International Pole Industry Association (IPIA) - Job Training Program
International Pole Industry Association (IPIA)hasn't added or updated a directory listing in over two years (last activity Feb 5, 2024). Programs like this are sometimes inactive even though they remain listed. Email the POC first, and have a backup option.
The program is an entrepreneurial internship, providing education, networking, and resourcing opportunities to establish the participant in future business endeavors with the pole industry.They will explore business, financial operations, and management within the content of an industry recognized as having fitness, sport, and performing arts components by working within a registered 501c6 trade association.The goal with this program is to provide insight into a growing industry and set future leaders up for business success after leaving the military. This program provides two main paths. It will either set up participants for success as they open their own businesses in industry. Or it will provide participants with critical knowledge so that they can better support existing businesses with necessary skills, joining those businesses as a more senior employee. This will be done through training in all aspects of business from finance to marketing, mentoring, and participating in critical meetings and events using a hybrid in person and virtual approachIdeally participants have taken the Boots to Business B2B course but it is not required.
Candidates will have strong written communication skills and an interest in the industry.
Candidate should have an interest in fitness, arts, and business. There is no additional cost to candidate.
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Interview prep for this program▸
- ▸ "How many of your past SkillBridge interns received full-time offers?" — a serious program knows the number.
- ▸ "Who will my day-to-day mentor be, and what does week one look like?"
- ▸ "The listing says 91 - 120 days — can that flex to my approved window if my command shortens it?"
- ▸ "How do virtual interns stay visible to hiring managers — what worked for past cohorts?"
- ✓ Your projected start window and separation date (from your profile)
- ✓ Your command's approval status — even "packet drafted" signals you're serious
- ✓ Your civilian-translated resume bullets (generate them here)
- ✓ A written training-plan ask — you'll need it for your packet anyway