BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Presentation of 2016 SCVWD Summer Internships for College Students and Skilled Trades.
*PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS ITEM 2.8.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive information and data on the 2016 Summer Internship Program for college students and skilled trades, and acknowledge commitment to the success of the program.
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SUMMARY:
Student interns have become a valued asset and integral part of the District's workforce. Student internship programs not only help to train a future workforce and create a potential pipeline to support succession planning, but it also provides young people throughout the community the opportunity to explore the field of public service as a potential career pathway.
This summer, the District is hosting 48 student interns, the highest number of summer interns to date. The reason for the increase is because, in addition to the highly successful college internship program that is currently in its 4th year, the District has added two skills trade program this summer, one for water treatment plant operators and the other, in partnership with MetroED high school. The District is aware of the increasing rate of retirement each year and is constantly planning for ways to build a future pool of qualified candidates.
2016 Summer Internship Interns
College Program. This year's college interns come from 17 different colleges and universities throughout 5 states. The schools include:
* UC San Diego
* CSU Stanislaus
* University of Washington
* Evergreen Valley
* University of Massachusetts
* University of Virginia
* UC Irvine
* University of Colorado
* Stanford
* St. Mary's
* Santa Clara University
* San Jose State University
* UC Davis
* UC Santa Barbara
* Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
* Cal Poly Pomona
* Loyola Marymount University
The students are working on projects and assignments throughout various business units, including Records & Library Services, Accounting, Government Relations, IT...
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