Students will be able to:
Identify the benefits of pursuing on-the-job training experiences, specifically apprenticeships and internships
Explain the differences between apprenticeships and internships
Conduct research to find various apprenticeship and internship opportunities

This is a two part mini course on Internship, Job Search, and Professional Skills in the Workplace. Part 1 covers internships & job search skills, while part 2 covers professional skills in the workplace.

In this 1-hour induction class, students are supported to prepare for their internship experience by considering a range of different workplace scenarios that are drawn from real student internship experiences. This approach shifts the induction class from providing information about unit requirements, rights, responsibilities, and health & wellbeing, to actively engaging and empowering students to develop an understanding of these topics from
authentic scenarios. It also purposefully highlights and frames wellbeing as central to the WIL learning experience and professional development, both within current and future professional situations

There are several textbooks for students whose majors include internships in human services, broadly defi­­­ned, such as case management, counseling, criminal justice, and social work. Most of these books are written in an academic format. Typically, it involves an introduction to a theoretical orientation that concerns working with others followed by a series of chapters devoted to learning professional skills associated with a given discipline. This approach is fine, as far as it goes, but also has two drawbacks. One is that the texts are usually sold by main stream publishers, which means they are expensive. Another is that they seldom address what might be described as the experiential dimension of the internship that most beginners face on their own. This new book addresses both concerns. The fact that it is offered as a free text addresses the first issue, of course, but the second one requires a new approach. It began with asking students to talk about what they experienced when going through their first internship and what they would tell others about how to make it a successful one. That work led to a structured narrative about basic practical topics, such as finding an internship, getting started there, making effective use of supervision, understanding ethics, appreciating cultural diversity, becoming competent, and completing the internship. The text includes descriptions, suggestions, and exercises. It may be used as either a primary course text or, due to its relative brevity, a supplemental one. Although the lead editor is an experienced clinician and professor who has supervised internships for a variety of human services majors over many years, the book was written with and for students to make it more readable and more useful.