Arconic Foundation Global Internship Program
Now Accepting Applications
We are currently accepting applications for our next round of internships, scheduled for October 14 - November 22, 2019. To apply, please complete the application linked below and email it to Jackie Taylor at jackie@jataylor.net.
Or, you may mail it to:
ATTN: Jackie Taylor
Blount County Public Library
508 N. Cusick Street
Maryville, TN 37804
About the Program
The Arconic Foundation Global Internship Program is a 7-week paid internship program designed to help transition young adults ages 18 - 26 into manufacturing careers. It consists of three components:
- three weeks of Workforce Readiness Training ($300);
- 100 hours of hands-on manufacturing experience interning with a Blount County manufacturer ($1,000); and
- three half-days of Follow-up,
a Career Fair, and Graduation ($60). Participants must complete all three
components.
What You Do:
- Actively
participate in 3 paid weeks of workforce readiness training ($300 stipend)
- Work
100 paid hours with a local manufacturer ($1,000 stipend)
- Earn
3 paid half-days of follow up, including a job fair and graduation ($60
stipend)
What You Gain:
- Competitive
resumes, reference lists, and job interview skills
- Skills that will help you succeed at
work
- Hands-on experience with a local manufacturer
- Certificates with some manufacturers, in areas such as forklift operation and safety
Seats are limited to 20 interns.
Schedule
- October 9, 6 pm: Meet and Greet past interns, manufacturers.
- October 14 - 29: 12 -5 pm, Workforce Readiness Training, Blount County Library Learning Lab.
- November 4 - 20: 100 hours, manufacturer assignment. We make every effort to place participants in one of their top three choices.
- November 20 - 22: Follow Up, Career Fair, Graduation. Blount County Library Learning Lab.
Located at the Blount County Public Library
The interns hold their in-class portion at the new Learning Lab, which is the renovated bank building located to the left of the drive as you enter the library parking lot from Cusick Street.
Videos from Previous Rounds
October 2017 Interns
June 2017 Interns
2015 - 2016 Interns
About Us
The Arconic Foundation Global Internship Program is generously funded by the Arconic Foundation and implemented by the Institute of International Education. It is hosted by the Blount County Friends of the Library, the Blount County Public Library, and Blount Partnership, in collaboration with 16 manufacturing companies in the county.
Additional
partners include the Knoxville Urban League, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, the University
of Tennessee College Access and Persistence Services Outreach Center, the
American Job Center, and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
