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Welcome to your internship experience with the
Buffalo Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education Department!The CTE Department offers three internship courses in which students may earn course credit. For a student to be enrolled in one of these courses, they must work with a certified work-based learning coordinator from the internship’s inception AND have passed CFM.
Course Code
Course Title
Possible Credits
GI04G
INTERNSHIP (HALF YR)
0.5
GI04M
INTERNSHIP (FULL YR)
1.0
GI04MS
INTERNSHIP (FULL YR)
1.0
Types of Internships OutlinedCEIP
Career Internship ProgramGEWEP
General Education Work Experience ProgramCO-OP
Cooperative CTE Work
Experience ProgramRequired Work-Based Learning Coordinator Extension
Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Development (#8982)
Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Awareness (#8981)
or
Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Development (#8982)Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Development (#8982)
Student Age
14+
14+
16+
Paid or Unpaid
Unpaid
Paid or Unpaid
Paid or Unpaid
Diploma Credit & Worksite Hours Required
0.5 credit for 54 hours worked
1.0 credit for 108 hours worked0.5 credit for 150 hours worked
1.0 credit for 200 hours worked
1.5 credits for 450 hours worked
2.0 credits for 600 hours worked
2.5 credits for 750 hours worked
3.0 credits for 900 hours worked
Max of 1.0 credit can be awarded
in grades 9 &10
Max of 2.0 credits can be awarded
in grades 11+0.5 credit for 150 hours worked
1.0 credit for 200 hours worked
1.5 credits for 450 hours worked
2.0 credits for 600 hours workedRelated Classroom Instruction
27 hours for 0.5 credit
54 hours for 1.0 creditAt least one period per week
Five periods per week
Experience Must Relate to Classroom Instruction
YES
NO
YES
Training Develops Career Skills
NO
Focus is career explorationYES
YES
FOR ALL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES: Working Papers are Required | Hour limits apply based on NYS DOL Laws Governing the Employment of Minors | Certificate of insurance from district to cover liability | Students must be covered under the employee’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Internship Overview of Requirements
Checklist of tasks for student, work-based learning coordinator and employer for required tasks during internship.
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1. Training Plan
This document needs to be completed first with employer, student and work-based learning coordinator outlining details of the internship experience. Internship may not begin until this document is completed and signed by all parties.
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2. Memorandum of Agreement
Contract of internship requiring signatures of employer, student, parent, work-based learning coordinator, CTE program teacher & building administrator. All parties must sign before an internship can begin.
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3. Emergency Medical Treatment Form
Needs to be filled out and signed by parent before experience begins.
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4. Student Daily Log
Needs to be completed each day student attends internship and initialed by mentor.
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5. Student Final Evaluation
Final grading of student at end of internship experience. Mentor should review with student and submit to work-based learning coordinator.
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6. Student Evaluation of Placement
Student needs to complete at the end of internship experience and submit to work-based learning coordinator.
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Accident/Injury Report
Required only if there is an accident or injury that occurs during internship.
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Internship Summary Document
The work-based learning coordinator who oversees the internship completes this document and submits to CDOS Tracking System as proof of completion. This document can also be sent to guidance counselor(s) if an internship course credit can be issued.
