Host an Intern

When you host a summer internship position for a NAF Academy student, you and your business benefit.

NAF Academy students are enthusiastic, prepared, and highly conscientious. Each has the potential to add value and efficiency to your workplace environment.

These are the components of a paid, professional NAF Academy internship:

• Students apply and interview for the job;
• Students are paid at least minimum wage to work for a defined time period, often full-time for 6-10 weeks the summer of their junior year of high school;
• Students report directly to their supervisors in the workplace and benefit from periodic supervision and guidance from staff at their Academy; and
• Students and employers hold themselves and one another to a high standard of leadership, professionalism, and accountability.

Business partners work closely with NAF Academy instructors or administration before the internship to ensure these expectations will be met.

Paid, professional internships must also offer students:

• an extension of their Academy instruction and curriculum in a particular field;
• experience honing their soft workplace skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, decorum, conflict resolution, time management, ingenuity, problem-solving, and a solid understanding of the importance of written and oral communication; and
• entry-level exposure to a career in their chosen field and to experiences and situations they can expect if they pursue a career in that field.

Internship Toolkit for Students, Teachers, and Internship Providers