Summer internships can be a perfect way to learn an extra lesson as students from school or colleges are extra busy during the whole year.With classes out of the way, students can commit completely on an internship program and can take all the benefits these internships offer.
Environme
ntal internships have experienced a rise in demand for the past years. One of the most interesting aspect of Environmental Internships is, students from not only environmental backgrounds take up the courses,but youngsters from varied academic backgrounds, such as engineering, journalism, law or even students who just completed school can go for an internship program in Environmental Sciences.
Eco Projects creating Market Demands
With huge organizations such as the Centre for Science and Environment,taking up projects and consistently working with rich projects in environmental studies in divisions such as- Air Pollution, Water Management, Industry and Environment will generate employment opportunities in the near future.
The most interesting thing about environmental internships is, students and candidates from almost all academic backgrounds can join these programs, the only criteria many organizations have is the passion the candidate possesses to learn about the environment.
There are multiple environmental projects that are also offered by many NGO’s, so that the interns have the luxury of choices in such cases. Many NGO’s divide the interns into groups of four or five to work as a team. These interns then work on different projects such as rain water harvesting, waste material management, air and water pollution, etc.
The Tree Foundation in India is one such NGO that offers projects such as Study on Behavior and Diet Preferences of Captive Elephants, Conservation of Sea Turtles, Activity based Biodiversity education and so on.
Hands on Experience
Some organizations that offer Summer Internships makes special efforts selecting their candidates and ensures they get a quality learning experience through the internship program. For this,candidates are assigned tasks related to the ongoing project of the company so that they get hands on experience and feel as an important part of the team.
Awards and Certifications
Not only candidates are awarded certifications for undertaking the internship. They also learn and understand how communication plays an important role to create awareness about environmental issues. These candidates, apart from their regular academic backgrounds gain knowledge about the environment and practices to preserve it.
Inspired by their experiences and learning, these candidates are the people who spread awareness among other youngsters about environmental issues and makes efforts preserving it.