Student Trainee (Business and Industry)

• Pathways Internship positions provide for development and training. Assignments become more responsible as incumbent increases knowledge and skills through work experience and academic training. At the full-performance level you will be expected to:
• Participates in formal and informal classroom training on-the-job assignments and self-development activities to build foundational knowledge of organizational principles and project management processes.
• Applies established office procedures work methods and available resources to perform entry-level business support and routine operational tasks across functional areas.
• Conducts data collection data recording and routine data analysis documentation to maintain accurate organizational records in support of daily operational needs.
• Prepares basic reports drafts memoranda processes administrative documents and provides factual information to internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates basic project segments operational workflows and technical assistance tasks in alignment with program goals and prescribed training plans.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You must remain enrolled and will be required to provide proof of current student status to be eligible for this program.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Work schedule will be full time during school breaks and part time when school is in session.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 11.
• MUST PROVIDE all transcripts/proof of enrollment/acceptance and/or current class schedule.
• Must be enrolled in classes a minimum of half time for the duration of the internship.
• The incumbent of this position is required to be a current student in good standing and maintain a cumulative and term grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or equivalent for the duration of the Pathways Program.
• Must sign and adhere to a Pathways Participant Agreement.
• This position requires a student to work year round. May work a full-time or a part-time work schedule during the school year while attending/enrolled in school at least part-time and maintaining a student-in-good-standing status.
• This position requires a student to be able to routinely travel back and forth daily to the duty station at at Schofield Barracks Hawaii.

Who May Apply: Students who are eligible for participation in the Department of the Army Internship Program
Positions are open to current students pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate in an accredited high school college (including 4-year colleges/universities community colleges and junior colleges); professional technical vocational and trade school; advanced degree programs; or other qualifying educational institution on at least a half-time basis (as defined by the institution in which the student is enrolled). Short-term training programs (e.g. several two-week programs completed) are not considered an academic course of study.

Internship for current students in good standing at an accredited education.

For this internship you must be able to work full time during breaks and part time when school is in session.

This intern position is designed to prepare a student trainee for employment after graduation. Interns will be assigned tasks designed to increase familiarity with the target occupation in a real world work environment.

This opportunity follows a standard promotional path:

1. Internship selection will be made at the GS-1199-4. These grade levels are what typical college students in their college level third year may qualify.
2. Within 120 days after completion of Internship requirements you may be eligible for conversion to the entry-level for the target occupation. Entry level for these positions are typically at the GS-5 or GS-7 level. The actual grade level at the time of conversion depends on academic achievement and other factors.
3. The full performance level of this position is GS-11.
4. Progression from the entry-level to the full performance level for this occupation will depend on successful completion of all requirements for promotion. Promotions may be considered after a year at each grade level but are not guaranteed to occur on a specific time schedule.

• At the undergraduate level successfully completed education that has not led to possession of a degree is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. For example 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. Four years of progressive study or 120 semester hours meets the degree requirements. Additional credit cannot be given for duplicate course work.
• For study at a business or technical school 36 weeks of study (20 classroom hours per week) is comparable to 1 academic year above high school.
• An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 academic year of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
• When academic credit is expressed in contract months units or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard.