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PiPN Announces New Internship and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 2010-11
PiPN is happy to announce our new, exciting opportunities for internships or apprenticeships for the coming year.
Host companies include retailers, wholesalers, designers, retailers and manufacturers of products for the needlearts and crafts industries. Many of these companies are open to having someone either this fall yet, or during the winter months, as well as during the summer.
Download a pdf document with each company’s information and requirements by clicking on their names below.
Then, just fill out the intern/apprentice application on this site.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Knots – Knitting on the Square
Apply online to become a PiPN Host for 2010 – 2011
It’s time to sign up again to become a PiPN Host for the coming year (2010-2011).
NEW this year.
- Hosts and applicants can now choose any time period during the 2010-2011 academic year, as well as throughout the summer.
- Association members can now easily and quickly apply online. Click here for the Host Application.
- Applicants will also be able to register online.
Previous Hosts have applauded the program, and have commented that the experiences were enjoyable and rewarding.
Our interns have echoed those sentiments. Visit PiPN Lane to see more of what our interns have said about their experiences this year.
If you’ve never been a host, please consider participating this year.
It doesn’t take much . . . just a willingness to mentor a young, enthusiastic fiber arts lover, to share your knowledge and experience and love of this creative industry.
For more information, please visit TNNA.org College Outreach
There you will be able to download a quick overview of the PiPN program, as well as a more complete overview of the 2010-2011 requirements and schedules.
If you have been a PiPN host in the past, please complete the online application as well, so we have all your updated information.
PiPN Student Registration Deadline moved to March 20th
Just a heads up . . . we've extended the deadline for student registration in PiPN 2010 until March 20th due to the wonderful response we've had from schools across the country.
Since the change in format this year, Career Counselors and Professors in Fashion Merchandising and Design, Textiles, Retail Management, and others, are opening the doors of their classrooms to PiPN.
In the last months, I've presented PiPN to students at six colleges including West Virginia University, University of Alabama, Colorado State University, Carnegie Mellon, Kent State University, University of Akron and also met with the Art Institute of Colorado in Denver.
I'm on my way to talk to students at the Art Institute of California in San Francisco and the California College of Arts, then on to Moore College of Art & Design and Philadelphia University.
We're also receiving inquiries and applications from students attending Bryn Mawr, Georgia College & State University and East Tennessee State University.
If you're a student who is interested in participating, you can download the host information by going to clicking here.
You can also download a student application by clicking here.
If you're a TNNA member interested in being a host company, it's never too late to add your name to the list.
Contact me at bdirect @ columbus.rr.com for more information. (remove the spaces when emailing, please)
PiPN visits West Virginia University, Fashion and Merchandising
Thanks to Dr. Holly Lentz and Dr. Barbara McFall of West Virginia U. . . and another thanks to Doug Kreinik of Kreinik Manufacturing, for enabling PiPN to visit this amazing college. It seems the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program is undergoing a major change, and in doing so, are formally including the hand needle arts in their curriculum. This fall, they’ll be offering a knitting course, and are planning other classes as well.
I had the chance to speak to a large class of juniors and seniors, many of whom are looking for internships for this summer. The students were more than welcoming . . . and after my presentation, were eager to put their names on the PiPN interest contact sheet.
The opportunity to intern in a small business makes PiPN a real find for many students. Rather than spending the summer with a large company where experiences may be limited, PiPN students really get involved in their placements. In addition, they truly learn what it means to have a small business . . . so besides needlearts, they acquire true business survival skills.
We’ll be posting the updated lists of opportunities, with explanations, soon. So check back!
PiPN 2010 — Adding New Pathways
This year, we’ve added new pathways to our PiPN program. In order to better serve both aspiring needlearts professionals, as well as TNNA’s membership, we’ve developed three different "routes" to pave the way into our industry.
Route #1 is the same as it has been in the past. Students from colleges across the country are invited to participate in, what we now call, the PiPN Summer Scholar Program. A partnership with the University of Akron, Akron OH, this program is a 6 credit-hour summer experience.
Route #2 is open to any student interested in an internship. Those participating do not need to attend the University of Akron’s program. Rather, the internship is taken through their own schools, and students must comply with the requirements of their own colleges. In this case, students may register with PiPN and be matched with appropriate internship opportunities. Internships may take place any time during the year.
Route #3 is open to anyone not attending a college or university but interested in a career in the needlearts. Apprentices may not already be or own professional needlearts companies. As in Route #2, these opportunities may take place any time during the year.
More information about each new route can be found at TNNA.org.