I work for a school that has an internship. The value of this is huge, our students are able, under instructor supervision, to practice their techniques in a safe and controlled environment. We provide them clients but it is up to them to determine how they will communicate with them. I have staff members that, when they went through school, did an externship. They werent always doing the work they trained for but rather other duties in the spa or clinic they were externing in. They didnt feel prepared for doing the work once they were hired on somewhere. I… >>>

So far, we have compiled information on projected employment from national (BLS) and state sources. We have also gathered information on average and median starting salaries for graduates of the program. We know our competition throughout the state and in our immediate vicinity. We researched the programmatic accreditation and professional licensure requirements. We attempted to survey (by phone and email) various local facilities related to our program (possible employers and clinical sites), but did not get a sufficient response to be conclusive. Consequently, we are now working on creating a "Study Group" comprised of representatives from the community and the… >>>

Employers for relevant career areas. For instance we have multiple Programs that train office workers at multiple levels. We have some specialty programs that train Bookkeepers, Medical Office and IT skills that require separate Advisory Committees. They have all employed our graduates and feel like they have a stake in our Programs. In addition I like to have at least one member of the Alumni for that career field in each Advisory Committee. Our Operations Manager and an instructor act as host facilitator and recorder for their meetings. We also make provisions for Online Conference attendees to allow as many… >>>