{"id":7942,"date":"2018-12-04T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2018-12-04T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:43:13","slug":"us-air-force-premier-college-intern-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/us-air-force-premier-college-intern-program\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force, Premier College Intern Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applicable to: Civilian<br \/>\nThe Premier College Intern Program is designed to attract individuals currently enrolled full time in college who are seeking a dynamic career with the Air Force Civilian Service. <strong>This objective is accomplished by recruiting and selecting high-caliber candidates and training them to become competent, effective, and productive employees focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Cyber and mission critical career fields; providing training and developmental opportunities necessary to gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) predictive of successful performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/u-s-air-force-cyber-civilian-recent-graduates-program\/1200px-seal_of_the_united_states_department_of_the_air_force-svg\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7934 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2018\/12\/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg_.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPremier Interns will have the opportunity to access special projects using cutting edge technology, while under the mentorship of senior managers. They will experience a 3-day Symposium to introduce them to the Air Force, Air Force Civilian Service, networking and training. The paid 12-week internship will occur during the summer of their junior year (before heading into Senior Year) for undergraduate participants. Upon graduation and program requirement completion, a Premier Intern may be converted to further developmental positions without further competition.<\/p>\n<h6>\nCurrently, 9 career fields offer Premier College Intern Program opportunities: Civil Engineer, Communications and Information, Contracting, Financial Management, Force Support, Intel, Logistics, Scientist and Engineer, and Special Investigations.<\/h6>\n<h6>\n<strong>Program Requirements<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>\n&#8211; Premier College Intern positions may be filled through a direct hire authority or competitive vacancy announcement on USAJOBS.<br \/>\n&#8211; General Schedule applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited college or university and in their junior year at the time of their internship.<\/h6>\n<h6>&#8211; They must have a minimum 2.95 GPA in order to remain eligible for the program and outplacement upon graduation.<\/h6>\n<h6>\nWage Grade applicants must have completed 75% of their vocational or technical training program and be currently enrolled during their internship. They must have a minimum 2.95 GPA in order to remain eligible for the program and outplacement upon graduation. Additional information available on their website.<\/h6>\n<h6>\n<strong>Program Completion<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>\nUpon completing the 12 week internship, graduating with a Bachelors with a minimum of 2.95 GPA, and supervisor approval, a Premier College Intern will have the opportunity to convert to a Palace Acquire Internship.<br \/>\nBenefits received after conversion may include:<br \/>\nStudent Loan Repayment Non-competitive promotions to GS-7 up to GS-12 * Recruitment Incentive * Tuition Assistance Training\/Certificate opportunities<br \/>\n( * for applicable career fields)<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applicable to: Civilian The Premier College Intern Program is designed to attract individuals currently enrolled full time in college who are seeking a dynamic career with the Air Force Civilian Service. 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