School-Year Internships

Type:
Program model: WorkReady School-Year Program for In-School youth*

Description:
School-Year Internships provide 11th and 12th grade students from seven Philadelphia high schools with 24-week (10-12 hours per week), paid, work-based learning experiences at worksites throughout the region. These internships give young people a taste of the working world, exposure to career opportunities, and an understanding of how school is connected to economic success. These internships are intended to connect to what students are learning in school and to foster the following:

21st Century skill gains
Opportunities for "professional development"
Connections to carrying adults

During Program Year 2011-2012:
474 youth participated in school-year internships; youth assessed demonstrated a skill gain in at least one 21st Century skill area.

Youth Eligibility	11th or 12th graders who successfully complete pre-employment and workplace expectation seminars Recommended by a coordinator at one of the participating schools listed below.
Participating Schools	Abraham Lincoln High School Frankford High School Germantown High School Samuel Fels High School Thomas Edison High School University City High School West Philadelphia High School

Funding:
U.S. Department of Labor grant to the School District of Philadelphia

System Connections:

Student Success Centers

School District of Philadelphia and WorkReady Philadelphia

Philadelphia Council for College and Career Success

Philadelphia Works, Inc.

* Internships are also offered through WorkReady summer programs.

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