Tool Belt Program
Partnering with SOCHE (Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education) to bring you the Tool Belt Program!
Collaborating and connecting educators, employers, and students to build the next generation of workforce.
Who is SOCHE?
The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), a nonprofit organization is a consortium dedicated to workforce development and advancing higher education through active collaboration, resource and knowledge building, and professional development programs.
SOCHE uses workforce and internship management to connect employers with talented students. Our focus is on providing high school and college students with experiential learning opportunities through paid internships, in order to develop the workforce of tomorrow.
Three Step Hiring Process
Step One
SOCHE creates a job description based on your company’s identified needs, recruits qualified students, collects applications and resumes from promising candidates, and conducts an initial screening.
Step Two
SOCHE refers the best matches to your Designated Contact. Your Designated Contact conducts the interviews, selects the candidate that best fits your needs, and informs SOCHE of the decision.*
Step Three
SOCHE hires the student as a SOCHE employee who works at your company. SOCHE manages the hiring paperwork, payroll duties, timekeeping functions, taxes, workers compensation and administration insurance while you enjoy the benefits of having an intern on staff.
