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Administrative Services: Virtual Interns

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SAIT
SAIT
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ruby Brar
Instructor/Practicum Coordinator
(4)
3
Timeline
  • May 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 13, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 20, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 27, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • July 4, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • July 11, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 1, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
26/25 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Communications Operations Project management Marketing strategy
Skills
digital marketing business admin organizational efficiency ms office suite office management
Learner goals and capabilities

Virtual Internship Opportunity for Administrative Services: Bring in one or more students from the (AIM) Administrative Information Management diploma program from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to be your virtual interns. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are available for 4-weeks (160 hours) in May 2021.

SAIT's AIM Students can help your small or large business through:

  • communication and information exchange,
  • document management,
  • project management,
  • event planning,
  • online research,
  • database creation and entries,
  • data presentations,
  • managing email,
  • social media content creation and maintenance,
  • scheduling,
  • travel research,
  • bookkeeping.

Given the uncertainty of COVID-19 in May 2021, placements can either occur virtually, or in-person if federal and provincial regulations allow.

This is a 4-week, for-credit, unpaid practicum.

Learners
Diploma
Any level
90 learners
Project
160 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

AIM students should complete 4-weeks (160 hours) with your organization by the end of May 2021.

Students can complete a range of work for you, as outlined in the above section. Most commonly, AIM students have helped to organize company resources and documents; manage calendars; organize meetings and events; do research; create and manage content.

Students will complete predetermined projects in the predetermined time-frame given by the company. The exact nature and scope of the projects will depend on your company’s individual needs.

Students and their supervisor will meet at the onset of the internship for on-boarding. Weekly performance reviews will be conducted. At the end of the internship the supervisor and the student(s) will have a final written performance review with an assigned grade. The weekly and final written performance reviews will be submitted by the company supervisor to the AIM Practicum Coordinator.

Project timeline
  • May 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 13, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 20, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 27, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • July 4, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • July 11, 2020
    Team Meetings
  • June 1, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students from SAIT's (AIM) Administrative Information Management diploma program can help in the growth and development of your business by creating, implementing and maintaining business processes. AIM students are ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS well versed in all the latest technology tools including: MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, SharePoint, Teams, Project, etc.), as well as Google Docs. AIM students also have extensive training in business communications, business procedures and professionalism.

Students can complete projects for a range of business functions, including office management, human resources, and any area of a company's operations. Project examples may include, but are not limited to:

  • Creating and or updating effective and efficient document filing systems
  • Creating and delivering software training
  • Creating new employee on-boarding manuals
  • Migrating and updating company files from old to new systems
  • Market research and preparing findings and recommendations reports
  • Planning and executing meetings and events
  • Managing multiple calendars, schedules and meetings
  • Creating marketing materials for upcoming campaigns
  • Creating and maintaining websites and social media sites
  • Creating and maintaining company intranet
  • Creating and/or updating company internal and external forms
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the AIM Practicum Coordinator to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

At the end of the internship the supervisor and students will have a final written formal performance review for each students overall performance. Supervisor will assign a final grade for the student and submit the final performance review with final grade to the AIM Practicum Coordinator.

Meet with the students at the beginning of the internship to provide on-boarding and company expectations. Also students will meet with their supervisor at the end of each week for a written performance review; feedback for improvement; and expectations and timelines for upcoming tasks and projects. Weekly performance review to be submitted to the AIM Practicum Coordinator.