English plus Internship
New Zealand Internship Programme - Work Experience and English Course
Internship and working experience in New Zealand. Internships for international students in New Zealand.
This option is available for students who need or would like to do work experience and would like to do it in New Zealand. Students need to contact Worldwide School or their agent before enrolling so that their appropriateness for this programme can be assessed.
After a period of English study, which will vary depending on the ability of the applicant (minimum 4 weeks), the student will be placed as an intern in a New Zealand firm, relevant to their study, for up to a maximum of 5 months. A high level of English is generally required. Worldwide School will help the student to obtain the correct visa.
Our Internship programme is operated on a case by case basis, which means that an applicant must first send an application to Worldwide school. This should include:
1/ Sector they wish to do an Internship. They should include more than one Internship possibility.
2/ CV of applicant - including previous work experience and study.
3/ Time of year they would like to come and length of English study and Internship.
This is all that is needed initially. The alternative is to complete the application form for Worldwide School and send this along with a basic CV.
Once we have accepted the applicant at Worldwide School:
4/References from the applicant's University, school or employer should be sent. In business and professional positions, it is necessary the student have at least one reference from an employer, including what they did during the job or internship.
It is necessary for the host company to interview the student before a placement is confirmed. This is as much for the student as for the company because it is a chance for them to see if the project and placement is suitable for them.
It is very important that our internship applicant's understand that the Host Company will ask them to complete tasks not directly related to their degree. For example; a marketing graduate with typing skills may do some data entry for their company as well as assisting and observing an advertising campaign. It is quite a large commitment for companies to accept a student because they take up time of at least one staff member, and if the Intern is taking some of the workload, the programme benefits the company as well as the Intern.
As each student’s application is individually assessed, an area not included with the placement possibilities list may still be possible. The exception is Medicine. Under New Zealand law Internship's in medicine are not allowed.
Are you a New Zealand business interested in having a high value intern in your company? Please contact our Internship Co-ordinator Ms Marion Schoen on marion@worldwideschoolofenglish.com