Responsibilities of the Internship Participants

• Student
  • Focus attention on the internship learning plan.
  • Develop academic, occupational, and employability skills.
  • Adapt to the worksite.
  • Adhere to school/employer/student/parent agreement.
  • Establish and maintain a portfolio.
  • Maintain a journal/log of the internship experience.
  • Complete an internship project.
• Parent
  • Participate in the career exploration and development process.
  • Support child's career motivation.
  • Collaborate with school personnel in the development and execution of the
  • internship.
  • Assist their child in arranging safe and reliable transportation to and from the worksite.
• Mentor
  • Instruct the student in safety and health procedures and policies.
  • Invest considerable time and energy.
  • Initiate the relationship with the intern.
  • Increase intern responsibilities as appropriate.
  • Have realistic expectations.
  • Orient the intern to the workplace.
  • Maintain communication with the internship coordinator.
• Sponsoring Organization
  • Initiate the program at the worksite.
  • Exercise decision-making in managing the program.
  • Provide input to the school curriculum.
  • Screen and monitor program mentors.
  • Create work-based development opportunities for teachers.
  • Provide work-based learning opportunities for students.
• School
  • Provide administrative leadership and support.
  • Provide flexible scheduling.
  • Provide thorough planning.
  • Establish business partnerships that provide tangible, concrete benefits to students.
• Content Teacher
  • Incorporate Skills for Success into the instruction.
  • Assist with Learning Plan development.
  • Provide resources and expertise in project/portfolio development.
  • Include real-world applications in instruction.