.
- Using Google Classroom, students will complete assigned tasks in the units/lessons for online PEAK Performance U:9 Essential Skills for the Workplace curriculum.
- Failure to comply with requirements may result in receiving an “F” for the semester, being removed from the internship program, and being assigned to another class for the remainder of the semester.
Justification Internships
- Using a partnership between BHSC and employers in our community, students will receive training/experience through actual part-time internships/apprenticeships, and/or volunteer work.
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Media Features
- Setting up students for success, KAIT8
- Batesville students to intern at Intimidator, Guard Online
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Laura Howard
District Community Schools Coordinator & E3 Internship Coordinator
E | lhoward@gobsd1.org
P | 870.793.6831 X 1012