Student Internship Program

Bristol County Agricultural High School --- Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School --- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School --- Taunton High School

Description
        The Taunton Area School to Career's student internship program provides students with paid and unpaid work experience. 

Internships help students to:

• Apply basic skills and knowledge
• Learn current technological skills relevant to the industry
• Link work experience with an academic/vocational class
• Understand the culture of the workplace
• Develop broad transferable workplace competencies

Work-Based Learning
      To stay competitive, today's employers, large and small, need highly skilled people who can think critically, solve problems, make independent decisions and be effective team members.  There is growing concern however, that employers will be unable to find workers meeting these qualifications.  Research underscores that the nation is not adequately preparing young people to be productive workers.

      Part of the problem is that most young people do not see a connection between what they learn in school and their future careers.  Schools alone cannot provide the students with the necessary combination of academic, technical, and social skills.  They need the support and cooperation of the business community.  Schools AND employers can create learning opportunities that expose young people to the skills, experiences, and attitudes essential to succeed in today's economy.

Employer Benefits

• Recruit and train future employees
• Reduce employee training costs and turnover
• Improve the skill level of young adults in the community
• Share expertise about skills needed to work in the industry
• Influence curriculum development to meet industry standards
• Achieve good public relations.

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Participating Taunton Area Businesses

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To read more about the following internship programs, click on a link below:

• After School Internships - After school internships provide students with a chance to experience the "real world" atmosphere of a place of business.
• ProStart - Two-year program preparing high school juniors and seniors for careers in restaurant management.
• Mayor's Summer Job Program - Designed to assist local residents, (with an emphasis on students ages 14-17), in obtaining summer employment within the greater Taunton area.
• Project Y.E.S. - Project Y.E.S. (Youth Equipped for Success) focuses on academic remediation and job readiness.

Interested in hiring an intern? For more information, please contact Kerrie Enos, Career Specialist
Taunton Area School to Career, Inc. 72 School Street Taunton, MA 02780		Phone: (508) 977-1417 Fax: (508) 824-1303  E-mail: kaenos79@yahoo.com