QuEST Internship Program (Early Quality Awareness) Sankaran Ramanathan “Ram” (Verizon Wireless) Parthiv Patel (Verizon Wireless) Dave Sanicola (Desara Group)

Internship (High School and early university Students) (Early Quality Awareness) Quest Forum Member Companies Quality Awareness Certification Global Learning Platform Webinars & Downloads Internship Training Committee ICT Members Leadership Council

Initial discussion with NAF Schools National Presence Strong focus towards STEM Readiness towards Performance Improvement 3 month internship + = STEM Internship Basic Training Development opportunity for basic understanding of Quality – ISO9001 Webinars on basics of Six Sigma - DMAIC Advanced Training TL9000 Requirements TL9000 Measurements Training can be offered to Interns as well

Early Quality Awareness Student Gain exposure to real-word quality standards and issues Increase self-confidence in the workplace while developing an expanded network of associates and professionals Increase opportunities for faster advancement and growth in science/technology Opportunity to earn Completion Certificate (or) Credits Quest Forum and Member Organization Bring early awareness of importance of quality to the community Prescreened interns with a focus towards quality Seamlessly converts student interns to full-time employees who can be immediately productive Brings new and innovative ideas to an employer Cost Effective approach as the cost and research findings are shared with other Quest Forum Members

Internship Models Internship Paid internship to student via shared cost across multiple sponsors One of the member company could host the student on-site Knowledge Internship: Development opportunity by working on industry challenges Knowledge Interns