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Information PSY 2941, BSC 2941 Whale Watcher Sea World of
Florida 1 credit
hour 8-12 hours a
week The Whale Watch internship is an exciting program. Students learn about the behaviors, training, communication, attachment and nursing behaviors of Orca’s at Shamu Stadium. Students are required to be on duty 8 – 12 hours a week-in 4 hour increments; but the scheduling of these hours are flexible. Students learn observation and data collection skills as well as being given the opportunity to interact and talk with the trainers at Shamu Stadium. This is an opportunity that many students enjoy and many return to the program several times. If you are interested in finding out more about this program, please contact me! There are several steps that have to be completed prior to the whale watch experience. Here is a quick review of some of those steps. Before you begin killer whale observations and in order to provide the most beneficial experience possible, we have to take care of some procedural details. Pre-requisites To be eligible for an internship, students must:
Next, you will report to the Human Resources Department at SeaWorld Orlando, for mandatory pre-programming screening, including hair and urine testing. If you are registered at Valencia, the HR Department at Sea World will be expecting you during the hours 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM –3:30 PM. For some testing, you will be sent off-site (but not far from SeaWorld), so you should arrange for reliable transportation. Soon thereafter, you will be notified of your test results. If they are satisfactory, you will be notified and entered into our badge system. Once you are in the badge system, you will be able to go to the Employee Services Department (during regular business hours) to obtain your photo ID card and uniform shirt. You will then be directed to an orientation session that reviews basic procedures about Sea World. You will be required to wear your shirt and present your ID card for every Whale watch shift, beginning with Orientation. There is another orientation that takes place at Shamu Stadium that will explain the process at the Shamu Stadium more completely. Both the Human Resources Dept. and the Employee Services Dept. are located adjacent to SeaWorld Security Gate 1, off of Sea Harbor Drive. For any questions regarding this program, please contact me at 407 / 582 -2399 or e mail me at dhollister@valenciacc.edu Hope to see you soon!
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You should complete the
paperwork to participate in the internship program at Valencia. To find out more about the internship at Sea
World, please contact Dr. Debra Hollister of the Psychology Department at (407)
582-2399. Please do not contact anyone at SeaWorld before first registering at
school.