Lancaster-Depew Federal Credit Union interns Luke Lanza, Sarah Gaczewski, Nick Myers & Mason Scherer join NYS Senator Patrick Gallivan and

Erie County Legislator Ted Morton at the opening of the Student Operated Credit Union at Lancaster High School.

Work-based learning brings the classroom to the workplace and the workplace to the classroom.

What is an internship serve as

professional mentors by meeting with

small groups of Academy of Finance

students during the school year to as-

sist them along the work-based-

learning continuum.

Students complete a sequence of work-based-learning activities that go

beyond academics to

include the soft skills

needed to succeed in

college and the working

world which culminates

with a high-quality

and productive paid

internship.

Students have the

opportunity to tour

worksites, network with,

and shadow business

professionals.

Internships that allow

students to apply their

classroom skills and learn

more about what it takes

to succeed.

Business people guest

speak in classrooms,

serve as career coaches

and take part in mock

interviews.

Brooke Nola, Kevin Loftus & Karlie Schiffler - winners of the Mock Interview Project

Internships can occur at anytime during the year but are usually during the summer between the junior and senior year of high school. They are paid and include direct supervision and evaluation by an adult in the workplace. High quality internships are connected to career learning and produce work that furthers an employer’s organizational goals.

Providers work with the

internship coordinator to

develop a training plan

which benefits both the

student and employer.

Intern supervisors (not the

student’s teacher) evaluate

student performance at

60 and 120 hours.

High quality work is

rewarded with payment

to the student at a rate no

less than federal sub-

minimum training wage.

Providers may pay via

payroll, stipend or

scholarship donation.

A student or advisory

board member seek

internship placements

based upon student

interest.

Internships must be for a

minimum of 120 hours.

Interns Alex Sherry, Sarah Harris & Amanda Slimko with the Lancaster-Area Chamber

Internships allow students to demonstrate the hard and soft skills they develop throughout their academy experience.

Several of America’s top companies have committed to NAFTrack Certified Hiring,

a promise to give special consideration to college students and eventual job

applicants who, as high school graduates, earned the NAFTrack Certification.

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NAFTrack Benefits Can Include

Pre-interview and resume support as well as post interview feedback and coaching

Guaranteed interviews and priority hiring in equally qualified

applicant pools

Potentially expedited advancement through the hiring process

Potential for higher starting salaries

Paid high school and college internship opportunities

Support to ensure more NAFTrack Certified Graduates attend the postsecondary institutions where

NAFTrack partners recruit

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