International Trade Education
Summer Internship Program
The ITEP Internship Program is offered
exclusively to Port Academy students. The Global Safety & Security Academy (GSS), with the help of the Los Angeles
Port, partners students with employers involved in the Safety and Security Business and International Trade Business
through a summer internship program. Prospective GSS interns must meet the following criteria before their junior year to
be eligible participants:
- must have a minimum 2.50 GPA
- take the TABE
test during the fall semester
- maintain excellent attendance (95% +)
- establish excellent
citizenship skills (no U’s)
- attend resume and personal statement workshops & analysis
- present
a resume
- complete internship application
- complete personal statement
- submit a minimum
of 2 letters of recommendation
- present transcripts
- participate in 2-5 interviews
All tools made available to the prospective interns, including workshops are intended to equip students with the
valuable tools necessary to become successful in the work place. Such tools will be useful to them in every day life
experiences as well. The Interns part-time and full-time job experience begins in July and ends in August. Often this Internship
opportunity allows our students the ability to land a job with the Port of Los Angeles and affiliated companies once they
have graduated high school.
