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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 Outlined

     

    CEIP
    Career Internship Program

    GEWEP
    General Education Work Experience Program

    CO-OP  
    Cooperative CTE Work
    Experience Program 

    Required 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 worked

    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 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 worked  

    Related Classroom Instruction 

    27 hours for 0.5 credit
    54 hours for 1.0 credit 

    At 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 exploration 

    YES 

    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


  • See below for all required documents that need to be completed for an internship with the
    Career and Technical Department in Buffalo Public Schools. 
    Please contact the CTE Office at 716-816-3700 if you have any questions.