Career Ready Tempe

By the time today’s preschoolers complete high school, 7 of every 10 jobs will require some type of higher education. Career Ready Tempe aims to help prepare and develop Tempe youth to participate in the future workforce by connecting youth to college and career readiness support and partnering with Tempe employers to provide youth with paid internship opportunities in fields that are in-demand. Internships will be held during the summer months of June and July 2025. Students will complete a total of 120 internship hours over 6 weeks. The program focuses on providing internships in the Advanced Business Services, Advanced Manufacturing, and Bio Science sectors.

 

Career Ready Tempe is a collaboration between the City of Tempe and the Tempe Chamber Foundation. It has been strategically designed to align with industry needs and the initiatives of Achieve65Tempe, Tempe City Council’s goal to reach degree attainment for 65% of its residents by the year 2030, through collective community efforts

Benefits of Participating in the Career Ready Tempe Program

• Opportunity to fill the opportunity gap while helping low-income youth break cycles of poverty 
• Business exposure/ visibility within the City of Tempe
• Intern compensation covered by the Tempe Chamber Foundation
• Freedom of time for your professional staff to work on additional projects and ventures
• Support in on-boarding, selecting, and preparing students for your internship opportunity
• Opportunity to select 3 Edge soft skills training modules for interns to complete prior to beginning their internship
• Opportunity to contribute to and retain talent in the workforce needed to grow the local economy and your business
• Opportunity to increase competence and create awareness related to your industry for prospective employees and community members
• Opportunity to impact Achieve65Tempe and Achieve60AZ
• Opportunity to participate in an orientation program to learn best practices for working with youth
• Opportunity to participate in the student-intern interview process

Business Eligibility Requirements

 

Businesses Must:

• Submit a Career Ready Tempe Business application by the deadline of March 15, 2025. Applications received after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list and reviewed based on program need.
• Be located within the City of Tempe.
• Have a physical business location.
• Be in good standing with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
• Be willing to sign an agreement with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
• Designate an on-site intern supervisor.
• Provide a job description with meaningful project assignments (administrative tasks= No more than 20% of work).
• Provide a safe working environment (that meets all the required and recommended safety precautions as mandated by local, county, state and federal health officials related to COVID-19 safety);
• Assume liability for any student-intern injured in an on-the-job incident;

*** Preference given to businesses that provide an internship(s) in Advanced Business Services, Advanced Manufacturing, Bio Science or other related industries ***

 

For more information, contact:

Delaina LeForce
Career Ready Tempe Coordinator
Delaina_LeForce@tempe.gov
(480) 594-7441

 

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Business Information

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Business Address:

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Hours of Operation:

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Business hours when an intern can complete their internship time:

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Business Structure (ex. LLC, Corporation, S Corp etc.)

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Business Structure (ex. LLC, Corporation, S Corp etc.)

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Business Size (# of employees):

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Is the business listed above in good standing with the Arizona Corporation Commission? 

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Is the business listed above in good standing with the Arizona Corporation Commission?

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Internship-Specific Information

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How many interns is your business willing to host?

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How many interns is your business willing to host?

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What kind of hard skills will your company help interns develop?

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What kind of hard skills will your company help interns develop?

Coding

Computer technology

Cloud computing

Document creation/management

Social media management

Software Engineering

Web development/management

Mobile development/management

Marketing

Basic Manufacturing Skills

Project management

Presentation/Public speaking

Technical writing

Knowledge in lean manufacturing principles

Knowledge of inspection/quality control processes

Use of measurement tools (Calipers, microscopes, liquid measurements & conversions)

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What kind of soft skills will your company help interns develop?

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What kind of soft skills will your company help interns develop?

Communication

Creative problem-solving

Critical thinking

Customer Service

Teamwork/Collaboration

Leadership

Idea development

Negotiation

Decision-making

Conflict resolution

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Considering that many high school students have not held a job in the past and may not be familiar with your company, how does your company plan to orient new interns?

Considering that many high school students have not held a job in the past and may not be familiar with your company, how does your company plan to orient new interns?

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Will you require interns placed with your company to be vaccinated for COVID-19?

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Will you require interns placed with your company to be vaccinated for COVID-19?

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On-Site Intern Supervisor Information

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Application Preparer Information

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Additional Information

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How did your business hear about Career Ready Tempe?

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How did your business hear about Career Ready Tempe?

Flyer/Poster

TV/Radio

Newspaper/Magazine

Information Session/Presentation

Social Media

City of Tempe Contact

City of Tempe Website

Tempe Chamber of Commerce Contact

Tempe Chamber of Commerce Website

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Agreement & Signature

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Business agrees to:

• Attend a Career Ready Tempe orientation session for businesses. 
• Provide a safe working environment (that includes meeting all the required and recommended precautions as mandated by local, county, state and federal health officials related to COVID-19 safety);
•  and assume liability for any intern injured in a work-related accident.
• Collaborate with intern(s) to identify learning outcomes and objectives that coincide with business needs and contribute to the student’s career goals and career development.
• Provide intern(s) with an orientation to the work setting at the start of their internship.
• Designate a company representative to serve as a supervisor who will be responsible for assigning intern projects, evaluating interns and approving intern timesheet prior to Tempe Chamber of Commerce Foundation approval.
• Provide Career Ready Tempe interns with no more than 20 hours of work per week within an 6-week period, totaling 120 hours, during June and July 2025
• Refrain from scheduling Career Ready Tempe interns for work past 10:00 p.m. on any given night.
• Provide Career Ready Tempe interns with meaningful projects that will help build their job skills and contribute to their career development.
• Require Career Ready Tempe interns to work on no more than 3 hours of administrative tasks per week (20% of work assignments).
• Contact the Career Ready Tempe Coordinator if the company has any pressing or persistent concerns with a Career Ready Tempe intern. 
• Provide reasonable accommodations for student-interns with disabilities if needed.
• Sign an agreement with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

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Preparer Signature:

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Preparer Signature:

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Date:

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Date:

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