Integration of Internships in SMEs Establishments

Abstract

The objective of this academic article was to study the integration of internships in SMEs establishments. The results of the study found that internships or professional experience training, at present, for the provision of vocational education, were called professional competency experience training. It can be considered a period of work experience where educational institutions designed courses to send interns to organizations or establishments for training for a limited period of time, which was mainly aimed at gaining relevant skills and experience in that field of study. Additionally, entrepreneurs or employers gained benefit from these positions because they often recruited employees from the best interns. But when considering according to the teachings of Buddhism based on Dhammapattidanamaya, the merit that was sent to SMEs establishments that were interested in accepting interns with willingness will bring merit in 5 ways: 1) the organization itself did not waste various resources in vain in developing interns; 2) interns can be important assistants who helped relieve the workload of the agency; 3) interns may provide new perspectives or knowledge, which was good for creating activities or innovations in the workplace; 4) employees of the agency will practice leadership skills and communication skills at the same time when they taught and gave job advice to interns; and finally, 5) the agency got interns to work immediately after graduation without wasting time to look for new employees and risk whether it will work well or not.