WePOWER Internship Program Module : Employer’s Guide to a Well-Structured, Inclusive, and Youth-Friendly Internship Program

Overview & Synopsis

The South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) supports higher participation of women in the energy sector and utilities, and promotes normative changes for women and girls in STEM. An Internship Working Group of WePOWER partners has created this Internship Module as a tool for South Asian energy sector utilities and other stakeholders to establish and or scale-up their internship programs. The South Asia Gender and Energy Facility (SAGE) at the World Bank, acting as Interim Secretariat of WePOWER, supported the working group in compiling this Internship Module. The WePOWER Internship Module is a collective effort to consolidate knowledge and build from the experience of power sector utilities in the South Asian Region (SAR). The module is based on the following elements: a comprehensive literature review of global best practices and research; guidance from the WePOWER Internship Working Group; and the WePOWER questionnaire for SAR engineering students - summary of findings.