The Career Exploration Internship Program is designed to give high school students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a career field and apply skills learned in the classroom to a work-place setting. These are non-paid work-based learning experiences.
Benefits for Students
- Establishes clear connections between education and work site career applications
- Creates opportunities for exploration of possible careers
- Improves awareness of post secondary opportunities
- Increases technical skills through their application in authentic tasks
- Promotes the practice of positive work habits
- Increases understanding of workplace expectation and skills needed
- Allows observation of work ethics of workplace professionals
- Establishes professional contacts for future employment and mentoring
If you are a junior this year and would like to participate in an internship next year, please click the button below:
Career Field -
Marine Biology
Experience -
Niagara Falls Aquarium
Career Field -
Healthcare
(PA, MD, Nursing, etc)
Experience -
Pediatric & Adolescent Urgent Care of WNY
Career Field -
Physical Therapy
Experience -
SportsPT, Sheridan Drive
Career Field -
Computer Tech, Repair, and Networking
Experience -
USitek
Career Field -
Legal Studies, Law, Paralegal, etc.
Experience -
Law Office of Todd Potter
Career Field -
Business/Accounting
Experience -
Lasertron, Buffalo