Lauren Andersen
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The first is expanding paid internship and fellowship collaborations with public agencies.
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In FY 24, 14 city agencies partnered with the Kinney internship program, introduce over 650 students into the public sector workforce while they are still in school.
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This effort expanded last year beyond the strictly city agencies with an additional internship partnership with the MTA.
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And students are hungry for the chance to work for the institutions that keep their city and state running.
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In our first round of recruitment for the MTA positions, over 16,000 students applied for a 150 spots.
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We've continued to grow this essential partnership and have connected 500 students to MTA internships since the collaboration began last year.
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Moreover, managers of CUNY interns have realized what an essential pipeline our campuses can be.
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Many have sought to convert their interns into full time civil service positions once they graduate.
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However, they quickly learned how difficult that was in the past even with a bachelor's degree, many interns did not meet the 2 year experience requirement that was previously needed for to qualify for roles.
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So in collaboration with our city partners, we've built that into programming.
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As you've heard previously, Decast has restarted the civil service pathways fellowship this fellowship built in the 3 year pathway for students to work and learn while working to qualify for civil service titles.
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As a result of this program, students can now more seamlessly transition into civil service roles at agencies that are delighted to have them.
