"To make real-world work experience as accessible to every student as classroom education already is."
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Week 01
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Module 01
Onboarding
Context Setting: Introduction to the field - what the job actually involves, who the players are, how work moves through the organization.
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Meet Your Mentor & the Project: Full walkthrough of the project you'll build across the program - the real, scaled-down assignment.
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First Task: Just like a real Day 1, you're given a small, contained first piece of the project - not the whole thing at once.
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Knowledge Transfer: The specific concepts and vocabulary needed to complete this first task, taught directly, not assumed.
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End of week: You've been onboarded, met your mentor, and completed your first real deliverable.
Week 02
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Module 2
Ramp-Up
Review: Open with a real debrief on your Week 1 task - what worked, what to fix.
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Deeper Skill-Building: The core functional skill of the job, taught properly this week - not a surface overview.
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Job Learnings: Direct insight into how professionals actually think and work day-to-day, not just what they produce.
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Bigger Contribution: Take on a meaningfully larger piece of the project, applying this week's skill directly.
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End of week: You're no longer just observing - you're producing real work with less hand-holding than Week 1.
Week 03
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Module 03
Independent Contribution
Review: Debrief on Week 2's contribution, with more critical, senior-style feedback than before.
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Tools of the Trade: Detailed, hands-on teaching of the actual frameworks and tools professionals use for this stage of work.
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Independent Work: Complete substantial part of the project, with the professional stepping back to an advisory role.
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Real Judgment Calls: Face at least one genuine decision point in the work, the way real jobs actually are.
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End of week: You've done a piece of real, independent work - the closest thing to what an actual junior employee produces.
Week 04
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Module 04
Performance Review & Demo Day
Full Project Review: A complete, holistic review of everything you've built across all three weeks.
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Polish: Refine and tighten the final project/deck based on that review.
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Presentation Skills: How to actually present your work - structure, delivery, handling tough questions.
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Demo Day: Present your finished project to the professional and the full cohort, and receive your Virtual Work Experience Program Certificate.
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End of week: You leave with a completed project, a certificate, direct feedback on your performance, and concrete tools for actually landing the internship.
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