THE ReadyCT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Well-Prepared High School Students. High-Quality Work Product. Year-Round Opportunity. Building Talent Pipelines in High-Demand Industries.

YEAR AFTER YEAR, TOP TIER BUSINESSES ACROSS GREATER HARTFORD HOST INTERNS THROUGH READYCT:   

  • AEFCU
  • Accenture
  • Act Up Theater
  • A.I. Engineers
  • Bank of America
  • The Bushnell
  • Capital Community College
  • CBIA
  • CDM Smith
  • Cigna
  • City of Hartford
  • Cognizant
  • CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity
  • CT Department of Transportation
  • CT General Assembly
  • CT Green Bank
  • CT Science Center
  • CPAN
  • Dillinger Research and Applied Data
  • GEI Consultants
  • Gengras Motor Cars
  • Girls For Technology
  • Girls Who Code
  • Goodwin University
  • Har-Conn Chrome
  • The Hartford
  • Hartford HealthCare
  • Hartford Parking Authority
  • Hartford Public Library
  • Hartford Yard Goats
  • Hospital for Special Care
  • Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • Infosys
  • iQuilt Plan
  • Jerome Home
  • John Boyle Decorating Center
  • Keney Park Sustainability Project
  • KeyBank
  • Knox Park
  • KPMG
  • Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
  • Lumi Agency, LLC
  • MakerspaceCT
  • MDC
  • Minority Construction Council
  • NAF Future Ready Lab
  • New England Bioassay
  • P & L Electric
  • PELabs
  • Pratt & Whitney/Raytheon
  • Oak Hill
  • Real Art Ways
  • RSL Fiber Systems
  • Stanley Black & Decker
  • Tai Soo Kim Partners
  • Tech Talent South
  • Tecton Architects
  • TheaterWorks
  • Travelers
  • UCONN-Hartford
  • The Village for Families & Children
  • World Business Capital
  • Hartford Yard Goats
  • YMCA 

DIVERSIFY & ELEVATE YOUR WORKFORCE

Right now, hundreds of students across four school districts — Bristol, East Hartford, Hartford, and New Britain — are enrolled in work-based learning classes in preparation for internships.

As a result, when these students report for their internships, they will be equipped with the employability skills you require — and they will be ready to perform!

The Internship Program runs throughout the year.

For Employers: Diversity and Elevate Your Workforce

Your colleagues make the case for hosting interns. The video below, High School Interns: Real Value for Employers, features remarks from Travelers, RSL Fiber Systems, New England Bioassay, and Pratt & Whitney.

Example: Yes, we would have hosted an intern earlier if I had known about the program sooner! I wish I had known about it. We probably would have been doing this for a long time! — Kimberly Wills, Lab Director/CEO, New England Bioassay

Intern performance will impress your entire team and translate into high-quality work product.

Your Intern Will Report With:  

  • “Employability” skills including time management, team commitment, communication, work ethic, and positive attitude
  • Training in technology applications and automation
  • Financial literacy
  • Business-oriented writing skills
  • Proof of age and U.S. citizenship/residency

Your Commitment Includes: 

  • A STEM-related work project (120 hours)
  • A supervisor willing to supervise the work and mentor the intern (note: great chance to begin grooming emerging young leaders!)
  • Exposure to opportunities in your industry
  • A workspace for him/her

Work-based Learning Coordinator Brittany Wilborn can get you started: brittany.wilborn@readyCT.org. 

 

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THANK YOU to those who joined us for the 2023 Business & Community Partner Breakfast

Unable to attend but still want to hear from business and education leaders about this high-impact program?

WATCH THE 2023 KICKOFF EVENT HERE

WATCH THE 2022 KICKOFF EVENT HERE

WATCH THE 2021 KICKOFF EVENT HERE

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgement

This program is made possible by the Gawlicki Family Foundation, dedicated to supporting novel, transformative ideas that effect change in education, health care, and municipal and economic development.