Advantages of Internship

To the Student

• Practical application of classroom studies
• Accumulation of professional experience in their field
• Help in determining general and specific career opportunities
• Development of maturity, professionalism, self-confidence and decision making skills
• Improved prospects of career employment and higher earnings potential upon graduation
• Earnings to help defray educational expenses
• Develop an awareness of industrial realism

To the Employer

• Opportunity to select and test talented professional personnel without a permanent commitment
• Opportunity to preview prospective full-time employees over an extended period
• Opportunity to participate in the student's career preparation
• Combined recruiting and training at a large savings in cost
• Reduces temporary work overloads

To the FSU Welding Engineering Technology Program

• Faculty establish a rapport with the business, industrial, and governmental community and the public at large
• Enables students to gain practical experience while joining classroom theory with real world application
• Improves student's academic performance in the classroom
• Provides students with improved employment prospects upon graduation