The Statewide Transit Student Internship Program is sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and is one of the services provided by the Tennessee Transit Training Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The period of time an Intern can work for the system is not to exceed one year.

Transit Program supervisor is the direct supervisor of the intern. There are approximately 8-11 intern positions available throughout the state, and there is the possibility of 3 to 12 hours of college credit available for each intern.

Internship Qualifications:

• The intern must be a college student, graduate student or recent college graduate.
• The intern must currently hold or must have recently graduated with at least 2.5 GPA.
• The intern must have an interest in transportation, state government or related issues.

The Director of the Intern Program assigns work to the intern. Each transportation agency follows a format prescribed by the Intern Program that describes the work for which the intern is responsible. The intern must be a mature and highly motivated individual who has the ability and is willing to work with a team or alone. At least one meeting will be held with all interns, and meetings between the intern and his or her Agency Supervisor will be held as needed for instruction, evaluation, and supervision. An intern is evaluated by his or her supervisor to provide feedback on the progression of each intern.

The total success of the Intern Program will be evaluated through written evaluations from site personnel, supervisors, and interns. At the end of each calendar year, final reports of the Intern Program will be sent to the Tennessee Department of Transportation and each agency will be required to submit an end of the calendar year report/evaluation of each intern who worked with them during the year.

Internship Application Materials
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