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Internships

The Office of Workplace Learning at Alamo Colleges District embraces the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) definition of Internship as a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths and give employers the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent.

To ensure that an experience—whether it is a traditional internship or one conducted remotely or virtually—is educational, and thus eligible to be considered a legitimate internship by the NACE definition, all the following criteria must be met:

• The experience must be an extension of the classroom: a learning experience that provides for applying the knowledge gained in the classroom. It must not be simply to advance the operations of the employer or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.
• The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
• The experience has a defined beginning and end, and a job description with desired qualifications.
• There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student’s academic coursework.
• There is supervision by a professional with expertise and educational and/or professional background in the field of the experience.
• There is routine feedback by the experienced supervisor. 
• There are resources, equipment, and facilities provided by the host employer that support learning objectives/goals.

Alamo Colleges welcomes employers of all types and sizes to offer internship opportunities to Alamo Colleges students.

Alamo Colleges will post and promote businesses’ internship opportunities, and collect applications for employers (optional) who:

• Offer paid internships
• Provide learning and relevant career development
• Accommodate the student’s academic calendar
• Provide regular performance feedback, discussion of career development and workplace professionalism·        
• Agree to the terms of the Alamo Colleges District Paid Internship Agreement

Requesting an Internship Posting

To have an internship posted and promoted to Alamo Colleges students, complete the following two items:

1. The Internship Job Description Form
2. The Alamo Colleges District Paid Internship Agreement

Want your student internship wages supplemented? Go to www.alamo.edu/pws for more details.

Want to hire students as regular part-time employees? Go to New Employer through Handshake.