Objectives for CTE Internships for New York City High School Students

While leaders across city government have a strong desire to significantly increase the number of internships available to high school students, there are competing views about the specific objectives of these internships. Career and Technical Education (CTE), a program of the New York City Department of Education, provides students with valuable knowledge and necessary skills to enter the 21st century workforce. In order to ensure that CTE internships meet the learning and developmental needs of today’s high school students, and prepare them for higher education and eventual employment, CTE needed a clear statement of internship objectives. Taking into account perspectives from multiple stakeholders as well as a literature review, the Capstone team proposed objectives for CTE internship participants. These objectives can be used to design, modify, and evaluate CTE internships.