The 2013 Metropolitan Transportation Commission High School Summer Internship Program is now open and accepting student applications online. Approximately 38 internships will be available throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The pay rate is $10.55 per hour. Each internship will last up to a maximum of 250 hours. Students may work full-time or part-time, for up to 10 weeks, between June 19 and August 30, 2013.

The purpose of the program is to:

* promote interest in transportation as a potential career;
* help students understand the role of transportation agencies in the community, county and region;
* provide skill-building and enrichment opportunities during all phases of the program; and
* provide assistance to our partner transportation agencies.

Interested tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students are invited to apply now.
APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Complete online application.
2. Attach to the application a page that describes in your own words a transportation prob­lem in your community and explains what you think could be done to resolve the matter.
3. Also attach one letter of recommendation from a teacher, principal, counselor, religious leader or employer (two letters are required if GPA is below 2.8).

Program requirements and information:
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school/

Listing of the internship opportunities and application form:
http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/InternshipOpportunities/jobinternship.html < http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/jobopp.html >
< http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school/2011/High-school_interns_2010.pdf >
< http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/jobopp.html >

Deadline for students to apply: February 28, 2013

Click below to view the flyer:  MTC 2013 HS Flyer