EMPLOYERS
Are you interested in hosting one or more students as interns at your place of employment? please email Ms. Deebrah at adeebrah@schools.nyc.gov
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The High School of Art and Design has the largest and most successful Career and Technical Education (CTE) High School internship program in the city! We have placed over 300 students and counting over the past year.
BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
Use skills learned in your art major outside the classroom, get paid and earn school credit, make important connections for after graduation.
BENEFITS FOR OUR SCHOOL
We connect with our community and continue to build positive relationships with companies around the city for future students and graduates. Our internship program also allows our school to be CTE state certified.
BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS
Partner with our school for further promotion, as well as being a positive role model while having a valuable, skilled intern work with you. Our students are career and college ready with their academic and technical skill sets for any creative discipline or task. You can trust that our students will be a valuable member of your team participating at the college level. Looking for a particular skill set to address your worksite needs? We have a multidisciplinary approach to our school that includes the following majors: Animation, Architecture, Cartooning, Fashion, Film & Video, Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography. Our talented students are highly trained to perform in a professional setting in the creative industries.
WORK BASED LEARNING
Work-based learning (WBL) is a progressive, multi-year sequence of instructional activities, within a real-world, work-related context, that allows students to build a bridge from adolescence roles in the classroom to adult roles in professional settings.
WORK SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY PROFILE
The employability profile demonstrates evidence of the student's attainment of each of the commencement level CDOS standards, technical knowledge and work-related skills, work experiences, performance on industry-based assessments and work-related and academic achievements. Below are examples of the different types of work skills your students will need based on industry standards:
WORK READINESS SKILLS
• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Workplace Appearance
• Initiative
• Quality of Work
• Knowledge of Workplace
• Response to Supervision
• Communication Skills
• Solves Problems and Makes Decisions
• Observes Critically
• Takes Responsibility for Learning
• Reads with Understanding
AVAILABILITY FOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS
Amanda Deebrah
