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Dayton
Business Journal
Companies,
colleges partner to
create 3,500 internships
by DBJ Staff
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Dayton-area
colleges are being
awarded more than $2 million as part of an Ohio investment toward
creating more
co-ops and internships.
In
total, the state is spending $11
million on the program, along with matching funds from Ohio employers
such as
Honda Motor Co., Procter & Gamble Co., Owens Corning and First
Energy.
The
grants are part of Gov. John
Kasich's workforce development strategies to align Ohio’s higher
education
curriculum with skills that are in demand by Ohio’s businesses.
“These
awards are meant to provide
Ohio employers with opportunities to benefit from the talents of Ohio’s
college
and career technical students,” said Jim Petro, chancellor of the Ohio
Board of
Regents. “And they’ll provide students with valuable internship or
co-op
experience.”
The
funding, which comes from
casino license fees, went to 10 community colleges and 13 public or
private
universities and is projected to create up to 3,500 co-op and
internship
positions.
Undergraduate
programs are required
to match 100 percent and graduate programs are required to match 150
percent of
the awarded grant with private money…
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