Our Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) program was
developed to help further your career and educational preparation in the
criminal justice field. The AOJ
CWE handbook contains all the pertinent information and forms for your successful
participation in the CWE program.
If you have a question about our program that is not answered on this
page or in the handbook, please contact the AOJ CWE coordinator
The
CWE program has a limited number of internship opportunities with program
partners. It is recommended that
the student contact other possible internship partners to see if these
agencies/employers participate in an internship program. If so, contact the Administration of
Justice CWE coordinator in order to facilitate a CWE partnership with that
agency/employer.
Steps to Getting Started:
1.
Read the entire contents of the CWE handbook, which
can be accessed here.
Pay particular attention to the section entitled Course Requirements.
2.
Contact your employer to determine if they would like
to participate as a partner in our CWE program. Have them complete the Employer Application for Internship
found at the end of this handbook and return it to the AOJ CWE Coordinator.
3.
If you are not employed, contact the AOJ CWE
Coordinator regarding possible internship opportunities with current
partners. If none are available,
contact agencies/employers in the field that you have an interest and ascertain
if they are interested in partnering with the AOJ CWE program. If they are, contact the AOJ CWE
Coordinator to set up a partnership with that agency/employer.
4.
Once you have established an internship opportunity,
determine how many hours you will be able to complete during the internship for that semester.
5.
Once you have determined the number of hours (see Credit for Work / Volunteer Experience
Distribution below), locate the correct CWE course section in the IVC Class
Schedule that coordinates with the number of hours of your internship. Be conservative on your hour
estimate. If you do not complete the requested hours, you will not receive any
credit for the course. Then, contact the CWE Coordinator and request an Add
Permission Code (APC) for the CWE course that you wish to register for.
6.
When you receive your APC from the CWE Coordinator,
register for the class via the IVC website (MySite) or at the IVC Admissions
office.
7.
Once you are registered, contact the CWE Coordinator
and schedule a meeting to get started on your internship!
Credit
for Work / Volunteer Experience Distribution
When
you attempt to register for the CWE class, you must sign up for 1 unit (J
ticket), 2 units (G ticket), 3 units (D ticket), or 4 units (A ticket)
depending on their number of predicted hours of paid work or unpaid work that
you plan to complete during the semester.
Here
is a breakdown of the number of hours of work per unit:
4 units = 300 hours of paid or 240 hours of unpaid work
3 units = 225 hours of paid or 180 hours of unpaid work
2 units = 150 hours of paid or 120 hours of unpaid work
1 unit = 75 hours of paid or
60 hours of unpaid work
** Be very conservative when you sign up for your
requested units. If you sign up for
a unit value and do not work the required number of hours, you will not get ANY
credit for the course. (For example, if you sign up for a 3 unit
course and only work 200 hours (paid), you will fail the course and not receive
any credit.)
Agencies Currently Partnering and Participating with
IVC in the CWE Program:
Laguna Beach Police Department
Irvine Valley College
Campus Police Department
Orange County Sheriff's / Coroner's Department
Orange County
Courts - Harbor Justice Center
Orange
County Probation Department
IPC International –
Download a copy of the AOJ
CWE Handbook here!!
Download a copy of the Student
Application here!!
Download a copy of the Employer
Application for Internship here!!