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Internship Programs
Metropolitan has three Internship Programs to train, educate and prepare pre-professionals.  College undergraduates and graduate students will gain practical work experience through a paid temporary job assignment related to their academic/educational field of study. Interns learn about the water industry while applying classroom theories and concepts to “real-world” work situations.  Please read the details below for more information about the internship programs.
General Internships

Engineering Co-Op
(Cal Poly)
Water Quality Co-op
(Cal Poly)
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This internship is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and is designed to augment the students' studies with practical work experience at Metropolitan.

Student interns will perform duties such as::

Participating on project teams; learning and assisting with planning, conducting studies/research and compiling information; collecting and analyzing statistical data; generating and maintaining records and report findings.

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Click here to download required forms for the Engineering Co-Op programs.

Metropolitan's Engineering Services Section designs and manages the construction of water-related structures and facilities, including pipelines, water treatment facilities, operations centers, hydropower plants, reservoirs and numerous regulating structures.

Metropolitan offers two internships - summer and year-round. Both internships are designed to augment the students' studies with practical work experience at Metropolitan. Students can apply for either or both internships but must fill out separate applications for each.

Year-Round Internship
Application Filing Period: March 1, 2010- March 19, 2010 by noon

This internship is open to all students who meet requirements regardless of the school you are currently attending.

All applicants must apply through the Cal Poly Office of Cooperative Education.

All students accepted for this program will start July 1, 2010 and will end employment by March 31, 2011.
 
Click here to download required forms for the Engineering Co-Op programs.

Summer Internship
Application Filing Period: February 17, 2010- March 15, 2010

The internship is limited to students planning to return to college in the fall of 2010, and is designed to provide only temporary work and a learning work experience in the water industry.

All students accepted for this program will end employment by September 30, 2010 (or when the fall quarter / semester starts). 

Click here for more information on the summer Internship and to print required forms.

 

Go to the Cal Poly Cooperative Education Program Web page for more information, job listings and forms.

This internship is open to all students who meet requirements regardless of the school you are currently attending.

All applicants must apply through the Cal Poly Office of Cooperative Education.

The Cooperative Education Program is designed for students who want to obtain paid practical work experience while pursuing a degree.

This on-the-job training gives the student a competitive edge over others who have not had previous experience in their field of study.

Go to the Cal Poly Cooperative Education Program Web page for more information, job listings and forms.

Contact Kathy Benjamin for more information about the Water Quality Co-Op Internship.

 


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Page updated: August 12, 2010