Hero Work-Studies: Round 1

Prologue
At the orientation for the U.A. High's second term, Nezu mentions the Hero Work-Studies that upperclassman participates in. Confused, Class 1-A inquires about it in their first homeroom class of the new semester. Shota Aizawa only gives his class a small description of how these Work-Studies are a more advanced form of the Hero Office Internships Class 1-A participated in the last term.

Ochaco Uraraka frantically asks why the bothered working hard in the U.A. Sports Festival if they were going to get scouted anyway. Shota replies that Work-Studies are gained on students own merit using their connections from their internships. Hero Offices used to make offers for Work-Studies, but they ended up fighting over students so the system was changed. Shota leaves the description brief and simply ends his explanation by saying that the first years are still under consideration for participation.

When Izuku returns to Class the next day, Shota finishes explaining. He introduces Class 1-A to The Big 3 so they can learn from students with actual experience. Mirio Togata decides to explain through actions rather than words. He fights and defeats all of Class 1-A (save for Shoto and Katsuki) and uses it as an example to explain how he used the Work-Studies to improve himself and his Quirk. He explains that students are treated like sidekicks and will do real work for a longer period of time compared to the internships where they were treated like guests.

When Katsuki returns to class, Shota announces many faculty members are against allowing first years to participate in Work-Studies. However, there were others who argued against it. As a result, only Hero Offices who have employed students in the past will be allowed to employ first-year students.