Port of Seattle Internships   Item No:  11d_supp___
Meeting Date:  April 12, 2022





Emerging Talent Commission Briefing
April 12, 2022
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Agenda
Emerging Talent Goals
Background
Partner
Recommendations
2022 HS Intern Program
2021 Outcomes

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Emerging Talent:
Raise Awareness and Develop Talent


EQUITY FOCUS          HIGH QUALITY INCLUSIVE     DEMONSTRATE OUTCOMES
PROGRAMS

Emerging Talent
Winter                  Summer
20 High School Interns                      40 High School Interns
40 Post Secondary Interns


3 Veteran Fellows                          3 Veteran Fellows
5 Post-Secondary Interns                    10 Post-Secondary Interns
Spring                     Fall

Since the 2015 Commission Motion
Doubled post-                     Grew high school                       Opportunities Across
secondary internship                internship opportunities                 Career Connected
opportunities                       ten times                               Learning Continuum

Offered Paid and                                                          Youth Experts Panel:
High Quality, project-
Credit Earning                                                               Community Program
based, internships
Internships                                                                  Design Process

Increased Equity and
Offer Year-Round                    Designed virtual and
Diversity of programs
Opportunities                       hybrid programming
and processes.

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Community Partner Recommendations
Formalize               Increase           Update Application
Processes           Communications            Process
Outreach           Quarterly           Develop
Priorities                  Engagement with         Questionnaire
Cohort               Youth              Include Story-
Recruitment and      Monthly               Telling Element
Selection Process        Meetings with         Open a
Program             Partners             requisition for
Schedules            Partnership            unaffiliated youth
Handbook
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Summer Curriculum Outline - Hybrid

Week 1           Weeks 2-6         Week 7-8
Getting to know the Port       Transferable skill               Finalize projects
and each other                development                  Career Development
Team development           Facility Tours                Next Steps Career Fair
Workplace expectations        On Site Workdays              Final presentations
Meetings with project
stakeholders and mentors
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Inclusive Mentorship Model
Port mentors are representative of
intern population
Small group discussions on Fridays
Topics:
1.  Feeling Valued and Respected in the
Workplace
2.  Finding Your Passion
3.  Setting Personal, Academic, and
Career Goals
4.  Authentic Networking
5.  Identifying Strengths and
Weaknesses
6.  Youth Led Topic

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Career Connected Learning
Awareness
Experience
Virtual Sessions
for Families                               Prepare
Facility Tours
Youth-led
Habitat                                Launch
Outreach                           Project
Restoration         Management
Translated                                                 Career Next Steps
Materials          FOD Walk          Leadership         Resource Fair
Career Fairs         Project-Based       Public Speaking     Post-Secondary
Work
Networking       Internships
WFD Programs


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HR Outreach & Career Awareness Strategy
Port Employee                      Community
Virtual Open Houses
Resource Groups                    Partnerships


Registered Student
Career Fairs                             Intentional Advertising
Associations


Internships and
Community Events                                                     Youth Led Outreach
Fellowships

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2021 Outreach
Program materials translated into
5 different languages
Over 2000 conversations
116 families impacted
93 school and community org
staff
42 middle school students
2 Youth Outreach Solutions
published in multiple languages

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2021 Learning Outcomes
Impact Survey
Results are not valid due to lack
of survey engagement
Burnout on virtual programming



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Talent Pipelines



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Proposed Education and Community Partner Criteria
Support youth living in
Provide youth with
"very low" equity zip                                                            Offer youth career
ongoing support and
codes, as defined by                                                            development training
wrap around services
Equity index

Have demonstrated
commitment to anti-                  Able to assist with                    Is a community-based
racism and equity,                      recruitment of interns                  organization or school
diversity and inclusion

Willing to track and                      Preferred: Connection                   Preferred: Willing to
share metrics on                       to Port related                         collab on curriculum
alumni                             industries                           development

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