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Externship

The WiSTEM Externship is a virtual learning experience for current and future STEM undergraduate students to gain career skills and earn digital badges or microcredentials during the winter or summer break. The WiSTEM Externship is designed to give you credentialed accomplishments for your resume, talking points for interviews, confidence in your professional skills, and training/knowledge/learning to advance your STEM skillset. 

Externship Learning Plan Options:

WiSTEM offers two Externship learning plan options

Students may enroll in and complete one or both Externships at the same time.

Digital Badges

Digital badges or microcredentials highlight the knowledge, skills, and expertise you have gained. They can be showcased on resumes, LinkedIn profiles, portfolios, and other places to showcase your achievements. Externship participants earn digital badges via Credly upon completion of each learning module. Externship participants earn a WiSTEM Externship Completion Badge upon completing the entire selected earning plan.

What to Expect:

IBM SkillsBuild Platform: The entire experience is facilitated through the IBM SkillsBuild platform. You will receive a digital badge (microcredential) via Credly upon completing each learning module within the selected WiSTEM Externship learning plan.

Time Commitment: To earn the digital badges, you’ll need to dedicate approximately 18-25 hours to complete all the learning modules.

Email Newsletters Prompts and STEM Career Path Connections: Participants will receive emails throughout the experience that prompt completion of the next learning module and provide STEM role model highlights and career pathway connections to the content in the learning plan.

Completion Badge: By completing all learning modules within the selected Externship learning plan, you’ll earn a WiSTEM Externship completion badge. This badge will enhance your resume and help you advance your career.

Benefits:

  • Participate for free in a program valued at $500.
  • Complete virtual, asynchronous lessons at your own pace.
  • Build your resume and earn digital microcredentials.
  • Advance your STEM and career skillset.
  • Participate in role model webinars, virtual and in-person corporate-led workshops, and company site visits.
  • Gain access to participant-only opportunities.
  • Gain priority access to WiSTEM career & externship events for students who complete the experience.

Questions?

Direct questions to wistemexternship@utexas.edu.

Register Online

Registration is currently CLOSED for WiSTEM Externship: STEM Career Success Skills

Registration is currently CLOSED for WiSTEM Externship: Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors

Winter Timeline

(for completion during winter break):

  • Registration opens March 15
  • Registration closes May 15
  • Completion is encouraged by August 10

Summer Timeline

(for completion during summer break):

  • Registration opens March 15
  • Registration closes May 15
  • Completion is encouraged by August 10

Corporate Partnerships Available

Corporate partnerships are available. Corporate recruiters and representatives will be invited to participate in webinars and STEM role model spotlights to connect with student participants.

Contact wistem@utexas.edu for more details.