aboutCMAB
California Milk Advisory Board Career Internship Program
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), an instrumentality of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is funded by the state’s 2,000 dairy families. With headquarters in South San Francisco and Modesto, the CMAB is one of the largest commodity boards in the United States. The CMAB executes advertising, public relations, research and retail and foodservice promotional programs on behalf of California dairy products, including Real California Milk and Real California Cheese.
Looking to the future of the California dairy industry, the California Milk Advisory Board’s Career Internship Program will help train the dairy leaders of tomorrow through an intense hands-on curriculum offering a broad scope of experience in the dairy industry. The six-week program is designed to give participants a clear understanding of the California dairy industry from all vantage points.
During their six-week assignment, participants will be involved in field assignments with dairy partners including California dairy farmers, cheese and milk processors; retailers; industry groups including lobbying and regulatory groups; promotional groups involving advertising, public relations and nutritional education agencies and councils.
Target Audience
Participants will include students from California that are college junior or senior students earning a degree in dairy science, dairy product manufacturing, agricultural business, business administration or other related majors and are interested in a career in the California dairy industry.
Key Benefits to Participants
Key Benefits to Sponsoring Participants
Potential Sponsoring Partners
Program Requirements/Eligibility
To be eligible to participate, each applicant must:
Expenses/Compensation
The 2008 Career Internship Program has closed acceptance of applications for the program. Information for the 2009 Career Internship Program will be posted in January 2009.
The California Milk Advisory Board, Career Internship Program maintains and promotes a policy of non-discrimination and non-harassment on the basis or race, religion, color, sex, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, and citizenship.
Looking to the future of the California dairy industry, the California Milk Advisory Board’s Career Internship Program will help train the dairy leaders of tomorrow through an intense hands-on curriculum offering a broad scope of experience in the dairy industry. The six-week program is designed to give participants a clear understanding of the California dairy industry from all vantage points.
During their six-week assignment, participants will be involved in field assignments with dairy partners including California dairy farmers, cheese and milk processors; retailers; industry groups including lobbying and regulatory groups; promotional groups involving advertising, public relations and nutritional education agencies and councils.
Target Audience
Participants will include students from California that are college junior or senior students earning a degree in dairy science, dairy product manufacturing, agricultural business, business administration or other related majors and are interested in a career in the California dairy industry.
Key Benefits to Participants
- Gain a deeper understanding of all aspects of California's thriving dairy industry
- Develop important hands-on experience
- Create a network of contacts in which participants can build their career
Key Benefits to Sponsoring Participants
- Recruitment opportunities for future management positions
- Pool of potential employees with a broad knowledge and training in the production, processing and marketing of dairy products
Potential Sponsoring Partners
- Dairy Processors
- Retailers
- Marketing agencies
- Advertising agencies
- Promotional companies
- Animal health companies
- Financial companies
- Environmental organizations
Program Requirements/Eligibility
To be eligible to participate, each applicant must:
- Be a college junior or senior student earning a degree in dairy science, dairy product manufacturing, agricultural business, business administration or other related majors
- Be pursuing a career in the California dairy industry
- Have a cumulative 3.00 GPA in major on a 4.0 scale
- Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of California
- Be available to work full-time during the program term
- Have reliable transportation
Expenses/Compensation
- Interns will receive monetary compensation for the work involved at the standard rate of one hundred and thirty-five dollars a day. Other expenses will be discussed at time of acceptance of applicants.
The 2008 Career Internship Program has closed acceptance of applications for the program. Information for the 2009 Career Internship Program will be posted in January 2009.
The California Milk Advisory Board, Career Internship Program maintains and promotes a policy of non-discrimination and non-harassment on the basis or race, religion, color, sex, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, and citizenship.