Increasing Internships,Increasing Placement:

Focusing on the Students with Financial

Need

Janet Boston, executive director, Indiana INTERNnet

and

Amanda Stanley, director of program relationships, Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Presented by

IMPACT Awards• Intern of the Year

High School

College

Non student (at time of internship)

• Employer of the YearFor-profitNonprofit

• Career Development Professional of the Year

The Facts

Fact

Jobs are the #1 reason Indiana attracts and/or retains young

professionals

Fact

Internships lead to job offers, according to NACE’s 2013 Internship

& Co-op Survey

Internships Defined

An internship is a form of structured and supervised experiential learning that

provides students practical experience in their chosen fields

Internship Elements

• Learning objectives

• Observation

• Reflection

• Evaluation

• Assessment

Employer Benefits

• Increased productivity

Employer Benefits

• Reduced recruiting costs• Gain fresh perspectives  • Remain competitive within industry• Exhibit corporate citizenship• Increase diversity within organization• Offer management experience to

employees working as intern supervisors

Internships “Redefined”

• Internships: short-term, project-based, virtual, traditional

• Interns: post-degree, non-degree, career-changers, returnship, graduate students

Quality Internships

• Resume/portfolio building assignments• Provide professional development• Exposure to community• Offer/invite to social activities• Provide access to leadership• Mentoring: meetings at least bi-weekly

Compensating an Intern

• Know what competition offers

• Parking, lunch, housing, equipment, rewards programs, scholarship money

• Stipends, academic credit

• Abide by laws (Fact Sheet #71)

Why Intern?• Apply academic coursework to the

professional world• Explore career interests• Enhance responsibility/transferable skills• Build resume/portfolio • Expand network to gain full-time

employment prospects

Why Indiana INTERNnet?

• Brain Drain Research

• Internships Employment

• Indiana INTERNnet program established

Indiana INTERNnet’s Mission Statement

Indiana INTERNnet exists to increase the quantity and quality of experiential learning in the state of

Indiana in order to retain top talent

Accomplishing Our Mission

Indiana INTERNnet is a FREE internship-matching program linking

individuals seeking internships, Indiana employers, and Indiana high schools,

colleges and universities

We provide high-touch and high-tech service to anyone seeking or promoting

an internship

High Touch Services

• Employer assistance

• Resource Guides

• Career Fairs

• Internship Hotline/Feedback Button

• Awards

• Community Engagement

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Contact:Janet Boston

Executive Director, Indiana INTERNnet(317) 264-6862

jboston@indianachamber.com

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EARN IndianaRevamping the State Work Study Program

Amanda StanleyDirector of Program RelationshipsCommission for Higher Education

Today’s Agenda

• Background: Why change work study?• Thomas P. Miller & Associates analysis• Introducing EARN Indiana

Why change work study?

TPMA Recommendations• Key Recommendation: Use program to

promote experiential learning• Other structural recommendations:

– Extend employer eligibility to private companies– Keep it simple– Consider priorities– Coordinate and leverage federal resources– Reexamine student eligibility requirements

TPMA Recommendations• Marketing

– Communicate more proactively with students– Increase recruitment assistance– Rebrand the program

• Program Improvements– Establish more rigorous evaluation process– Provide more employer support– Establish employer participation guidelines

EARN Indiana(Employment Aid Readiness Network)

• Gives students with financial need access to résumé-building, experiential, paid positions

• Provides employers up to 50 percent wage match for hiring EARN students

• Enhances student-employer matching through partnership with Indiana INTERNnet

EARN Eligibility• Employer eligibility based on internship

offered – is it experiential?– Private companies may participate– All employers may participate year-round

• Student eligibility remains need-based– Must be full-time– Must be offered a Frank O’Bannon or 21st Century

Scholar award

Position CriteriaInternship must provide experiential learning, plus:•Be paid•Last at least 8 weeks•Be 12 to 20 hours per week (12 to 40 during summer)•Not be political•Be less than 25% administrative in nature•Contain a mentoring component•Not already be designated as Federal Work Study

Applying & Other Logistics• Students and employers apply to participate

via Indiana INTERNnet• EARN-eligible students and positions marked

with logo• Sophisticated search technology helps

recruitment and placement• Employers claim reimbursement directly from

state

Indiana INTERNnet

ContactAmanda Stanley

Director of Program RelationshipsDivision of Student Financial Aid

Commission for Higher Education317.234.8232

ajstanley@che.in.gov