Here you’ll find everything you need to know about offering, hosting and running internship programs for students, including how to promote the benefits to your organisation, and a national work experience guide for employers.
- At the beginning of the placement
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- Review the intern’s contract, which describes the agreed conditions of employment.
- Discuss the intern’s proposed work plan, learning goals, interests, and knowledge/skills.
- Co-write shared learning goals and expectations. Complete any required documentation.
- Explicitly invite the student to ask questions.
- Explain how the workplace operates on a typical day.
- Explain your expectations of workplace behaviour and interactions with employers and customers.
- Schedule future meetings.
- Ensure you correctly induct the intern into the workplace, and they’re ready to begin.
- Together with the student, identify a suitable supervisor and introduce them.
- During the placement
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- Discuss and give feedback on the intern’s progress and performance (including regular meetings/communication with the supervisor/s).
- Advise on questions/problems the intern raises.
- Suggest resources and helpful people, as needed.
- In the middle of the placement
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- Review the intern’s workplace performance documentation (this may be a template your organisation provides or a template prepared by the intern).
- Discuss and give feedback on the intern’s progress and performance.
- Advise on questions/problems raised by the intern
- Suggest resources and helpful people, if needed.
- If needed, discuss changes to the work plan or tasks.
- At the end of the placement
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- Review the intern’s workplace performance documentation (this may be a form your organisation provides or one the intern prepares).
- Discuss the intern’s performance.
- Complete an Evaluation Form within two weeks of the internship completion if applicable.
