The Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) is responsible for protecting the educational and financial interests of students, attending approximately 300 licensed private career schools and post-secondary, non-degree schools for adults. BPSS is also responsible for supervising these schools to ensure that the schools maintain compliance with Education Law and the Commissioner's Regulations. BPSS staff include a Bureau Director, Senior Attorneys, Education Assistants and Associates, and Curriculum, Financial, Licensing, and Investigations and Audit units.Ìý
The intern will work in the BPSS Albany office within the Licensing Unit in a hybrid format. The intern will assist the Licensing Unit with evaluating private career school teacher regulations. The student will gain a familiarity with New York State Education Law and Commissioner's Regulations, as well as experience creating website materials.Ìý
Under the supervision of the Licensing Unit Supervisor, the intern will review regulations and public facing materials for private career school teacher applicants, to identify areas of education or work experience incongruence and/or job titles that require modernization.Ìý
The intern will research current industry trends for certain employment fields and provide written summaries for Bureau review and consideration.Ìý
As a result of changes needed, as identified by the Licensing Unit Supervisor, the intern will update public facing websites to ensure teacher licensing in private career schools maintains congruence with industry standards.Ìý
The intern will assist the Licensing Unit Supervisor with compiling data. The intern will archive old standards for teacher licensing and create a metric of change for any relevant licensing requirements that were revised or eliminated.Ìý
The intern will have the opportunity participate in any professional development training provided by Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ and BPSS (presentations, webinars and/or in-person conferences), including the bi-annual training course for private career school directors. The intern will have exposure to the daily operations of the State Education Department and learn how to think strategically on how to address complex matters within vocational private education. The intern will also be able to attend meetings with BPSS staff and various stakeholders, which willÌý increase the interns professional network and provide exposure to additional career opportunities.
Desired qualifications would be:
• Pursuing a degree inÌýÌýin Education, Public Administration, Political Science, or similar field.ÌýÌý
• Ability to meet required timelines and prioritize duties to meet those timelines.
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong communication abilities
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Google platforms
• Time management and critical thinking skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
• Capacity to prioritize, show initiative and handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate effectively within a team.
Interns may work a maximum of 20 hours per week.
Qualified candidates should email a cover letter, resume, transcript (student copy is acceptable), and completed internship application to internships@nysed.gov. Please include the Assignment Number (ACS-FA-24-1) in the subject line of your email to reference this assignment.
Melissa Lurie