Introduction

In the summer of 2020, MWYO organised an internship programme for secondary school students. Based on observations from the programme, we published a research report titled “The Importance of Internship for Secondary School Students: Review and Recommendations”. For secondary students, a well-planned and well-executed internship programme can offer a valuable opportunity for career and life planning. We found that even students with average academic results are capable of developing excellent soft skills in the workplace. We have also devised a set of guidelines on how to design and implement an internship programme which allows students to perform and learn effectively in the workplace.

In 2021, we organised “MWYO Corporate Internship Initiative 2.0”, putting our guidelines into practice and recording the implementation process. In addition to secondary students, Vocational and Professional Education and Training students also took part in the programme, displaying outstanding work-related soft skills and proving to their employers and the public that they deserve a wider range of job opportunities. We hope that our experience may provide useful insight for other organisations to design effective internship programmes in the future.

Feature of the Initiative

Collaborating Corporates

 Collaborating Schools ＆ Organisations

1. Baptist Wing Lung Secondary School
2. Buddhist Mau Fung Memorial College
3. CCC Fung Leung Kit Memorial Secondary School
4. Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education
5. HKSKH Bishop Hall Secondary School
6. HKTA The Yuen Yuen Institute No.3 Secondary School
7. Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Kwai Chung)
8. Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School
9. Mu Kuang English School
10. Rosaryhill Secondary School
11. Salesians Of Don Bosco Ng Siu Mui Secondary School
12. SKH St. Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College
13. The Methodist Lee Wai Lee College

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