The Internship LEAP Initiative

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The Internship LEAP Initiative
Matthew Zinman Executive Director Founder
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Presenter Matthew Zinman

• Topic Expertise
• Founder of The Internship Institute and its
  education affiliate / product brand - Z
  University
• Developed 3 Internship Products for Employers
• The Blueprint for Internship Success (DVD)
• Intern Toolkit (turnkey materials/portal)
• Intern Supervisor Guidebook / Mentoring
  Curriculum
• 20 years first-hand internship experience
• Managed / mentored 200 students
• Host of InternGuru.com / Actor at BETI.org

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About Us

• The Internship Institute
• Workforce Development Organization
• Close the gap between classroom learning and
  workforce competency
• Mission Initiatives Education, Advocacy,
  Leadership, Collaboration
• Evolving to a non-profit 501c3 status-pending
• Z University
• Education Affiliate Products Services
• Program Management, Work Productivity, Build
  Human Capital
• Consulting (strategy, recruitment, management,
  conversion)
• Education (onsite training, webinars for HR,
  supervisors execs)
• Products Internship Program Management Solutions

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Internship Program MaterialsStaffing Management
System
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The Internship LEAP Initiative
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The Internship LEAP Plan

• MARKET STATE OF AFFAIRS
• Career center budgets average 10/STUDENT
• direct support for internship placements
• ONLY 22 of career centers are high-touch with
  employers
• The annual cost of higher education 6K / 23K
• Theres no time to waste we are doing this now.

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Centralized, privatized, value-added
• Based on consortium of best practices
• Plug-in with employers (chambers, WIBs, EDCs)
• Connect with community charities
• Fund pay for interns at non-profits

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Seamless/minimalist integration on campuses
• Virtual worker stations/command centers
• Host on-campus internship program
• a.k.a. student-run as much as possible
• Epicenter to source students in on-campus
  departments
• Stony Brook University Career Center

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Aim is for NO later than 2011 on campuses
• Immediate action (TRIAGE 2008)
• See FULL Internship LEAP Initiative Plan
• Based on 4 New Realities About Internships

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Charities need helping hands
• Students need experience
• DVD sales fund giveaways
• St. Patricks Day Launch (3.17)
• New Orleans at Tulane
• Clinton On-Campus Initiative
• Green service movement

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Northeastern Model
• Co-ops / Internships / Service
• Marthas Vineyard since 05
• In conjunction with WACE
• June 22-26 27th July 1

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Little Progress in Election Year
• Strap on the backs of our capable emerging
  workforce. They can do it.

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Intern Work Economic Productivity Study
• Supervisor Gain 225 FULL work days/year

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• I am NOT an economist
• Economic stimulus is to PUT money in consumers
  hands
• Instead, we saddle with loans, high tuition,
  debt, up to 6 tuition credits for internship and
  THEN we dont pay them.
• It makes NO sense.

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Why keep them poor?
• If not paying now they will!
• Socioeconomic equality
• Whats minimum wage
• Internship Tuition Credit
• DOUBLE-PENALIZED

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Fear of opportunity erosion
• Give them real work
• Pay them utilize for ROI
• Tax credit tiers (by ize)
• Certify Learning Outcomes

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Foundation support
• The Internship Institute
• Corporate sponsorship

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• No 2 schools do the same
• No ONE school can do this
• Create and open channel
• Workforce development focus
• Aid, Access Accountability

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Augment infrastructure
• Layer-in value add services
• Minimalist approach
• Seamless integration
• Tie into admissions liaison

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Program quality certification
• Tax credit reimbursement
• Keep everyone accountable

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• BEST PRACTICES EXIST Gather Implement
• Freshman Year Intake Assessments
• Sophomore Year Registration Preparation
• Junior Year Complete Requirement
• Senior Year Reflection Adaptation Placement

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Align students talent and career interests
• Streamline employment placement/opportunities
• Keep the government informed
• Feed workforce development system
• Virtual Internship Command Center/Work Facility

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• ApprentiCorps Community Conduit
• Raise funds to pa y green interns
• Employer-Student Matching Service (one-stops)
• Student Assessment and Readiness Training
• Value-Add On-Campuses
• Makes student tuition money work harder

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Already happening in Michigan Indiana
• Imagine the economic ripple effects
• Strap economy on backs of emerging workforce
• Immediate productivity stimulus
• Long-term benefits of right-careering grads
• Get this great country back on its feet

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Mandatory 3 credits
• Average is 6 credits
• Where does that student tuition money go now?
• The 1.5 09 Credit Plan
• Make tuition work harder for everyone
• ALL AROUND WIN

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Exact budget number
• Annual by junior class
• Tuition scales service level to size of campus
  student body

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• Its THEIR right
• Its THEIR money
• Its THEIR opportunity
• Its THEIR future
• WERE READY ARE U?

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• WHAT NOW?
• ApprentiCorps March 17, Tulane U, New Orleans
• Northeastern/WACE Marthas Vineyard (late June)
• Employer purchases will fund progress
• 2008 TRIAGE Mode Coalition Building
• 20091.5 Site Planning/Programming Development
• A strategic advantage for any campus/community
• A strategic advantage for any employer/business
• 2010 Logistics Management Site Development
• 2011 Network in Place, Scaled and Funded

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The Internship LEAP Plan

• THE FUTURE IS HAPPENING NOW!
• Every college junior is our employer (2009)
• Every future college student our benefactor
• The Internship LEAP Plan is BIG enough to work
• ApprentiCorps community service internships
• Take THE LEAP for a brighter future
• Internship Readiness Placement Centers

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Internship Program MaterialsStaffing Management
System
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The Internship LEAP Initiative