Doing a traineeship and intern abroad?

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What is an internship abroad?

  • An internship abroad means working for a foreign organization for a certain period of time in order to help and especially to learn from it.
  • For your work, you generally do not receive compensation in the form of salary, expenses or, for example, board and lodging.

Why should you intern abroad?

  • To gain experience in your own field of work, or in the sector you might want to work in later.
  • To see yourself at work in a different environment.
  • To be able to work in a different field and see if you like it.
  • To use as a stepping stone for a local job with a salary.
  • To help others with your efforts and skills.
  • To support organizations or causes you find important in your life.

What do you need if you want to do an internship abroad?

  • Flexibility: you already need some form of flexibility, the rest you will acquire during your stay abroad
  • Communication skills: depending on the type of work, you will need a reasonable to good command of the local language.
  • Independence and/or self-confidence: you will need some form of independence, and your self-confidence will grow through it
  • Environmental awareness: an important element for your stay abroad
  • Cooperation skills: also abroad it is important that you learn, or can learn, to cooperate when working with others
  • Organizational awareness
  • Empathy

Where is the best place to intern abroad?

  •  When looking for a social internship: Aruba - Bonaire - Curaçao - Ghana - Guatemala - India - Nepal - South Africa
  •  When you are looking for a commercial internship: Australia - Curacao - Spain - United States of America
  •  When you are looking for an internship caring for or protecting animals: Costa Rica - Curaçao - Ecuador - Indonesia - South Africa
  •  When you are under 18 years old: Spanish language courses and internships in Spain (e.g. Salamanca, Barcelona) - Youth internships in Malawi, Uganda or South Africa.
  •  When you travel "as a woman alone" for the first time : Australia - New Zealand - Argentina - Ecuador - Costa Rica - Thailand - Indonesia. - Nepal - Ghana
  •  When traveling 'as a woman alone' with experience: Bolivia - Peru - Guatemala - Nicaragua - China and Hong Kong - South Africa - Kenya - Malawi

To what extent are you insured for the risks of doing a traineeship and intern abroad?

  • Several reasons may apply why you need separate insurance when doing an internship abroad, or at least check your insured situation carefull
    • Local organizations usually offer no, or very limited, insurance
    • The risk of accidents is present because you are doing work with which you have little experience, for example
    • During your internship abroad, in most countries the coverage of your own health insurance expires. You will then need special insurance to remain properly insured for illness and accidents.
  • Read more about insuring internships abroad.

   

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Internships at a Berlin Social Impact Startup

Internships at a Berlin Social Impact Startup

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You're up for something practical where you can do something good for the planet? You have an eye for order, cleanliness and system? Do you like the contact with customers, do you like to answer critical questions and are you interested in sustainability? Organic is no waste for you and you know that there are no vitamins in strawberry cheese? Awesome, then you would fit in perfectly with SIRPLUS!

Other options within this Eco - sustainable startup:

 

  • Internship in Marketing
  • Internship in e-commerce
  • Internship in education
  • Internship in fundraising
  • Internship as General Assistant
  • Internship in Finance & Accounting
  • Internship in HR
  • Internship in Business Development
  • Internship in Customer Service
  • Internship in Warehouse, Delivery & Logistics

Since the jobs are in Berlin it is useful to speak good German

About SIRPLUS

"We are a dynamic and experienced team and have big plans with our Social Impact Startup! We want to make saving food a mainstream activity for consumers and retailers and return surplus, but highly edible food to the cycle with innovative solutions. Our three Rettermarkts in Berlin, which sell food that would have been disposed of, despite still being edible, will soon be followed by another one, but we want to fly higher! At the moment we are making it possible for all people to save food comfortably from home through our online shop and at the same time protect the environment and your wallet. Through your participation we would like to expand this area and keep the overview!"

Ecology internships (or volunteering) in Belizean Jungle

Ecology internships (or volunteering) in Belizean Jungle

If you are looking for an internship in ecology, check out the possibilities at TREES (toucan ridge ecology and educational society) on the Hummingbird Highway in Belize!

This research station is open for groups, but also for individuals. There is a research lab, library and the organization is hosted by a very professional staff. 

The volunteering starts from 15usd a day. Internships from 25usd. But you will be sure to get to know lots about the neotropical flora and fauna. 

Various internship possibilities for international students in the Netherlands

Various internship possibilities for international students in the Netherlands

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It is relatively easier for Dutch speaking students to find good internships. The language is always going to be a major factor for English-speaking students trying to find an internship in the Netherlands. There are internships for those with no knowledge of Dutch at all but you will certainly enhance your prospects if you make the effort to learn at least a little of the language.

And the more Dutch you speak, the better your prospects will be! If your school in your own country doesn’t have any contacts in the Netherlands to find you an internship, there are several internship agencies which can match you to a suitable company in the Netherlands.

  • Abroad Internships
  • Stage Global

Do you know more organizations that offer internship opportunities in the Netherlands for internationals? Leave a comment below!

De JongLeren Bundel: stagevacatures en talentontwikkelingsprogramma's in Spanje

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