Opportunities for Corporate Involvement
The primary function of the publisher-partner will be to provide career expertise support to the publishing apprentices. This will take place through a three-step distance learning mini-workshop designed in cooperation with one representative from each main department within the publishing house (editorial, publicity, marketing, art and design, sales and distribution).
Step 1: Pre-visit: The representative meets with the students and discusses his/her background and job in detail. Students will present their work and ideas to the representative who will give them feedback.
Step 2: The Visit: The representative hosts the students for an hour-long meeting with other members of the team. Students have an opportunity to see what the representative does on a daily basis, and how specific duties fit into the larger scheme.
Step 3: Post-Visit: Students reflect on their experience, revise their work and ideas based on feedback and devise a specific plan for moving forward. Students complete a formal assessment that demonstrates the acquisition of new knowledge.
School Commitment
— The 3 S’s: Space (for the students to meet regularly); Standards (that measure the progress and effectiveness of the program); Support (staff and financing for trips and final publication).
— The 3 C’s: Credit (students will receive official school credit upon successful completion); Curriculum (the school will collaborate to develop an intensive and detailed sylllabus); Contract (the school will provide a formal contract for students outlining their responsibilities).
Student Commitment
— Uphold the terms contract.
— Attend in-school and out-of-school activities (readings, signings, site visits).
— A commitment to writing, re-writing and offering helpful criticism to fellow students.
