{"id":16930,"date":"2026-10-26T20:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T03:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=16930"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T03:49:11","slug":"work-based-learning-in-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/social-responsibility\/job-readiness\/work-based-learning-in-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-based learning in accounting: How paid micro-internships work for your students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work-based learning doesn&#8217;t have to happen in an office. Short virtual projects work too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QuickBooks Micro-Internships are paid, remote projects that take about 15 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educators unlock student access by earning the free <a href=\"https:\/\/share.articulate.com\/uQ5jhCdoCkc3BVjlchutJ\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-key-takeaways-educator-badge\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-key-takeaways-educator-badge\" target=\"_blank\">Accounting Futures Educator Badge<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can apply to any of five projects modeled on real entry-level accounting work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students need QuickBooks Certification Level 1 and the Client Advisory Services Foundations Badge to apply. Both are free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work-based learning lets accounting students show they can do the work a firm hands its newest hires, before anyone hires them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post shows how short, paid projects in QuickBooks Online can give your students that experience. They&#8217;re modeled on real entry-level work and built with accounting firm owners, and you unlock them by earning your Accounting Futures Educator Badge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does work-based learning mean for a college accounting course?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work-based learning is hands-on practice with real job tasks, tied to what students learn in class. The definition of \u201cwork-based learning\u201d in 20 U.S.C. \u00a7 2302(55) of the&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/20\/2302\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-wbl-definition-perkins-v-statute\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-wbl-definition-perkins-v-statute\" target=\"_blank\">Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (\u201cPerkins V\u201d)<\/a>&nbsp; includes \u201csimulated environments\u201d in its definition, so the work doesn&#8217;t have to happen in an office. In accounting, if a firm would use what the student produced, it counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are QuickBooks Micro-Internships?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QuickBooks Micro-Internships are paid projects from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/solutions\/education\/accounting-futures\/\"data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-what-are-accounting-futures-program\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-what-are-accounting-futures-program\"  target=\"_blank\">Intuit for Education&#8217;s Accounting Futures Program<\/a>. Accounting firm owners helped design them around the work their entry-level hires do, and each one takes about 15 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike traditional internships, which usually last a term or a summer, students complete these remotely around classes and jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re a good fit if any of these sound like you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You teach intermediate accounting or accounting information systems and want students to finish with named deliverables on their resumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You advise an accounting club, and members keep asking where to get real experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your students work while they study, so a traditional internship doesn&#8217;t fit their schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where work-based learning fits across an accounting degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work-based learning builds in stages, from learning what accountants do to doing the work. Each stage already has a home in a typical accounting degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th>Stage<\/th><th>Where it shows up<\/th><th>What it looks like<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td>Awareness<\/td><td>Introductory courses<\/td><td>A practitioner visits class to talk about what accountants do day to day, such as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/solutions\/education\/accounting-futures\/industry-advisors\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-wbl-stages-industry-advisors\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-wbl-stages-industry-advisors\" target=\"_blank\">Industry Advisor guest speaker<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exploration<\/td><td>Early major courses<\/td><td>Students practice in real software through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/solutions\/education\/resources\/quickbooks-support\/curriculum\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-wbl-stages-qbo-curriculum\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-wbl-stages-qbo-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\">QuickBooks Online curriculum<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preparation<\/td><td>Intermediate and systems courses<\/td><td>Students build advisory and communication skills with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/solutions\/education\/resources\/quickbooks-support\/curriculum\/advisory\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-wbl-stages-advisory-curriculum\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-wbl-stages-advisory-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\">free advisory curriculum<\/a> and earn their certification and badge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Experience<\/td><td>Upper-level courses and clubs<\/td><td>Students complete paid client-style work, like a Micro-Internship or a traditional internship<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students earn their certification and badge in the middle stages, so plan for the last stage about a year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internship, co-op, practicum, or Micro-Internship: choosing the right format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right format depends on how much time your students have and how much setup work you can take on. Internships and co-ops go deepest, but they take weeks or months and an employer partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practicum is hands-on work built into a degree program, usually for credit. Micro-Internships are shorter, paid, virtual projects that fit around classes and jobs, so more students can take part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th>Format<\/th><th>Time commitment<\/th><th>Best fit when<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td>Traditional internship<\/td><td>Usually one term, often a summer<\/td><td>The student can commit a summer or a full term<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-op<\/td><td>Typically alternating terms of work and school<\/td><td>Your program already has a co-op structure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Practicum<\/td><td>Built into the program, usually for credit<\/td><td>Your department already runs practicums<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>QuickBooks Micro-Internship<\/td><td>About 15 hours<\/td><td>Students need paid experience that fits around classes and work<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A traditional internship is the better fit if your students can commit a summer or a full term and your campus already has firm relationships. If most of your students work or carry a full course load, start with a Micro-Internship. It gives them paid project work now and a stronger application for a longer internship later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Say you teach an accounting information systems course with 30 juniors, and most of them work part time. Only a few could take a summer internship, but a paid project in QuickBooks Online fits around their shifts and their classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do short, paid projects count as real work-based learning?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The Perkins V definition includes simulated environments at an educational institution, as long as students get firsthand practice with the tasks a career requires. Micro-Internships add pay and work modeled on what firms hand their entry-level hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intuit surveyed 700 US accounting professionals in 2025 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firmofthefuture.com\/news\/accountant-tech-survey-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intuit QuickBooks Accountant Technology Report<\/a>, and 94% predicted that more strategic advisory work will boost firm revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students practice that kind of work. Project 1, for example, asks them to explain what the numbers mean for the client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some students may argue that passing CPA exam sections matters more than any short project. We agree the CPA is the bigger credential. A Micro-Internship adds proof of applied skill to a student&#8217;s resume while they work toward the exam, and it takes a fraction of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The five QuickBooks Micro-Internship projects and what each one asks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students can apply to any of five projects, each built around work firms hand to new hires. Every project includes QuickBooks Online work and a short slide pack for a client or manager, along with a Source Sheet and an AI Disclosure Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th>Project<\/th><th>The work<\/th><th>Key deliverables<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td>1. Financial Health and Three-Statement Review<\/td><td>Review a company&#8217;s QuickBooks records and prepare an executive-friendly financial health assessment<\/td><td>Three financial statements for consistent periods, four assigned ratios, three to five supported observations, and a 4- to 5-slide Client Review Pack<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Vendor Bill Processing and Accounts Payable Review<\/td><td>Review and enter eight to 10 vendor bills, verifying each one before posting<\/td><td>A\/P Aging and Vendor Balance Detail reports, an A\/P Review Log with no more than five priority exceptions, and a 5-slide A\/P Review Pack<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Client Billing, Invoice Preparation and Accounts Receivable Review<\/td><td>Review six to eight engagement summaries and create the supported invoices<\/td><td>A\/R Aging and Customer Balance Detail reports, the two to three receivables that need the most attention, and a 4- to 5-slide Billing and A\/R Review Pack<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Chart of Accounts Cleanup and Reporting Review<\/td><td>Select five to seven accounts and recommend whether to keep, rename, merge, deactivate, reclassify, or investigate each one<\/td><td>QuickBooks evidence and accounting rationale for each recommendation, and a 4- to 5-slide Cleanup Pack<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Month-End Transaction Review and Reconciliation Preparation<\/td><td>Review one month of bank or credit card activity, up to 40 transactions<\/td><td>A Reconciliation Review Log, up to three exceptions explained, and a 5-slide Month-End Review Pack<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across all five projects, students get credit for spotting what&#8217;s missing and asking the right question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;&#8230;the importance of really just understanding your numbers, and in order to do that, you need to actually know what&#8217;s going on.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Jannese Torres, co-host of Mind the Business, on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/mind-the-business-small-business-success-stories\/money-in-and-money-out-accounting-for-your-payment\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-five-projects-mind-the-business-podcast\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-five-projects-mind-the-business-podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Money in and Money Out: Accounting for your Payments and Invoices feat. Moshi Moshi<\/em><\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same Intuit QuickBooks report shows why that matters to clients. Small businesses with accountant support were 73% more likely to report they&#8217;re in good financial health. Advisory work goes beyond bookkeeping and payroll. Clients now look to their accountants for financial planning, analysis, and help setting growth goals. Students build those skills in the advisory curriculum behind the Client Advisory Services Foundations Badge. For a firm&#8217;s view, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firmofthefuture.com\/advisory\/outsourcing-firms-scale-advisory\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-five-projects-firm-of-the-future-advisory\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-five-projects-firm-of-the-future-advisory\" target=\"_blank\">how firms are growing advisory services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, on the payables project, a student might find two bills from the same vendor for the same amount, dated a week apart. Entering both or deleting one would be a guess, so the project asks them to log a possible duplicate, state their assumption, and write the question for the client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Project Match Grid: pointing each student to the right project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Match students to the project that fits what they&#8217;ve practiced most recently. In the application, students rate their comfort with each skill on a four-point scale: Not yet, Learning, Comfortable, or Could teach it. Use the same scale to point them to a starting project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th>If your student&#8230;<\/th><th>Point them to<\/th><th>What the project <br>rewards<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><\/tr><tr><td>Is Comfortable reading an income statement and balance sheet<\/td><td>Project 1, Financial Health Review<\/td><td>Separating what the numbers show from what they&#8217;d need to know before drawing a conclusion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Is Comfortable with accounts payable and payment terms<\/td><td>Project 2, Accounts Payable Review<\/td><td>Flagging items that lack support for client follow-up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Is Comfortable with accounts receivable and enjoys client communication<\/td><td>Project 3, Billing and A\/R Review<\/td><td>Writing the client question when a detail is missing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Is Comfortable recording journal entries and likes structure<\/td><td>Project 4, Chart of Accounts Cleanup<\/td><td>Explaining how an account&#8217;s type changes where its activity appears in the statements<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rates bank reconciliation Comfortable or Could teach it<\/td><td>Project 5, Month-End Review<\/td><td>Documenting a remaining difference without forcing it with an adjustment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a student answers, \u201cNot yet\u201d, on a skill, that project isn&#8217;t their starting point this term. Send them to the curriculum module for that skill first, and they&#8217;ll be ready for the next application window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How educators unlock Micro-Internships for their students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/share.articulate.com\/uQ5jhCdoCkc3BVjlchutJ\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-educators-unlock-educator-badge\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-educators-unlock-educator-badge\" target=\"_blank\">Accounting Futures Educator Badge<\/a> opens Micro-Internships to your students. To qualify, students need an educator who has earned the badge. That educator must teach at a higher education institution. They can be an accounting professor, someone currently teaching an accounting course, or the assigned advisor of an accounting club or student group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earn your Accounting Futures Educator Badge through a self-paced module that takes about 30 minutes. You&#8217;ll receive the badge through Credly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give students free QuickBooks Online access through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/solutions\/education\/resources\/quickbooks-support\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-educators-unlock-educator-portal\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-educators-unlock-educator-portal\" target=\"_blank\">QuickBooks Educator Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.parkerdewey.com\/student\/intuit\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-educators-unlock-parker-dewey-student-page\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-educators-unlock-parker-dewey-student-page\" target=\"_blank\">student program page<\/a> with eligible students.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your students take it from there in five steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete the Client Advisory Services Foundations Badge and QuickBooks Certification Level 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a Parker Dewey account and complete their profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add &#8220;Intuit QuickBooks Certification&#8221; as a school in the Education section of their profile. Then list the badge or certification they earned as their major. This step unlocks the projects, and students can&#8217;t view or apply to them without it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the projects and apply to the ones that interest them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If selected, complete the project by the posted deadline and submit the post-program evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students know what they need before they apply, and access runs through an educator they already know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each application asks for four things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The name of their badged professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The accounting courses they&#8217;ve taken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their hands-on work in accounting software and QuickBooks Online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Links to their Credly badges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students may want help describing their QuickBooks Online work. You can coach them the way you would on a resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timing Micro-Internships around the fall and spring terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each term has its own window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In fall 2026, Micro-Internships open October 1, and students finish by December 11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In spring 2027, they open January 18, and all deliverables are due May 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can apply to several projects but can be selected for only one per term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your course covers financial statements early in the term, students can finish their certification and badge first and still have time for a project before finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students with a heavy load this fall can earn their certification and badge now and apply in spring, when the window runs nearly four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether a project earns academic credit is up to you and your institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting students through the work, including AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treat the project like any other coursework. Students have three places to go for help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For accounting and judgment questions, they come to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For QuickBooks Online access, project scope, deadlines, or payment, they contact Parker Dewey at <a href=\"mailto:support@parkerdewey.com\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-supporting-students-parker-dewey-email\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-supporting-students-parker-dewey-email\">support@parkerdewey.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For program questions, like the badge or curriculum, they email <a href=\"mailto:accountingfutures@intuit.com\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-supporting-students-accounting-futures-email\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-supporting-students-accounting-futures-email\">accountingfutures@intuit.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The projects look for students who can work through ambiguity and ask a good question instead of guessing. If a student comes to you stuck, help them think through the approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each project comes with an AI Disclosure Form, so talk with students about AI before they start. It works best as a second set of eyes, with the student checking its suggestions against the QuickBooks evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intuit&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/r\/small-business-data\/ai-impact-report\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-supporting-students-ai-impact-report\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-supporting-students-ai-impact-report\" target=\"_blank\">2026 AI Impact Report<\/a> found a similar pattern in small businesses. AI use is highest in tasks with clear inputs and outputs, where a person can quickly review its first pass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A student working on the chart of accounts project might have an AI tool suggest merging Office Supplies and Office Expenses. After pulling the account activity, the student finds equipment lease payments in one of them and explains in the AI Disclosure Form why they held off on the merge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bring paid work-based learning to your students with Intuit for Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your students don&#8217;t have to wait for a summer or a full term to get hands-on experience. The free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/social-responsibility\/job-readiness\/accounting-futures-program\/\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-bring-wbl-accounting-futures-program\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-bring-wbl-accounting-futures-program\" >Accounting Futures Program<\/a> is a work-based learning program with a flexible curriculum, QuickBooks Certification Level 1, and the Client Advisory Services Foundations Badge, all at no cost to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earn your <a href=\"https:\/\/share.articulate.com\/uQ5jhCdoCkc3BVjlchutJ\" data-wa-link=\"icom-blog:work-based-learning-bring-wbl-educator-badge\" data-action=\"interacted\" data-object=\"content\" data-ui-action=\"clicked\" data-ui-object=\"link\" data-ui-object-detail=\"work-based-learning-bring-wbl-educator-badge\" target=\"_blank\">Accounting Futures Educator Badge<\/a>, and your students can apply for paid Micro-Internships that turn what they learn in your course into project work. Then share the projects with them this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-faq\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 class=\"rkv-faq__question\" itemprop=\"name\"><button class=\"rkv-faq__button\">Are Micro-Internships real, paid work?<\/button><\/h3><div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Our partner pays each student $225 directly, within two weeks of successfully completing the Micro-Internship. The projects are modeled on real entry-level work and built with accounting firm owners. 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