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The
Office of Personnel Management has consolidated
student employment programs into one streamlined,
flexible program that serves as a critical tool with
assisting agencies in attracting and recruiting
students to meet employment needs.
One of the main components of this new program
to help provide Federal employment opportunities to
students is the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP).
As a SCEP, students have the capability of
gaining exposure to public service while enhancing
their educational goals and shaping their career
choices.
The Student Career Experience Program provides for
periods of attendance at accredited schools combined
with periods of career-related work.
This is a formally structured Program, and
requires a written agreement by all parties involved
(school, student, and agency) as to the nature of the
work, continuation in, and successful completion of
the Program.
Students who have met all the requirements of this
Program may be noncompetitively converted to a term,
career, or career-conditional appointment in an
occupation related to their academic training and work
study experiences.
Students may be appointed to this Program if they are
pursuing any of the following educational programs at
an accredited school:
(1) High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma
(GED);
(2) Vocational/Technical Certificate;
(3) Associate Degree;
(4) Baccalaureate Degree;
(5) Graduate Degree;
(6) Professional Degree
Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment
as degree seeking students taking a full-time
academic, technical, or vocational course load.
The Student Career Experience Program is a year-round
program, and appointments may be made at any time
during the year, including summer.
Students may work full-time or part-time
schedules.
There are no limitations on the number of hours a
student can work per week, but it should not interfere
with the academic schedule.
Students may also work and go to school on an
alternating work schedule (work one semester/go to
school the next semester, etc.).
Picatinny Arsenal utilizes the Student Career
Experience Program for Engineering and Science
Cooperative Education appointments.
The purpose of the Program is to recruit
student engineers and scientists as future leaders in
areas of military importance by providing valuable
work experience, as well as an opportunity for an
engineer or scientist position in the Army Intern
Program. The
student will be given the opportunity to undertake
meaningful engineering and scientific projects at
ARDEC in order to provide work experience that is
directly related to the student’s major and career
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