Steps to CWEE Student Intern Success!
STEP 1: Sign up for and attend a Career Education workshop prior to your internship
The Career Education Workshops will provide you with information on How to Conduct a Job Search, Resume
Writing, Interviewing Techniques, and Professional Communication in the Workplace. The goal is to prepare
students to be workforce ready and successfully transition from the classroom into a professional environment.
STEP 2: Complete the CWEE Online Orientation
Log-on to www.msjc.edu/internships to complete the online orientation. At the end of the orientation, you will
be asked to complete a quiz. You must pass the quiz with a score of 20. Print out your score when you complete
the orientation and quiz.
STEP 3: Obtain the necessary documents for enrollment
After printing out your score from the online orientation, take the score to the Career Education Department.
Email CWEE@msjc.edu OR call (951) 639-5352 to schedule an appointment. During this meeting, you will
receive the CWEE Student Application, Training Plan, the CWEE Handbook, and the CWEE Enrollment
Checklist. Students are responsible for reading and understanding all the necessary paperwork for the CWEE
program, which includes: the CWEE Handbook, Student Application, and Training Plan.
STEP 4: Write workplace learning objectives
Meet with your Site Supervisor to write the 3 learning objectives on your Training Plan for the semester.
Once you and your Site
Supervisor agree on the 3 learning objectives, schedule a meeting with your Faculty
Advisor (assigned by discipline) to review and obtain their approval of the 3 learning objectives and the site
location by obtaining their signature on the Training Plan.
STEP 5: Obtain the Coordinator’s Signature and submit all required documents
Once your Site Supervisor and Faculty Advisor have approved the 3 learning objectives, bring your completed
CWEE Student Application, CWEE Enrollment Checklist and the Training Plan to the Career Education
Department. Email CWEE@msjc.edu OR call (951) 639-5352 to schedule an appointment. Then submit all
documents to the CWEE Coordinator. You will be given copies of your documents and the Cooperative Work
Experience Education Program Enrollment Consent Form which you must take immediately to Enrollment
Services to register.
STEP 6: Maintain Regular Contact with Faculty Advisor (Required by the California Education Code)
Maintain regular contact with your faculty advisor to discuss your progress and internship experience
throughout the semester. Discuss when required meetings will need to take place throughout the semester. Your
Faculty Advisor will also be conducting at least 1 site visit with your Site Supervisor, but you are not required
to be present.
STEP 7: Submit monthly Timesheets to your faculty advisor
Timesheets are a requirement by the California Education Code. Complete the required number of hours
for the units enrolled by tracking your hours on a monthly basis. You may begin counting your hours from the
first day of the semester and not before the semester begins. All timesheets must be signed by you and your site
supervisor and submitted to your faculty advisor on a monthly basis. If you do not turn in signed timesheets you
will received an “NP” for the course.
STEP 8: Meet Deadlines - Complete all assignments and submit all paperwork
Complete and submit all CWEE assignments including the final essay on or before the due dates and Student
Final Self-evaluation before the end of the semester. Students are required to submit a one page (minimum)
essay outlining their internship experience. All paperwork must be submitted as original documents to your
faculty advisor. NO paperwork can be submitted by the student to the CWEE office.