The types of Internship programs

There are several types of internships, according to WetFeet.com, a career resource Web site. They include cooperative education, externships, practicums, service learning, field experience, and apprenticeships.

 

Cooperative education

This is the most common type of internship. Students participate in a formal program that has been created as a partnership between the college and a company. You will get the opportunity to work in fields that match your major and often receive college credit for your experiences.

 

Externships

Externships are a lot like job shadowing, and they last only one to three weeks. They are most popular in the legal and medical fields and are unpaid. According to WetFeet, externships “enable you to investigate a career field without making a long term commitment.” If you participate in an externship, you will follow a worker during a typical day on the job. You will get to learn about the worker’s job duties and work environment, the pros and cons of his or her job, and the skills that are needed to be successful in that type of career.

 

Practicum

In a practicum, you get the opportunity to apply what you are learning in college to a real-world project. These group or individual projects are organized by your academic adviser or department head to help you get real-world experience in a field and develop relationships with potential employers.

 

Service learning

Service learning is a community-based form of internship in which you develop a project that improves your community. This might involve working at a homeless shelter, assisting in a literacy program at a local high school, cleaning up a park, or helping elderly people get to medical appointments. Service-learning projects typically consist of three steps. First, you work with your adviser to establish the goals and time duration of your endeavor. Then you actually perform the work. Finally, you study your experiences and present conclusions about the effectiveness of your work.

 

Field experience

Participating in fieldwork is an excellent way for people pursuing careers in science, anthropology, sociology, or other fields to gain hands-on experience. It is a good way to apply all the theory you learn in class to real-world situations. Field experiences can vary greatly based on your major and school. For example, anthropology students at Saint Louis University recently participated in fieldwork that studied the social behavior and ecology of the mantled howler monkey in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Elementary-education students at Humboldt State University observed and participated in social studies and science classes at local elementary schools. Students in Misericordia University’s Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Program received the opportunity “to apply academically acquired knowledge in assessing, planning, and implementing occupational therapy intervention programs for consumers in a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional service settings.”

 

Apprenticeships

Participating in an apprenticeship will help you to learn a high-skilled trade such as plumbing technology, clothing design, or electronics technology. Apprenticeships usually combine both in-school education and practical experience. They offer wages that increase as you gain more experience. Apprenticeships can last anywhere from one to five years. Visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/training/ apprenticeship.htm for more information on apprenticeships.

 

Vocabulary

internships	практика, стажировка
graduate	выпускник учебного заведения
provide	предоставлять
academic credit	академический зачетный кредит
hands-on experience	практический опыт
obviously	очевидно
clerical duties	обязанности секретаря
opportunity	возможность
expand	расширять
apprenticeships	профессионал. обучение и практика
include	включать
job shadowing	наблюдение за работой специалиста
investigate	изучать
commitment	обязательство
work environment	условия труда
conclusions	выводы
pursue	иметь профессию
assessing	оценка
implementing	выполнение, осуществление
occupational therapy	профессиональная переподготовка
intervention programs	коррекционная программа
plumbing	слесарно–водопроводное дело
gain experience	приобретать опыт