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General Motors has announced what it described as an innovative pilot internship programme aimed at experienced women engineers who are interested in returning to the workforce after a two or more year career break.
The programme tagged Take 2, according to a statement obtained from its official website, is a 12-week internship for women with technical backgrounds in vehicle engineering , manufacturing engineering , or manufacturing operations.
The statement said as part of this programme, interns will receive training, professional development, and the opportunity to network with other technical leaders to gain exposure to, and understanding of GM’s structure and functional areas.
The programme, according to the company, is part of a larger initiative to increase the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) talent pipeline driven by the Society of Women Engineers and iRelaunch, a career re-entry firm.
“GM is proud to be a founding member of the STEM Re-entry Task force, and understands there are many high-caliber, technical women who have taken a break from their careers and are ready to come back to work but may feel out of touch with their former professional network,” said Kristen Siemen, executive director, Global Thermal Engineering and executive champion of the programme. “The Take 2 programme provides them a unique opportunity to refresh opportunity to refresh their skills and rebuild their network while working on real engineering programmes for GM.”
Other founding members of the STEM Re-entry Task Force, according to the statement, include Booz Allen Hamilton, Caterpillar, Cummins, IBM, Intel and Johnson Controls.
“We’re looking for experienced engineers, and there are qualified, capable women who are interested in returning to the workforce to pursue new and challenging opportunities – it’s a win-win , and one commitment among many we’ve made to support women’s careers at GM,” said John Quattrone, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources.
Take 2 programme, according to GM, begins on April 1, 2016.
