FUSD CTE · Fresno, California

FUSD Summer
Career Externships

A 4-week Summer career camp series built with industry for 1,000 students — fully staffed and managed, featuring partners including Facebook & Microsoft Xbox.

The Problem

Lack of career-focused summer programs
A challenge to bring local industry to the table on a consistent basis
Fresno's CTE team wanted to expand opportunities without adding extra burden to their staff

The Ask

4-week Summer career camp series built with industry for 1,000 students, fully staffed
Workforce-ready data to track student progress and present to their leadership board
Provide this opportunity to an entire class and make it more accessible
Manage and coordinate all marketing, promotion, enrollment and program operations

The Solution

20-hour Externships in Cybersecurity, Technology, Game Development and Entrepreneurship with Facebook & Microsoft Xbox
Turnkey solution for both education and industry to participate while gaining maximum value
Work-Based Learning at scale through cohort-based externships

Future Outlook

"Our Summer career series have been built into the annual budget for next year's Career Summer series and will continue to grow the industry partners, supportive ecosystem and the scale of progress helping Fresno students join the workforce."

Outcomes · Audit Data

Measuring success

97%

Would recommend externship to a friend

95%

Wanted to choose Cybersecurity as a pathway in school and beyond

96%

Enhanced collaboration and teamwork skills

95%

Said the externship helped them network with potential future employers

97%

Said they now have a better understanding of how to reach their career goals

Meet Our Industry Insiders

The professionals who made it happen

Belinda De La Libertad

Cybersecurity

Alan Diekfuss

Game Design

Cynthia Rubio

Startup

Dang Vu

Tech Fundamentals

Kyle Dulay