INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Welcome to the Charter Communications’ CommunityVision 21 internship. You have chosen to explore one of the special attributes of the CTV-21 training experience. This course is designed to provide participants with practical and principle knowledge of community television production and empower them to use equipment and facilities to create programming for CTV-21 and assist as a volunteer during productions. Different from custom training, which we also offer, the internship provides local residents, ages 17 and up, with community television production training in a 4 month (18 week) minimum 50 hour - equivalent program. The internship is unique in its approach, in that participants agree to commit to a minimum number of hours (training, producing or volunteering) in exchange for an experience that is comprehensive, organized, and rewarding.

Interns who graduate are confident of their skills and often stay with CTV-21 as regular producers or on-call volunteers. The internship is open to anyone who resides within the Charter franchise area (and to those outside the area, on a space available basis*) who would like to contribute to the advancement of local programming on CTV-21. A cross section of any intern group displays a variety of individuals in age, experience, and background.

The internship is held 3 times each year, sessions begin in early February, May, and October.  20 interns are accepted into the program regardless of their level of experience.  This commitment is a goal achievable based on the intern’s ability to attend the required classes, volunteer on productions, and create programming for the channel.  The intern sessions are held on a rolling basis with the new session beginning as the previous one ends. This keeps the level of activity growing and maintains a volunteer base for productions. Potential interns will be interviewed before they are accepted into the program and must consider their availability before committing to the internship schedule as well as what their goal is for participating.

An Intern’s progress through the internship is measured by a system of credits, a point system in which each activity (classes, volunteering, producing) has a credit value. By reviewing sign-in sheets, CTV-21 staff will monitor participant’s activity and provide a report as to where each Intern stands in relation to completion of the Internship. Regardless of the schedule, Interns will be expected to make a weekly commitment and “Check-in” to signify they wish to continue in the program. By attending the required classes, volunteering, and producing, an intern can exit the internship fully confident to produce their own productions.

The course schedule has been designed to allow participants with varying schedule to participate. Interns should be prepared to schedule a visit to the studio at least once each week. We look forward to scheduling you into an interview!

*Intern Non-Resident agreement 2009.

  Upon completion of the program the Access Intern will receive a certificate of completion.