The Grand Rapids-based West Michigan Internship Initiative next week will offer a new round of Employer Internship Training aimed at keeping the state's best and brightest at home and working.
“The expansion of internships is one of the best methods for retaining and expanding our intellectual capital base in West Michigan" says Cindy Brown, Project Manager for the Initiative.
"Internships are an inexpensive recruiting tool and an opportunity to train future employees. Interns can bring current technology and ideas from the classroom to the workplace, they can complete projects that have been set aside for various reasons and they can be another source for the recruitment of diverse employees into your workforce."
Brown believes this is the perfect time for companies to begin developing a comprehensive work plan for their internship programs. To aid area employers with the creation or enhancement of their organization’s internship program, employers can attend a training session on Tuesday August 10, 2010 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. or 3:00-4:30 p.m. Employers will be presented with the Employers Internship Toolkit, a guide that was created with the input of various businesses and career services professionals from universities and colleges in the region, along with other pertinent information in helping enhance or develop their own internship program.
To sign-up for this training sessions or get additional information,contact Cindy Brown at 616-871-2452 or cbrown@wm-alliance.org.
To learn more about the West Michigan Internship Initiative or download a copy of the Employers Internship Toolkit, visit the WMSA website at: http://www.wm-alliance/.
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