Soft Skills for Interns Program (Fall 2025)

Soft Skills for Interns is a coaching program that directly addresses common interpersonal challenges companies face when nurturing future and fresh talent.

The program meets teams where and while they work to:

• Empower interns with interpersonal strategies so they can confidently demonstrate their value, build strong relationships, and navigate professional environments.

• Equip supervisors with support strategies so they can build and strengthen their talent pipeline.

PROGRAM MODULES

• TAKE INITIATIVE: Approach tasks, projects, and hands-on experience

• APPLY EXPERTISE: Approach applications, practices, and techniques

• SOLVE PROBLEMS: Identify challenges, analyze data, and overcome obstacles

• SHARE IDEAS: Convey ideas, articulate thoughts, and present findings

• FORM RELATIONSHIPS: Build and expand your professional network

• ADAPT & PIVOT: Navigate new environments, diverse teams, and expectations

• CONTRIBUTE VALUE: Contribute, take on responsibilities, and propose ideas

• DEVELOP SELF: Incorporate strengths and opportunities to grow

• BUILD PROFESSIONALISM: Demonstrate integrity, professionalism, and accountability

• WORK THE CULTURE: Leverage organizational structure and workplace dynamics

• FOCUS ON RESULTS: Take on responsibilities and deliver results

• CLARIFY GOALS: Clarify career goals and a plan for continued growth and success

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

The program is for organizations interested in incorporating real-time interpersonal skills training and coaching into their existing internship programs.

• Organization hosting one or more interns with assigned support supervisor

• Internship period is six (6) or more consecutive weeks

• Internship or new hire assignments include defined roles and responsibilities

PROGRAM OFFERING

• Up to 12 soft skill modules delivered once per week based on business needs.

• Interns receive soft skill strategies digitally.

• Supervisors receive support strategies via email.

• No class time. No system login.

PROGRAM COMMITMENT

The program leverages the relationship between interns and their supervisors to advance the interns’ professional growth and internship success for the organization.

• Joint participation by interns and supervisors

• Participants complete 6, 8, 10, or 12 program modules based on the organization’s internship period.

FALL 2025 REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Register based on your organization’s internship period.

REGISTER BY AUGUST 29

• 10-week program (September 8 - November 14)

• 8-week program (September 8 - October 31)

• 6-week program (September 8 - October 17)

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 5

• 10-week program (September 15 - November 21)

• 8-week program (September 15 - November 7)

• 6-week program (September 15 - October 24)

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 12

• 10-week program (September 22 - October 31)

• 8-week program (September 22 - November 14)

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 19

• 8-week program (September 29 - November 21)

• 6-week program (September 29 November 7)

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 26

• 6-week program (October 6 - November 14)

REGISTER BY OCTOBER 3

• 6-week program (October 13 - November 21)