Here are some student internship and practicum strategies and initiatives that your private career college might adopt:

1. Develop an off-campus internship for your students. If you do not already have an internship strategy, you might want to start with just one program. In developing your program, talk with another college about their program and what makes it successful.
2. Engage local employers to explore the possibility of expanding the number of internship placement sites. Your local Chamber of Commerce or other business groups provide an excellent network of contacts for exploring potential internship sites.
3. Develop a detailed evaluation plan and process for students completing internships. Adopting this structured approach will ensure that students’ internship experiences are well documented and will facilitate placing students with an employer at the end of their training.
4. Consider asking employers if they would be willing to complete letters of reference for students completing internships at their business. This could help students in securing employment following completion of their training.