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Northeastern University’s workforce training could be a roadmap for improving internships

As higher education grapples with the integration of traditional classroom learning and workforce training, one longstanding model could serve as a guide to satisfy employers’ demand for experienced graduates and students’ need for paid employment.

Northeastern University in Boston has one of the most extensive cooperative education programs in the country, letting students split their time between classes and short-term, work assignments. Instead of squeezing internships into their schedules, students alternate semesters of academic study with semesters of full-time employment. Other schools, including Drexel University, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology, have similar programs, but the co-op model has been a hallmark of Northeastern for decades.

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Full Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/05/14/northeastern-universitys-workforce-training-could-be-a-roadmap-for-improving-internships/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-local%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

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