Permanent, career-track student employees fall under the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) component of the SEEP umbrella.  The SCEP provides career and study-related employment for a student enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree- (diploma, certificate, etc.) seeking student with at least a half-time academic / vocational or technical course load in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two or four year college or university, graduate or professional school.  Under SCEP, a student may be non-competitively converted from the excepted service into the competitive service after satisfactory completion of educational and work requirements.

Temporary student employees fall under the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) component of the SEEP umbrella. The STEP provides flexible, temporary employment for a student enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree- (diploma, certificate, etc.) seeking student with a half-time academic / vocational or technical course load in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two or four year college or university, graduate or professional school.  Under STEP, a student may work in a professional, administrative, technical, clerical, or trades / labor position with duties unrelated to the student’s academic and career goals.  However, a STEP participant may be converted to a SCEP appointment and work in his or her academic field. 

For information on participating in BLM student employment programs, please contact BLM SEEP Coordinator Anzanette Randall at Anzanette_Randall@blm.gov or (202) 254-3318.