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College grads and New Yorkers completing workforce training programs face the most challenging job market in years, with entry-level job postings in NYC down 37 percent since 2022. In this environment, paid internships have become more important than ever, enabling young jobseekers to gain experience and build the professional networks they need to land their first jobs. But even as work-based learning experiences have become increasingly critical, internship opportunities have declined in recent years, and too few NYC employers are partnering with CUNY, other local colleges and universities, and workforce training providers to offer them.
This event will explore what’s needed to expand paid internships in New York. It will discuss how to engage more of the city's private sector employers around internships and career-connected learning, what the city's universities can do to strengthen employer partnerships, how CUNY can build on its promising CUNY Beyond initiative, and what role city and state policymakers can play. Panelists will discuss how to learn from and scale up existing public and private initiatives that have helped expand internships in New York, particularly for New Yorkers from lower-income communities. And we'll explore how to unlock more internship opportunities in city government.
This event was made possible thanks to generous support from Vanderbilt University-New York City. General operating support for the Center for an Urban Future is provided by The Clark Foundation, Robin Hood, and the Altman Foundation. CUF also receives ongoing support from several other philanthropic funders.
Center for an Urban Future is a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy in NYC.
