Internship opportunities
Seasonal Internship Programs
Real Life Knowledge and Experience
Internships are an integral part of university education today. Students are required to complete a practical study semester as part of their degree in most universities. Relief Care Uganda is an organization that is well placed to provide internships to international and local students. We provide students an opportunity to practice what they are learning, put theory and key principles in real life situations, reflect upon the material they have learnt in class, and provide that opportunity to build professional relationships, which students can take into their future professional careers. For these reasons, internships are increasingly becoming a popular endeavor for college students across the globe.
We enroll young adults through our Seasonal Internship Programs with the goal of imparting real-life knowledge and experience as they consider a future career path. The Seasonal Internship Program is open in the fields of Social Work, Children Education, Midwifery, Nursing and general Medical Internship.
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An opportunity for students to explore the field of their expertise to practice, and expand their network.
The internship programme gives students an opportunity to explore the field of their expertise to practice, and expand their network. For our organisation, the internship is an inexpensive way of getting students who are soon graduating to help with an important project. For the student, the internship opportunity is more than career exploration. Students are seeking opportunities that stimulate their interests and provide real‐world experiences. Over the course of the internship, the intern learns to maneuver inside and outside of the work environment with confidence gaining knowledge they can apply in the future. The details of the internship are set out in an internship plan, and a number of agreements are made in writing prior to the internship.
Internship hours:
The internship amounts to 28 hours per week. This means the internship is for 3 days a week (28hours) during one quartile (15weeks). If necessary, and in consultation with the internship coordinator/supervisor, students may deviate from the number of days and the period stated above, providing there is a feasible study programme and they can combine this with courses and their theses.
The internship programs are premised on three core principles:
1) Internships that are deliberately designed and planned;
2) Internships that are facilitated by qualified experts;
3) Internships that earn students’ academic credit for successfully completing the internship.
Work placement and supervision:
We have many organisations that we partner with where students can do internship depending on their area of study. Students carry out tasks that are relevant to their study and specialization. During the internship, students play part the organisation and are well supervised. The organisation is responsible, looks, supervises and monitors the interns, as well as maintaining contact with the internal supervisor from the main university. The external supervisors have academic backgrounds of the student’s area of study
Methods:
Internship mentors: Internship mentors based in the community or at the internship site are the students first point of contact while the students are at the internship site. They introduce students to the local community, guide students on ethics and help the students navigate local cultural issues. They answer students’ questions, and may act as interpreters as required. Internship mentors are of a minimum of high school, and are fluent in both English and Luganda, the major language in the internship site
Internship activities: Before starting the internship, the student formulates the internship activities and/or tasks that we expect of the student. Students are expected to contribute to day-to-day work at the organization. Students receive a schedule for the following week on Fridays. Generally, other activities involve volunteering (teaching, office work, preparing teaching materials, innovations, triage clinics, outreach clinics, hospital rounds etc.) at community schools, other organisations and hospitals
Class activities: Class activities will take the form of facilitated group discussions, short lectures on key topics, carefully selected reading assignments, relevant videos, and weekly reflection papers.
Weekly schedule
Students will be at their internship sites 3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Friday will be spent on group discussions, written assignments and reading or for university lectures. We will, on occasion, take students to site visits and tour activities during weekends. We propose that the total duration of the internship be fifteen weeks, which is equivalent to a semester.
Living conditions
Students will live in carefully selected homestays, with oversight by a homestay coordinator, in Entebbe Municipal Council. As the first seat of the colonial government, Entebbe Municipal Council has a rich history. Entebbe also has unrivaled green spaces; The Botanical Gardens, Entebbe Wild Life Education Center, and several sports facilities. Entebbe has a vibrant community life, with lakefronts and beaches providing excellent entertainment and relaxation. Homestay families will be carefully selected and given orientation on their roles and expectations. Students will also be oriented on homestay rules, norms and expectations. We will have back-up families or alternative living possibilities in the unlikely event that our student intern is unable to live in a particular family.