Students can complete a substantial project or responsibility for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates a structure for the internship, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal and outcome.

Program outline

Undergraduate students who have generally fully completed their third and sometimes the fourth year of the Bachelor of Commerce (SPAD) program may choose to participate in this program. Students have the opportunity to apply classroom concepts to the challenges of business life as they gain valuable, relevant work experience as an intern student within your organization. Students can work in a variety of areas:

• Finance
• Analytics
• Human Resources
• Marketing
• Sponsorships
• Partnerships and Sales
• Communications
• Event & Operations

Benefits to the employer

• Employers help the university produce highly productive and potential future leaders by complementing and enhancing a student’s academic study through meaningful work experience.
• Students are available for specific long-term projects or for a series of short-term tasks, depending on employer needs.
• Students could be assessed by employers for their ability, professionalism, and aptitude to become a potential career employee.
• Students have completed a minimum of three years of academic study, thereby obtaining a solid base of theory and technical skills.

Recruitment process

• Please submit a project to this page describing your Virtual Internship opportunity, if you are able to provide a position.
• You can message Andrew Dale if you have any questions prior to applying. Expand the header of this page to view the message options.
• Students will apply for internship positions with employers whose projects are approved; students will have recently completed their third year of studies.
• Virtual Internship positions should offer remuneration to the student (e.g. salary, honorarium). It must be a minimum of 560 hours completed full-time.