Internship Program - Employers

Responsibilities

It is expected that employers will*:

  • extend all job offers through Western's Student Success Centre Internship Coordinator
  • confirm acceptance of job offers and terms of employment in writing to students and to the institution
  • honour all offers of employment
  • provide accurate and complete information on job responsibilities, compensation, and benefits
  • assign a mentor or advisor to assist the students to identify goals and clarify roles and responsibilities
  • treat the students as employees, let their expectations be like those of their co-workers
  • provide the student with relevant training and development opportunities
  • monitor the student's progress, and provide formal/informal feedback on a timely basis to both the students and to the institution
  • provide Science Career Services with a copy of the employment contract, where possible
  • If, in the rare event that you wish to terminate an Intern or an Internship position, please contact Colleen Sutherland, Internship Coordinator, Western's Student Success Centre, as soon as possible.
*based on Best Practices Guidelines of the Canadian Association for Internship Programs

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