The Internship Mission Project (IMP), is to develop and place high-potential and talented students/youth in business and industry, and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. This will provide eligible students with meaningful opportunities to apply and test the skills and knowledge of the liberal arts in the world of work through funded internships.
Goal
- To develop and place high-potential and talented students/youth to business and industry, and to prepare them for corporate and community leadership
- Fostering an explicit understanding of the relevance, applicability, and adaptability of the liberal arts education to the demands of the professional world
- Providing an arena for self-reflection and knowledge; enhancing career- and self-confidence; clarifying career goals;
- Deepening academic skills through their application in the workplace;
- Fostering the acquisition of such career and life-planning skills as career goal articulation and exploration; translation of academic knowledge and skills into those of the chosen profession; utilization of a skill-portfolio approach to life-long career development
Objectives
- placement of high-potential and talented students/youth in all sectors of the economy
- to provide training, development and orientation programmes
- to provide mentorship, coaching and advice
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