Spencer Area Jobs Trust's Student Internship Program reimburses businesses for providing educational opportunities

29 Sep 2016

Spencer Area Jobs Trust, News Release

Experience matters to employers looking to fill job openings.

That’s why the Spencer Area Jobs Trust‘s Student Internship Program offers Clay County businesses and organizations the support and financial resources needed to make internship opportunities available to students.

"The Spencer Area Jobs Trust Internship Program has been a successful program for Spencer businesses and our community," said Ryan Johnson, president of the Spencer Area Jobs Trust. "The program provides real life job experience and a competitive wage to interns in their fields of interest."

The program strives to give students a significant learning experience, while helping employers recruit skilled workers. Businesses are awarded up to $3,000 per internship and can apply for up to three interns per fiscal year.

"The Spencer Area Jobs Trust created the program to strengthen our workforce and create life long residents of the Spencer community," Johnson said. "The internship program is another example of our community working together to further enhance our quality of life in Spencer.”

Spencer Area Jobs Trust President Ryan Johnson Presents Reimbursement Checks

Ryan Johnson, Jobs Trust President presenting check to Donavan Wunschel and Gary Terwee at Midwestern Mechanical, Inc.

Ryan Johnson, Spencer Area Jobs Trust President presents a check to Donavan Wunschel and Gary Terwee at Midwestern Mechanical, Inc.

Ryan Johnson, Jobs Trust President presenting check to Jen Irvine, Brandy Van Otterloo, Rick Brown at Northwest Bank

Ryan Johnson, Spencer Area Jobs Trust President, presents a check to Jen Irvine, Brandy Van Otterloo, Rick Brown at Northwest Bank.

Ryan Johnson, Jobs Trust President presenting check to Larry Harden at Williams & Company

Ryan Johnson, Spencer Area Jobs Trust President, presents a check to Larry Harden at Williams & Company.

Ryan Johnson, Jobs Trust President presenting check to Lisa Steffen, Jill Davis Montgomery, Barry, Bovee, Steffen & Davis

Ryan Johnson, Spencer Area Jobs Trust President, presents a check to Lisa Steffen, Jill Davis Montgomery, Barry, Bovee, Steffen & Davis.

Ryan Johnson, Jobs Trust President presenting check to Sue Brugman at Crown Clinics

Ryan Johnson, Spencer Area Jobs Trust President, presents a check to Sue Brugman at Crown Clinics.

More Information

For more information about the Student Internship Program or Spencer Area Jobs Trust, please contact the Iowa Lakes Corridor by calling 712-264-3474 or by sending an email.

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