Host an intern
Discover how to hire a student intern for your institution and your responsibilities as an employer.
Interships
Most students in our Education programs have the opportunity to participate in an internship: a for-credit work experience in which students apply what they learned in the classroom in a job-related situation.
In addition to the job, the internship involves an academic component like a seminar where students share their job experiences and explore how they address issues that arise on the job or keep logs of their experience to produce a report that connects their work to theoretical knowledge.
The onsite experience is central to this learning opportunity. Committed supervision by internship hosts supports students in making the transition from university to work.
Benefits of hosting an intern
- Collaborate with qualified and highly motivated students
- Train potential future employees
- Receive support on specific projects
- Stay up to date on the latest developments in education
- Get a reduced payroll when eligible for tax rebates for qualified internships
Hire an intern from our programs
The following graduate and undergraduate programs feature an internship option in their core curricula. Discover the student internship requirements for each program.
Child Studies (MA)
Graduate
Graduate students who focus on child development in educational settings.
Educational technology
Graduate
Our students are trained to recommend a variety of different solutions strategies based on learning needs, objectives, strategies and tools.
TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
Undergraduate
Students who teach English as a second language.
Early Childhood Elementary Education
Undergraduate
Students focus on learning strategies for children in primary school.
Child Studies (BA)
Undergraduate
Undergraduate students who study child development in educational settings.
Next Steps to hire an intern
To proceed with hiring an intern from one of our programs, choose one of the options below to know whom to contact to get started.
BA, Child Studies
Contact the Program Director, Elsa Lo: elsa.lo@concordia.ca.
BA, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
- Teachers who would like to supervise an intern should contact their principal.
- Principals will contact the Program Director, Nathalie Rothschild: nathalie.rothschild@concordia.ca
B.Ed. Teaching English as a Second Language
- Teachers who would like to supervise an intern should contact their Centre de services scolaire.
- If you work in a private institution, contact your principal.
For more information, contact the Program Director, Teresa Hernandez Gonzalez: teresa.hernandezgonzalez@concordia.ca
MA, Child Studies
Contact the Graduate Program Director: education.gpd@concordia.ca.
MA, Educational Technology and Graduate Diploma in Instructional Technology
Contact the Internship Coordinator, Rosa Cerone: rosa.cerone@concordia.ca.
Responsibilities of hosting an intern
Once you decide to hire an intern, the intern is your employee to supervise as you would supervise any other employee, in accordance with the human resources policies of your organization.
In addition, we ask for your collaboration for the following responsibilities:
- Provide a meaningful but appropriate entry-level job opportunity for a student.
- Support students with their transitions to the workplace.
- Provide feedback on students’ performance in the internships.