Internships Programmes In Spanish Speaking South American Countries

Internships Programme offers international students the chance to live in a different culture while gaining international experience in Latin America. An opportunity to improve Spanish language skills with the local teachers, implement knowledge at a variety of local Host Organizations and to transform them to job skills.

Placement fields.

A variety of internship placements in which participants can be placed according to their interests, studies, previous work experience and future career path.

Graphic Design, fashion, Interior Design, Public Relations, Event Planning, Communication, Media, Teaching & training, Translations, Architecture, Administration, IT, Health Medical Observation, Human Resources, Tourism & Hospitality, Gastronomy, Arts & Culture.

Modalities:

Internships are offered as PAID or Non-Paid. Also students can choose between a standard and a customized internship.

For the standard Internship Programme students can make a selection from the listed fields of opportunities according to the academic needs and their professional file.

In a customized internship students get a customized placement that suits their expectations and the level of education as well as university requirements.

Duration of the Internship Programme:

• Standard and Customized Non-Paid Programme: - Minimum 8 weeks and Maximum 12 Months.
• Standard and Customized Paid Internship Programme: Minimum 12 weeks and Maximum 12 Months.

Programme includes:

• Welcome package
• Internship Placement
• Intercultural Workshop, including a welcome lunch / snack
• Escort of the participant on his /her first internship day
• 24 hours Emergency Phone
• Social & Cultural activities
• Local Mentor
• Internship Certificate

Requirements:

• Age: 18-35
• University student or graduated
• Studies and/or work experience according to the requested internship

Profile:

• Responsible, Adaptable to other cultures, life stule and working terms.
• Commitment to the host organization, its rules and tasks.
• Respect the start and end dates of the programme
• Intermediate or higher Spanish Level
• Accident, illness, and third party liability insurance coverage
• Fulfill with all legal and formal requirements for your internship 9 According to the national and legal requirements of the country where the internship programme is held).

Start Dates: Every Monday.

Latin America – the Background

Latin America was colonized by the Portuguese, Spanish, and, to a lesser degree, French, Dutch and English colonial powers since the 16th Century, a colonial experience that ended, for most countries, in the early 19th century. The Portuguese colony remained unified as one large country, Brazil, currently with about 170 million inhabitants, and a territory of above 8 million square kilometers; the old Spanish empire broke down into dozens independent countries along the Pacific and Central America, with Mexico as the largest, with about one hundred million population, followed by Argentina, and several medium a small size countries.

Besides the differences in size, Latin American countries differ sharply on their social and ethnic composition, educational and economic conditions. In the Pacific, from Southern Chile to Mexico, and including what is today Bolivia, Peru, and Guatemala, the Spanish conquerors found highly organized and developed.

As Latin America enters the 21st century, in practice, most countries recognize the needs and the facts of differentiation, and are adjusting their legislation to this reality. Countries without much tradition of private education, such as Mexico and Argentina, are opening up to new institutions, and countries with large private sectors, such as Brazil and Chile, are trying to tackle the dilemmas of quality control, accountability and flexibility

In Brazil, all students go through a national exam when they conclude their first-degree courses, and the results of these exams are used to assess the quality of the course programs. Chile and Argentina have established assessment boards and Commissions for their universities.

In Mexico, Brazil and other countries, financial incentives are given to academic personnel that excel in terms of their teaching and research work; and, in many countries, the universities are getting more flexible in handling their resources and generating new sources of income.

In recent years, many institutions have started experimenting with the use of new computer and distance communication technologies for the delivery of educational contents, and, more recently still, Latin American countries are being faced with the growing presence of international educational institutions in their soil.