Internship Guidelines for Academic Centers
CBSA encourages universities, colleges, schools and research institutions to develop the following components to facilitate a successful internship program with the bioscience companies in Colorado.

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Sample Documents

Internship Job Description
Student evaluation of company
Company evaluation of student
Confidentiality and IP Assignment Example.pdf

 

15 Best Practices for Internship Programs

1 Provide interns with real work assignments
2 Hold orientations for all involved
3 Provide interns with a handbook and/or web site
4 Provide housing and relocation assistance
5 Offer scholarships
6 Offer flex-time and/or other unusual work arrangements
7 Have an intern manager
8 Encourage team involvement
9 Invite career center staff and faculty to visit interns on site
10 Hold new-hire panels
11 Bring in speakers from your company’s executive ranks
12 Offer training/encourage outside classes
13 Conduct focus groups/surveys
14 Showcase intern work through presentations/expo
15 Conduct exit interviews