Interested in hosting a high school intern?

Complete the JOCO Works NOW Employer Interest Form. Deadline: April 14, 2025.

WHAT IS JOCO WORKS NOW?

​JOCO WORKS NOW is a partnership between local Chambers of Commerce, area employers, and Johnston County Public Schools Career & Technical Education (CTE) to provide a structured, summer work-based learning (WBL) opportunity for students. Work-based learning is an educational strategy that provides students with real-life work experience where they can apply academic knowledge, refine workplace skills, build effective relationships, and graduate work-and life-ready. 

​Take our quiz to see if a NOW summer intern is right for your business.

  • Has a project been sitting on the back burner? A summer intern can give you and your colleagues the needed bandwidth to get a project moving.
  • Need a team member that knows technology or social media? Young people are digital natives, tend to pick up technology quickly, and know the latest trends.
  • Do you want to discover talent early and have them consider joining your organization for the long-term? Internships are a great way to enculturate future talent and build your brand with them.
  • Have time to take on an intern, but don’t know where to start? NOW provides education partners who are the intermediary for the student and business so you don’t have to go it alone.
  • Looking for a way to serve your community? Having an intern is a way to prepare students to join the area’s workforce, build their networks, develop employer validated skills, and more.