Internship Information
- Provide students with hands-on experience, meaningful learning, and practical training in County roles, equipping them with skills and knowledge for the workforce.
- Support our community and education system by offering real-world learning experiences that connect academic learning and professional development.
- Foster the growth of new talent by providing internship opportunities that help develop the skills of young professionals, ultimately expanding the talent pool available for County positions.
- Address skill gaps by training interns in targeted areas, helping to equip the workforce to meet the evolving needs of El Paso County.
- Hands-on Experience: Internships provide interns with real-world exposure to their field of interest. This practical experience allows them to apply the knowledge they’ve gained in the classroom, making it easier to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
- Career Exploration: Internships allow interns to explore different aspects of a job or industry. They can better understand what roles or career paths align with their interests, helping them make more informed decisions about their future.
- Talent Pipeline: Supervisors get an early look at potential future employees, evaluating their skills, work ethic, and cultural fit within the organization before making a hiring decision.
- Fresh Perspectives and New Ideas: Interns often bring new viewpoints, fresh knowledge, and up-to-date insights from their academic studies. This can help supervisors and teams rethink processes, approach challenges differently, and spark innovation.
- Mentorship Development: Supervisors can hone their leadership skills. Training and guiding interns can improve communication, feedback, and coaching abilities.
- Professional Development for Supervisors: Through their interactions with interns, supervisors themselves often learn new tools, technologies, or methods. Interns may introduce supervisors to trends in the field that they were previously unaware of.
- Satisfaction and Fulfillment: Many supervisors find it fulfilling to help shape and guide the next generation of professionals. Offering an internship opportunity allows supervisors to make a positive impact on an intern’s career journey.
- Paid Intern
- A paid internship is where El Paso County is the employer of record, and uses our existing hiring process to post, interview, and hire a temporary intern, based on your departments needs.
- Unpaid Intern
- Work-Study: For a work-study, an educational institution pays a student to work for another employer. Students must be enrolled in classes and qualify through their school to be eligible.
- Unpaid for School Credit: Some educational institutions require students to participate in an internship for course credit for their chosen degree path, valuing the real-world experience and learning.
- Fellowship: Some organizations pay employees to work at another organization as a more specialized opportunity for skill development, research, or leadership training.