CAPS ualberta's List: Internships

Finding an internship is not an easy undertaking, but there are resources to guide you along your way. McGill University has an Interactive Guide to Finding an Internship and a downloadable version of the publication "Internships: A Guide."

Keuka College (USA) offers a general internship listing.

Volunteer, do a work term, or practicum overseas to build on your academic experience. Having work and/or volunteer experience on an international level will give you a leading edge in a competitive and increasingly global society.

The Science Industrial Internship Program (IIP) was developed to offer students a value-added opportunity to include work experience as part of their program of study.

The purpose of the Non-Profit Board (NPB) Student Internship Program is to provide students the opportunity to learn the variety of practices and skills involved in serving on the boards of community-based non-profit organizations. This unpaid internship meets the non-credit opportunity requirement for the Certificate in Community Service-Learning. Applications due in April.

A Government of Alberta program placing recent graduates as interns in municipal governments in the province. Positions are for administrators and planners.

A list of various internship programs with the Government of Alberta.

Environmental Careers Organization offers post-secondary graduates, who are unemployed or underemployed, the opportunity to gain work experience in the environmental profession.

UNECE is a regional commission of the United Nations with the aim of promoting pan-European economic integration. UNECE accepts interns from time to time on a volunteer basis. The internships are open to graduate or post-graduate students.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree and already be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program (pursuing a Master's degree or P

The Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs (CCPPP) represents the various university-based psychology programs and psychology internship settings in Canada that train professional psychologists such as clinical psychologists, counselling psy

Every year across the country, Imperial Oil hires as many as 150 university students into co-op, summer and internship work terms related to engineering, business, and earth science.

Internships are typically three-month, full-time assignments, beginning in May or June and continuing through August. Part-time internships may also be available, allowing students to work part-time throughout the year, or for a designated period of time,

Each September, 10 young professionals from across the country come to Ottawa to experience Parliament Hill from a different perspective - a non-partisan viewpoint. As participants in the Parliamentary Internship Program, interns work for Members of Parli

The Center brings a dozen college student journalists, whose career goal is political reporting, to Washington each semester. Students learn about campaign, governance and interest group politics in twice-weekly seminars, featuring political consultants a

Fellowships feature an eight-month placement in Asia or Africa, preceded by a four week management seminar in Ottawa facilitated by leading development practitioners. The month-long management seminar in Ottawa provides fellows with a thorough grounding i

CIDA is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. CIDA's aim is to manage Canada's support and resources effectively and accountably to achieve meaningful, sustainable results and to engage in policy development in Canada and internationally, enabl

Cooperative Education is an optional program for students admitted to the University of Alberta Bachelor of Commerce Program. Cooperative Education is a strategy that combines learning in the classroom with learning on the job. Students put their academic knowledge into action through relevant work experiences of 4 or 8 months each. Students must complete a total of 12 months of work experience in addition to all the Bachelor of Commerce Degree course work.

Cooperative education in engineering incorporates a paid, supervised work experience component into the engineering degree program. Co-op students gain valuable experience through full-time employment during work terms sequenced with academic terms.

It is through their field experience in schools that students see the merging of theory and practice. Each student must complete at least 14 weeks of supervised student teaching in order to meet certification requirements.