Colonie Central High School

About the CEIP Internship Program

CEIP (Career Exploration Internship Program) is a program for seniors who are interested in pursuing a 54 hour unpaid internship at a local organization to gain career readiness skills for the future!

This class is a combination of on-line learning and professional shadowing/work-based learning experience. While they are interning, students simultaneously are enrolled in 27 hours of online instruction at Colonie HS where they learn resume and cover letter writing skills, interviewing skills, workplace etiquette, workplace safety, and other relevant topics.

CEIP requires independence and responsibility. Students will have the opportunity to:

Network with the business community for future part-time jobs, summer internships or future careers!
Have an experience that will help them decide if you want to pursue the career in the future - possibly making choices that could save them money on future education choices.
Build their college application and resume by illustrating that you have experience in the field that you are interested in pursuing!

CEIP Student Expectations

Students will be enrolled in a ½ credit course either in the school year or during the summer.

Students are expected to complete instructional assignments that will be focused toward a successful work-based learning experience as well as employability skills. Each student will be required to maintain work journals, maintain logs of internship hours, and submit a final project. An evaluation of the field performance will be made by the worksite mentor.

Students will be expected to provided their own transprtation to and from the internship site.

This is a pass/fail course based on Classroom Assignments/Team Meetings, Successful completion of Internship Hours / Journal Entries, Final Capstone Project.

Students with 3 or more unexcused absences will fail the class.

Internship Schedule

Students will meet with internship mentor to develop a mutually agreed-upon schedule to achieve 54 hours.

Students are allowed one full day (excused absence) at their internship. Students are responsible for informing the mentor and WBL Coordinator.

Any hours missed will need to be made up.

Greater than 3 absences will result in course failure.

Weekend/nights depending on placement site.

How To Be Successful In CEIP

Student Initiative

Complete relevant coursework

Use your current network, and build a future network

Be proactive & assertive

Other Commitments

Students should be realistic about their commitments

Extracurricular activities, such as sports, clubs, theatre, etc.
Part-time jobs
Family obligations

Speak with Mrs. Mesick or Ms. Stone if students need help with time management

Communication with Colonie WBL Coordinator & Mentor

Students are expected to communicate regularly with their on-site mentor and Colonie WBL Coordinator

Students should be regularly checking school and personal email as well as CEIP Google Classroom

can visit their Colonie WBL Coordinators Ms. Stone in Room 215 and Mrs. Mesick in Room 161

Dress for Success!

No Jeans

No Sweat Pants

No Sweat Shirts

Other Dresscode rules may differ from internship to internship

Program Characteristics

A direct relationship between classroom instruction and worksite experience—The CEIP provides a realistic way to explore career options in a business setting that will assist students to make informed career decisions for the future.

Non-traditional scheduling accommodates the student’s schedule and availability of the business—The CEIP is flexible and can be delivered through a variety of scheduling options (during the school day, after school, weekends, or summer).

The program curriculum is developed by the work-based learning coordinator and businesses—The work-based learning coordinator, business/industry mentor, and student work together to create a training plan that defines the general career area that the student will explore. The coordinator and mentor then refine the training plan to outline workstations on three or four different aspects of the career area. The student will rotate through the workstations for the number of hours needed to complete the internship and the credit being earned.

Are you Interested in Hosting a CEIP Student

An internship placement is an agreement between the school district and the local business partner. The work-based learning coordinator builds and maintains relationships with businesses in the local
community that become an essential component of the CEIP. Cultivating and maintaining business/industry mentors is an ongoing process.

Requirements of Industry Partners:

Willingness to share expertise and passion for your work
Completed Internship Site Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding (Colonie HS will provide)
Training Plan (written in collaboration with Colonie HS)
Completion of Formal Evaluation of student

Please fill out a mentor interest form if your interested in hosting a Colonie CEIP student. To learn more information and access forms visit the CEIP Mentor handbook for more information.

Hear From Our Previous Interns!

Previous Internships from Our Students

Albany Chiropractic and Physical Therapy
Albany Drug Court
CentralMed Urgent Care
CT Male
Ellis Hospital
Livingston Energy
Marra's Pharmacy
Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis
OrthoNY
River Road Animal Hospital

Sand Creek Animal Hospital
sCube Inc.
Shawna's Dogs
Samaritan Hospital
South Colonie Central School District
Town of Colonie
Town of Colonie EMS
University of Albany, CEHC
Where Smiles Grow

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