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Thank you for considering supervising and/or mentoring a student at your place of business.
Can you host an intern next year?
2025-26 Internship Process
Students are applying for next year’s program right now with a deadline approaching soon. After they are admitted into the program, Career Development Coordinators will be helping them find placements to begin in August. Let us know if you are willing to take students next year by completing the link above.
Quick Facts about Internship Forsyth:
The goal is to place students in structured internships (August to May) aligned with their career interests and related coursework.
Students are released from school either in the morning or afternoon for one, two, or three class periods; so they may report to their internship sites.
Students are required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week for each class period of internship.
Some internships are paid job experiences and others consist of non-paid job-shadowing of a mentor.
Students are selected for the program based on GPA, attendance/behavior record, and teacher recommendations. All students selected must be age 16 as of September 1 of that school year and must have reliable transportation.
Benefits to the Business/Organization:
Maintain a source of skilled and motivated employees who are typically more accountable since students are receiving a grade for their experiences
Provide a pipeline for future employees
Reduce the cost of recruitment and training since many students have completed coursework related to their job tasks
Participate in the selection process
Satisfaction of helping to shape a young person’s career goals and employability skills
Role of the Supervisor/Mentor:
Orient the student to the job and the business and industry as a whole
Participate in the development of a training plan consisting of specific job tasks or job-shadowing activities assigned to the student
Evaluate student performance on job-specific tasks as well as general employability (soft) skills and verify hours worked
Provide on-the-job counseling to the student when improvements are needed
Employer/Mentor Testimonials:
Alice Collien - Siemens Energy, Inc.
“Interns bring a fresh perspective and high level of enthusiasm to the organization. This potential creativity can lead to completion of singular projects or projects that are part of a larger scope.”
Rick Folea & Tim Wheeler - AutomationDirect
“Internship Forsyth has been a huge benefit to both AutomationDirect AND to the interns we work with. We get an extra highly-motivated, eager, and dedicated team member; and the intern gets real life work experience. The best kinds of relationships are when everyone benefits, and Internship Forsyth nails it. Five thumbs up!”
Kim Weldy - Style Encore
“The Internship Forsyth program has greatly benefited us as we started a new business in 2020. We have hired every intern sent our way. We could not run our business effectively without them. They have provided valuable marketing and social media experience that we did not even know about. When looking for additional employees, we reach out to the Internship Forsyth program first!”
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