This is the presentation given by Prima Civatas for employers who are interested in creating internship programs at their organizations.

1. Sherry Doody Amanda Avila
Human Resources Talent Development Manager
Prima Civitas Foundation Prima Civitas Foundation

2. Employer Internship Training Session
Today’s Agenda
• Interns today
• 5 Steps essential for structuring program
• Best (& worst) practices
• How to recruit interns
• How to identify potential internship opportunities within
your organization
• Resources
• FAQs

3. Employer Internship Training Session
• About the Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF)
• Non-profit established in 2006
• Community & economic development
• Talent portfolio
• About the Michigan Internship Initiative
• Partners-PCF & Hello West Michigan
• Employer Internship Training Sessions
• Employer Internship Toolkit

4. Employer Internship Training Session
• When you hear “internship”, what do you think?
• Only for large organizations?
• That you had a bad experience in the past
and would rather not deal with interns?

5. Employer Internship Training Session
Who are today’s interns?
• High School students
• College students
 Traditional
 Non-traditional
• Career changers

6. Employer Internship Training Session
Employer Benefits
• Opportunity to create workforce pipeline
• Start-ups
• Interns can bridge skills gaps through
connecting employers to education
• Great way to groom future leadership
• Return On Investment (ROI)
• Promess Inc, Hart Davidson Design (HDD)

7. Employer Internship Training Session
How to get started:
Look at what can be completed by an intern
• Review job descriptions for each department
• Identify capacity issues
• Do you have projects on your wish list?
 Don’t restrict the possibilities

8. Employer Internship Training Session
• Budget
• $10/hour ($7.45 min. wage + payroll taxes)
x 150 hours
$1500.00
• Stipends
• Monthly $$
• Gas cards + pizza

9. Employer Internship Training Session
Five-Steps to Developing a Quality Internship Program
Step 1: Set goals and policies for the internship program
 What is the main goal for your organization’s internship
program?
 Who will supervise and mentor the intern?
Step 2: Write a plan for the internship opportunity
 Create Work Plan
 Can the intern be involved in other areas?
 Meetings
 Training/Seminars

10. W ork Plan
Marketing Internship
une 1 – August 31, 2011
Length: J
Schedule:
Monday Tuesday W ednesday Thursday Friday Total Hours
8 am – 4 pm off 8 am – 4 pm off 8 am – 4 pm 24
hours/week
Email: prima@primacivitas.org Password: #@$&%
Projects:
· Style Guide
· Marketing Plan including demographic research
· Development and Implementation of S ocial Media
· W ebsite maintenance and development
· Assist with development of Presentations and Powerpoints for staff
· Attend Marketing Committee Meetings
· Assist with development of Events/Event Planning
· Assist with general office operations
Mid-Internship Progress meeting – J 11, 2011
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11. Employer Internship Training Session
Prima Civitas Website
with a Style Guide…
Jan
10
Workshop on Creating an Intern Program for Your Arts or Culture
Organization
Join Amanda Avila, CBSP Talent Development Manager at Michigan's
,
Prima Civitas ...

12. Employer Internship Training Session
Prima Civitas Website
without a Style Guide…
Workshop on
Creating an Intern
Program for Your
Arts or Culture

13. Employer Internship Training Session
Five-Steps to Developing a Quality Internship Program
Step 3: Recruit a qualified intern
• Contact local high school, college or university
• Local networking groups
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Michigan Shifting Gears program
 Interview interns as you would employees
 Extend offer to chosen candidate
 Notify candidates who were not selected

14. Employer Internship Training Session
MEDC’s
Michigan Shifting Gears Program (MiSG)
• Program overview
• How can you benefit?
 Scan the QR code for more info

15. Employer Internship Training Session
Five-Steps to Developing a Quality Internship Program
Step 4: Manage the intern
• Orientation-without overload
• Don’t make assumptions
• Talk about attire, perfume, schedule, etc.
• Give the intern resources needed to function
• Computer
• Phone
• Access to server/share drive
• Monitor & evaluate interns progress

16. Employer Internship Training Session
Five-Steps to Developing a Quality Internship Program
Step 5: Conduct exit interviews and follow-up
• Use feedback to track/improve your internship program
• Communicate with Career Advisor

17. FAQ’s
 What is required of the employer if the internship is for credit?
 What is the difference between an intern and volunteer?
 What is the standard length of an internship?
 How many employees do you have to have in order to use
interns?
 Can we use interns for positions that deal w/confidential info?
 What should I do if the intern is not working out?

18. Resources
Resources mentioned today can be found on
the Prima Civitas website at
http://bit.ly/wY9eh9

19. Sherry Doody
s.doody@primacivitas.org
517-999-3382
http://www.primacivitas.org/
@Sherrydoody Sherry Pfaff-Doody
@AmandaPCF Amanda Avila