Mass Parks Student Career Intake Program SCIP

Mass Parks Student Career Intake Program SCIP
Workforce, Relevancy, Stewardship
through
Mission Comprehension, Career Exploration,
Leadership Development

 

SCIP

The Mass Parks Student Career Intake Program, part of the Youth Intern Program, is a partnership that involves Massachusetts NPS sites (Lowell National Historical Park and Boston Harbor Islands NRA) and partners, (Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center and the University of Vermont) with established experience in youth development. The Massachusetts Student Career Intake Program is an innovative collaborative pilot program that provides a structured progression of career training for local youth from urban and minority communities with the goal of permanent employment in the NPS. Now in the fourth year of the four year pilot there are thirteen students hosted by seven Massachusetts parks employed in interpretation, administration, and facility management.

Director's Goals Met: Workforce, Relevancy, Stewardship
A Call to Action: #33 Home Grown, #35 Welcome Aboard, #36 Value Diversity, #2 Step By Step, #18 Ticket to Ride

Workforce: Multi-year mentoring experience leading to SCEP appointments and permanent employment with the NPS for candidates directly meeting goals for diversity.
Stewardship and Relevancy:

Youth Journey On the High Seas: Friendship Sails! NYC

Partner with YIP from FOMC and GATE
Advisory Group: Composed of NER Youth Programs Manager, participating park superintendents, program manager, partners from TIOBEC and University of Vermont. Guides processes from recruitment, hiring, sustainability and develops annual program goals.

Parks: Seven. BLAC, BOAF, BOHA, JOFI, LOWE, NEBE, SAMA

Demographics:Thirteen youth. African American (3), Hispanic (4) Asian (5), Caucasian (1) in the career fields of maintenance, administration and interpretation.

Partnerships:
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center (TIOBEC)

Evaluation:
The University of Vermont (UVM)
Conservation Study Institute (CSI)

Work with Advisory Group, program manager, interns and stakeholders to develop a program model assessing program accomplishments, challenges and considerations for further development.

See SCIP Model and Evaluation Report

Phase I: Completed and reported to Advisory Group January 2011.

Phase II: In Progress. How do the participants view participation in SCIP as part of desired outcomes of professional development.

Phase III: Initial planning stages.

Visit the SCIP Blog:

Friendshipnps.wordpress.com

SCIP youth record their experiences through social media. Follow our blog to keep up with our adventures.

Contacts:

Kelly Fellner, National Park Service Northeast Regional Office, Youth and Volunteer Coordinator

Amy Glowacki, Youth Program Coordinator, Lowell National Historical Park