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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Engineering
They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships
The quotes below are about this issue:
Employers speak of the internship programs they are currently involved in and the importance of new hires having internship experience.
| "One change that we see in our engineering program—I don't know if anyone is familiar with how they approach the engineering training other than just coursework—there is some coursework, but it is very project-based. And we just recently hired one December 2011 grad out of the first class, and we've got two more coming from the May 2012 class in mechanical. I really like it that they had practical experience on these projects. And a number of these projects were with our existing clients. Those folks haven't started working yet, so I can't report back as to how effective they actually are, but that was very appealing—at least in my group—to see engineers who have basically operated as consultants through their courses. They've worked on about four pretty major projects where they had to go in and listen, see what the problem was to the client, come back to a team, and solve the problem. And these were multi-discipline teams. They needed some electrical and some mechanical, and then produce a product for them. That is one way that I've seen it work." | Metro |
| "Maybe not having the whole program being project-based, but having opportunities for students to have some real-life experience is important." | Metro |
| "Another thing that the manufacturers are trying to do—those that are a bit more progressive—is getting students into internship programs in manufacturing businesses so that they get some of that experience. And then, when they get back into the classroom, they're sharing their experiences. And that helps other students in terms of sharing what they're seeing, what the challenges are, and how they might need to spend time in other areas that they might not normally spend time in to make sure that they have a greater understanding of what is needed in the manufacturing environment." | Metro |