TechSolve, the Manufacturing Externship Partnership (MEP) center for Southwest Ohio, and the Ohio Development of Development are partnering with area high schools and career/technical schools to identify students with an interest in manufacturing, as well as a desire to gain real-world manufacturing experience. The Ohio MEP High School Internship Program assists manufacturers with their workforce needs, while also providing students valuable career skills.
Last year, 80 percent of interns in this program across Ohio were offered full-time employment at the end of the internship. Financial assistance is available to manufacturers who hire interns through this program. Ohio MEP will reimburse 50 percent of student wages, up to a maximum of $1,500 per student. The 2023 program will be available to manufacturers hosting high school interns in the coming weeks.
General Guidelines
- Regional MEP partners work with local schools to identify student candidates for internship positions with local manufacturers.
- Manufacturers agree to provide a paid work-based learning experience.
- Manufacturers submit an Internship Work Activity Log and Internship Program Employer Invoice at the end of the internship to support reimbursement.
Manufacturer: What are advantages of having a student intern?
- Contribute to shaping the future manufacturing workforce.
- Exposure to the younger workforce while addressing the need for skilled workers.
- 50 percent reimbursement of student wages, up to $1,500 per student.
Student: What are advantages of being a manufacturing student intern?
- Learn valuable manufacturing skills from a real-world local job.
- Gain early career experience to shape your career path.
- Exposure to local manufacturing environment while being paid.
How do I get started?
Contact TechSolve to turn the future workforce into today’s workforce!
Email: TechSolve info@techsolve.org Kim Strobel strobel@techsolve.org
