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/
Listing of the internship opportunities and application form:
http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/
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Deadline for students to apply: February 28, 2013
Click below to view the flyer: MTC 2013 HS Flyer