We make a work agreement with interns.  It clearly states what the
intern will learn/do and what the museum expects from the intern in
return.  We create a schedule of work that can be periodically checked
to be sure both parties are meeting their responsibilities.  If the work
agreement is carefully and completely spelled out, any failure on the
part of the intern or the museum can be identified.  It is most useful
when an intern is not performing as agreed and gives you some leverage
with the intern, either warning, "firing", reducing a grade, or, more
positively, refocusing the intern to the agreement.
Hope this is of some help.
Beverlye Hancock


Kimberly Kenney, Curator wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>We are in the process of re-vamping our internship
>guidelines.  Do any of you have any written policies
>regarding interns that you would like to share?
>
>Until now, our internship paperwork was geared toward
>what the intern would get out of the experience.
>
>Even though none of our interns are paid, we are
>experiencing some problems -- attendance issues,
>sub-par work, etc. --  that have prompted us to
>reexamine our policies.  We would like to be more
>explicit about what WE require in an intern, and what
>the Museum expects in return for offering hands-on
>experience in a professional setting.
>
>We would like to develop some kind of Internship
>Manual in the same vein as an Employee Handbook.
>
>Thank you!
>Kim Kenney
>
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>Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
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