Internships In Industry

To participate in the program click here to fill out the registration/interest form.

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What you get – A junior/senior high school or college student who is interested in your industry. You get to set the type of experience you want to provide, and the time spent at your place of business. It can be as simple as a job shadow experience, or they can complete a project.

The schools are intentional to place students in a work-based learning experience that is aligned with their program of study. The student will have already taken coursework related to your field. The schools work hard to match you with the right student that you will be able to interview. For the high schools, there will be a teacher who will be the point of contact for you as the employer. This teacher will supervise and oversee the student’s program of learning and will visit the site at least once during the internship. For RSCC students the Workforce Training and Placement Manager will be the contact.

What the student gets – Career and technical education credit at the high school or college level credit, and valuable experience in your industry that can influence future college and career paths. For high school students this experience will also count toward the new State of Tennessee Industry 4.0 diploma distinction.

Cost: High school student Work Based Learning and RSCC student internships should have reasonable and customary hourly wages, with a recommendation of $12.00-15.00 per hour (or whatever your company is prepared to offer).

What happens at the school: High school teachers of WBL students will begin the semester with students inside the classroom, going over worker expectations, course standards, and required paperwork to be signed by school employees and employer partners. RSCC students will meet with the Workforce Training and Placement Manager to sign required paperwork and go over expectations.

What the school would like: All of the schools would like this experience give students exposure to what they call “All Aspects of an Industry.” This includes Business Planning, Management, Health, Safety and Environment, Finance, Community Issues, Principles of Technology, Personal Work Habits, Labor, and Technical and Production Skills.

How to sign up – Click here to fill out the registration/interest form.

What happens next – A representative from the schools will contact you to find out more information and will match you with a student(s).

Timing Details –

Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Clinton High Schools:

• Accepting applications for student internships
• Students could be at your facility to start working during the 1st week of August and be there until mid-December. Or, for the Spring, be there Late January through Mid-May. But there is flexibility.
• The recommendation is 18 weeks, which is one semester, but there is flexibility and the ability to extend the internship.
• Students can be available daily between 12:00-4:00 p.m. and can work 15-20 hours per week depending on the student’s schedule and employer’s needs.
• Students generally start their jobs on site the second week of each semester. Students are not expected by the school to work over school breaks and are not allowed to work on snow days.
• Additional hours the student and employer wish to arrange during official school breaks (such as summer internships) will be determined by the employer and employee and will not be considered part of the Work Based Learning (WBL) course expectations.

Roane State Community College Students:

• Accepting applications for student internships – ongoing throughout the year
• The start date would be determined by the employer and student.
• RSCC semesters are 15 weeks long, but there will be flexibility to work between semesters and through multiple semesters.
• Student availability will depend on their schedule.