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WTVA Inc. Internship Guidelines
and Procedures
I. Objective:
WTVA, Inc. recognizes the need of the student for exposure
to a real-life station environment as a supplement to their
formal education.
II. An applicant for an internship shall:
A. Be a student enrolled in an accredited institution and majoring
or specializing in a field related to the internship that's
applied for.
B. Arrange the internship through the educational institution
and the department head on a for-credit basis.
C. Be available for a minimum of twelve hours per week to participate
in one of the internship programs.
III. General Guidelines
A. No intern or candidate for internship shall be discriminated
against because of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status or
any other basis which is prohibited by applicable Federal,
State or City Law. The Program shall seek and enable
minorities and women to compete in the broadcast employment
market on an equitable status.
B. All internships are unpaid positions. In order to assure
compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act:
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1. The internship shall be for the benefit
of the student.
2. The internship, even though it may include the actual
operation of some station equipment, shall be similar
to the training that would be given at an educational
institution.
3. Interns shall not displace regular employees, but
will work under their close supervision.
4. The intern must attend an orientation session at the
beginning of the internship.
5. The station shall derive no immediate advantage from
the activities of the intern, and on occasion may actually
be impeded.
6. An intern shall not be entitled to employment with
WTVA Inc. at the conclusion of her/his internship period. An
intern may, however, compete for employment openings
at WTVA Inc. at the conclusion of her/his internship
period.
7. An intern should understand in advance that she/he
will not be entitled to wages for the time spent in an
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C. An intern is not an employee and therefore is not covered
by the station's employee benefit plan or worker's compensation
insurance.
D. The internship is intended as a learning experience. The
duties of the intern should be clearly spelled out by the station
department head.
E. Starting and ending dates shall be specified in advance
for each internship. Internships are to last no longer
than one quarter or one semester unless an extension is granted
by the internship coordinator.
F. WTVA, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any intern at
any time for any cause.
G. Internships are available in the News, Operations, and Sales
and Promotions departments of WTVA Inc.
H. Each intern shall sign and submit to WTVA Inc. at the start
of the internship a letter of understanding of these guidelines.
IV. Selection.
A. Students should direct applications to the Internship Coordinator,
Kizzy Guy.
B. An internship committee, to be comprised of the Internship
Coordinator and the department heads, shall meet as necessary
to review the performance of the program.
C. General responsibility for the program shall rest with the
Internship Coordinator, including:
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1. Determining, with input from participating
department heads, the number of internships to be granted
each quarter/semester.
2. Maintaining a current list and description of internships
available.
3. Arranging the meetings of the Internship Committee.
4. Serving as the station's contact for students and
schools.
5. Maintaining records and preparing periodic reports
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D. Department heads shall keep the Internship Coordinator advised
of all internship activity and plans within their departments.
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