VWB Internship program.pdf
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Virtual Internships aims to bridge the global skills gap by providing guaranteed internship placements across various industries and countries, ensuring that students gain essential work experience. Their unique platform connects students with innovative global companies, while offering training and support throughout the internship process. The initiative has shown promising results, including increased employability and confidence among participants, making it a significant opportunity for students seeking remote work experiences.
VWB Internship program.pdf
- 1. Virtual internships Bridging The Global Skills Gap meeting deck
- 2. Students need experience to get a job. But can’t get an internship without work experience. Vicious Cycle Founder Mission Create a world where internships at the most exciting companies are accessible to all. Working with VWB – Kenya An innoviative social cause striving to offer international volunteer and work experience opportunities to students inline with Kenya’s 2030 vision
- 3. Virtual Internships launch careers in a month This guarantees invaluable work experience - at any scale, across any industryand any country. Solution 02 Our unique platform ensures intelligent, rapid matches between students and companies. We provide access to real global internships at the world’s most exciting companies. We train students before and during the internship, and unlocks a global network of relationships.
- 4. Guaranteed Placements Virtual Internships (VI) guarantees an internship match for every student, regardless of their background, major, location, or desired career field. VI Partners gain instant access to the world’s largest and most diverse network of guaranteed internship opportunities - instantly connecting with tens of thousands of talent-seeking companies. VI Partners gain instant access to VI’s powerful matching technology, using key data to find the perfect opportunity for every student. Result: 100% guarantee of a placement within 6 weeks with some of the most innovative companies around the world
- 5. Partners Around The World Global Partners University Partners
- 6. Boosts Employability Of Participants receive an offer to extend their employment, completingcontract, part-time, and full-time positions. Of Standard program participants complete the full program once enrolled and started. Of Program Alumni agree that they increased their ability to work remotely successfully. 2 5 % Participants around the globe have completed a remote internship with VI Of our Host Companies would provide their interns a positive employment reference. 7000+ 12,000+ Global Companies are ready to host and mentor an intern 9 7 % 8 5 % 8 8 %
- 7. 18 Career Fields Allow for Internships to be Aligned to any Degree Health, Wellness & Sports Management Legal (Law) Creative, Design & Fashion Green Tech, Sustainability, & Environmental Computer Science & IT International Dev, NGOs, & Charity Business Logistics & Supply Chain Hospitality, Tourism, & Events Marketing Entrepreneurship & Start-up Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Engineering Media, Comms, & Publishing Finance Urban Planning & Architecture Recruitment & HR Real Estate
- 8. How our career fields Align with Volunteers without Borders - Kenya VWB – Kenya Volunteering opportunitieis Our career fields are defined to create an intersection between the hundreds of majors and specializations existing in academia and the thousands of industries and specialities. ● Computer Science ● Engineering ● Entrepreneurship & Start-up ● Teaching ● Education ● NGO and International Development
- 9. Student Skills And Program Assessment
- 10. 8 Core Skills Are Embedded Throughout All Employability Programs NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Career Readiness Competencies NACE Skills Introduction 01 Career & Self Development Leadership Equity & Inclusion Technology Teamwork Communication Critical Thinking Professionalism
- 11. Project-Based Work Experience Our remote internships are project-based experiences, meaning interns will work across time zones and digital platforms to complete a series of significant and real world projects for their host companies. These projects allow the interns to refine their technical and hard skills while building the crucial soft skills often demanded by employers such as communication, initiative, problem-solving, and leadership. 5 Key Projects To support asynchronous program delivery all PPPs note 5 clearly unpacked projects that the intern can focus on. TechnicalAlignment 60% of all projects must be directly aligned to the participants chosen career field, with the remaining 40% aligned to daily operational tasks that allow for industry exposure. Remote Work Tools The PPP notes the 3-5 remote tools that a participant can begin investigating prior to their first day, to begin work a step-ahead and comfortable with the tools on hand. PPP Placement ProjectPlan The PPP is what an intern is ultimately matched to at a company, unpacking the contact details, work tools, and key projects. All partners will receive a full list of PPPs of their students which will note: Company specific details Supervisor contact details and timezone Remote work tools and skill required 3 key technical projects 2 key daily operational tasks
- 12. Intern is able to reflect on their skills and update supervisor on completedprojects.BONUS once done with internship they have a week by week guide of growth to assist with future career management and updating resume/CV. HC offersreflectivefeedback and ways to improve Host Company Weekly Feedback Loop Intern Student Skills And Program Assessment 04
- 13. Wrap-Around Support For Interns And Host Companies Dedicated Intern Experience Manager works with the students from the time of application and conducts weekly check- ins and closes the feedback loop between the student and the employer Engaging online curriculum designed to increase employability outcomes and enhance the experience Assigned Internship Coach completes midpoint and end of program coaching calls Weekly Peer-to-Peer Group Discussions hosted by our team give interns opportunities to focus on skill development and troubleshooting Global Employability Expert Webinars which cover a range of topical themes and allow for networking and engaging conversations Completion certificate and an end-of- program report which includes skill development growth markers
- 14. HONORIS United Universities 50 enrolled students from across HONORIS’s network participated in a part-time internship for increased global access to work experience. 5 Unique Universities across Africa 4 - 12 wk internships working 10-20 hrs per wk HONORIS United Universities is the first and largest pan-African private higher education network. 5 universities from 4 different countries participated in the pilot program including: Université Centrale, Nile University of Nigeria, MANCOSA, ESPRIT, and Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur (EMSI), 97% Agree the internship increased their ability to work remotely 85% Agree they increased their confidence in post-graduation Employment
- 15. How do we partner with universities? The University then answers: -How many students? -Start date? -Subject or Career Field? We then create a tailor proposal to fit your needs with a set start time The University will then facilitate the cost by covering the internship fee on behlaf of the student by recouping it from their tuition fee Affecting the cost: -Regional preferential pricing -Total amountof students -Renewal agreements The University identifies that they want to offer 100% guarantee of internships And be able to boost their employability and ranking statistics within QS and THE “I improved a lot in terms of organisation, I also improved my digital skills and my communication skills – Honoris VI student, 2022
- 16. Opportunity for VWB and VI to partner together Bring global work experience to students in VWB’s applicants applyingfrom Kenya and other countries that directly boosts career opportunities and employability statistics. Virtual Internships cohorts are innovative in nature and our programs grow with our University partners. As more students apply to places at VWB to start our internships, we can begin to offer them to further faculties and career fields. o We’d like to know about your growth aspirations are as a social enterprise in Kenya? o What new partners may you be adding in the future? (We may work with them already!) o How do you see Virtual Internships playing a role in that? We offer internships as: Part time placements alongside studies, full time during vacations, Available at any year group in Bachelors or Master’s level Any further information you feel relevant to help us build a tailored proposal between VI and VWB?
- 17. Improved employment outcomes and career management for global graduates at Volunteers without Borders – Kenya.
- 18. Thank You Virtual Internships Amy Lobl Head of Partnerships - MEA Amy.Lobl@virtualinternships.com