Internship: Hands-on experience

Field placement/internship program for the final year students of College of Natural Resources has proved to be very important and useful for the students. This program enable students to get hands-on experience in the field/organization, develop professional work culture and ethics, build network with professionals in development agencies and understand partner organizations’ roles and responsibilities.

The B.Sc. Sustainable Development final year students on completion of 2 months of internship at various organizations presented their report to the college today. Students were placed in seventeen different organizations (NGOs, International Development partner organizations and Government organizations) according to their interest and the availability of intern opportunities. The presentation is assessed by Dr.Rekha and Mr.Tsho Tsho (lecturer) in presence of B.Sc.SD programme coordinator Mr.Tandin Gyeltshen.

The students presented on their intern organization, intern activities, experiences gained and the feedback for the future interns. Some of the highlights made from their intern activities are on the consumerist society, inculcating GNH values in business ethics, women empowerment through entrepreneurship, impacts of substance abuse on youth, importance of media in democracy, roles of international development partners in enhancement of rural-livelihood, sustainability of development aids/supports by the international partners, waste management, youth entrepreneurship, rural-urban migration and impacts of CSO to the society.

The students found the internship program very useful not only in getting hands-on experiences but also in developing professional work culture with the organizations. While learning new things undertaking their tasks, they have also helped and contributed to the concern organizations in many ways. For the successful completion of internship program, they acknowledged the college management, supervisors and partner organizations for their valuable support. Having understood the importance of internship program, students recommended the college to maintain this continuum.