Skills for Rhode Island's Future | Jobs in Rhode Island

SkillsRI offers job search support, career enhancement services, and free training program opportunities to unemployed and underemployed Rhode Island residents.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Job Board
    • COVID-19 Back to Work Job Board
    • Submit Your Resume
    • Field Hospital Shifts
  • Skills Academy
    • Online Courses
    • Career-Focused Workshops
    • Job Training Programs
  • EMPLOYERS
    • Service Offerings
    • Post a Job
  • Prepare RI
    • High School Internship Program
    • Information for High School Students & Families
    • Information for High Schools
    • College Internship Program
    • Information for Employers
    • Work-Based Learning Navigator
  • News & Events
    • Hiring News
    • Interview & Hiring Events
  • About
    • About SkillsRI
    • Board of Directors
    • Donate
  • Contact Us

PrepareRI High School Virtual Internship Program

APPLICATION IS OPEN

DEADLINE IS February 15, 2021
Apply Now
Summer 2021

Upcoming Virtual Info Sessions:

  • January 26 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
  • January 28 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
  • January 30 10:00 am – 11:30 am
  • February 3 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
  • February 6 10:00 am – 11:30 am

REGISTER TO ATTEND

What is the PrepareRI Internship Program?

  • 2021 internships will be 100% virtual
  • Applications accepted Jan. 13 – Feb. 15, 2021
  • Open to high school juniors attending a public high school in RI
  • Interns will be required to attend a virtual orientation bootcamp
  • Interns will be paid during their time in the program

The PrepareRI Virtual Internship Program is a “work-based learning experience” for public high school students who are current high school juniors and are planning for college or a career upon graduation. Research suggests work-based learning helps student link learning with classroom instruction, leads to high graduation rates, gives students ownership of their learning and career exploration and helps students develop critical soft skills.

The PrepareRI Virtual Internship Program provides students opportunities to explore careers via virtual project based learning experiences through paid summer internships. It represents a strategic partnership between the Rhode Island government, private industry leaders, the public education system, universities, and non-profits across the state.

LEARN

PrepareRI Interns learn critical work readiness skills, explore careers and learn about real workplace expectations.

EARN

PrepareRI Interns are paid $11.50/hour and can work up to 32 hours per week during summer of 2021.

CONNECT

PrepareRI Interns make connections with top RI employers and peers. Get a jump start on your career and build your resume.

Mallory Alves, Mount Hope High School, Care New England

Christopher Teng, East Greenwich High, Hasbro

“The Internship was a beautiful blend of work experience through exposure to real corporations and real problems and of character development though mentorships, reflection, and daily seminars in everything from "Falling Forwards" to Creativity. PrepareRI is so much more than just a summer job…”
Jackson K.
2020 PrepareRI Intern
Read More
“PrepareRI has really helped me develop skills that I don't get to develop at school. Working with a team and managing a corporation as the CEO was an incredible learning experience in terms of leadership and teamwork. I have also built amazing relationships with my co-workers, mentors, and supervisors…”
Rida Jawed
2019 & 2020 PrepareRI Intern
Read More

Sample of Past Internship Employer Partners

Previous
Next

Virtual Internships as Work-Based Learning

As COVID-19 quickly impacted plans for the 2020 high school internship program, SkillsRI launched an entirely reimagined PrepareRI summer internship program that brought together high school and college interns from across Rhode Island for a real-world view into the evolving work landscape.

The COVID-19 Innovation Challenge presented an engaging virtual internship experience that encompassed gamification and challenges, team-engagement, professional communication and innovative research and design. Interns formed their own student-run corporations, collaborated across remote teams, built and pitched viable solutions that addressed real-world challenges companies and industries are actively facing due to COVID-19.

Visit http://www.empowerinterns.org to view last year’s virtual internship program!

Questions or Concerns?​

Contact SkillsRI at 401-680-5960 or prepareri@skillsforri.com

Thank You to Our Funders and Partners

Apply Now

Main Menu:

  • Home
  • Job Board
  • Training Programs
  • Employers
  • News & Events
  • About SkillsRI
  • Contact Us

More Information


Contact Information

30 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903
401-680-5960

Privacy

For information on how we collect and manage your data please see our Privacy Policy

© 2016 Skills for Rhode Island’s Future