Alberta’s Externship Program

The Externship was offered in 2021 for post-secondary students in Alberta to gain career clarity by taking on a real-world challenge a business is facing with a volunteer team of like-minded peers. This program is no longer offered.
Program Benefits

Short-term commitment; long-term impact.

Career Clarity

Learn by doing. You’ll work on real challenges to help you decide if you like the industry or the scope of work or not.

Mentors to Employers

First impressions matter. Meet a mentor who's signed up exclusively to meet you. Who knows? You might meet your future employer. Expand your network either way.

Competitive Edge

Don’t have a lot of professional experience? Get some! Give yourself a competitive edge when applying for future jobs.
Program Features
A long-term career development investment and volunteer opportunity that fits into your already busy schedule. You’ll learn from peers across disciplines and a mentor who’ll show you the ropes.
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Program Details
Are Externs paid?
The Externship Program was not a paid opportunity. It was a volunteer opportunity for students to gain crucial experience in a short time frame without a huge investment of their time.
Remote Externships
This program was fully remote and virtual.
Externship Challenges
We had three types of challenges students participated in: Focus Group An idea, product, or problem for students to solicit creative, fresh and innovative feedback. Suited for early year students. Research Students will research and present their findings to a question posed by employers. Suited for early or upper-year students. Analysis/ Project The action-based solutions to address a problem. Employers provide more background context, so students have the relevant data and information to identify solutions. Suited for upper-year students.
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