Professional Development Internships in Australia

  Australia

• Other Cities in Australia: 
Rural Areas
• Melbourne: 
Melbourne
• Sydney: 
Sydney
• Adelaide: 
Adelaide
• Gold Coast: 
Gold Coast
• Perth: 
Perth
• Brisbane: 
Brisbane
• Canberra: 
Canberra
• New South Wales: 
Wollongong,  Lismore,  Newcastle,  Byron Bay,  North Ryde NSW
• Queensland: 
Rockhampton,  Cairns,  Queensland,  Gladstone,  Mackay
• Tasmania: 
Hobart,  Tasmania

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer 

Description: International internships in Australia and New Zealand provide professional experience beyond many domestic opportunities because companies are smaller and thus interns are exposed to a wider variety of job duties. Internships are the ultimate way to immerse yourself into a culture. These opportunities offer the best way to connect the theories you learn in the classroom to their practice in the field.

AustraLearn offers internships with or without credit in Australia and New Zealand in every field of study and gives 24/7 on-site support including a group orientation upon arrival in country. We custom build internship placements to meet participants needs, and bring our experience as the largest and oldest study abroad provider in Australia and New Zealand to ensure a great internship experience.

We have had over 200 internship placements in the past in every field and we continue to add new placements. If none of those internships matches what you are looking for, just let us know and we will go find one that does. During the application process, you would write a cover letter detailing what kind of company you would like to work for and the kind of job tasks you are looking for. We will then send that to our staff in Australia and New Zealand and they will take it to a number of companies to find the best fit for you.

This real-world program requires a great deal of independence as well as an ability to solve real-world challenges. Much of your time abroad may be spent apart from other North Americans and young people. You will be expected to leave the campus life behind in order to enter fully into the workplace atmosphere and achieve your professional goals.

It is important to us that your internship program provides the most value for your time and money, therefore we have taken great care in establishing placements which will allow you to grow as an individual both professionally and personally. Because we recognize that individuals have varying requirements for internship experience, we have three different program models as outlined in the following pages. The three program types differ in structure, length, and what is included.

Program #1: The 10-week pre-set Professional Development for Academic Credit (PDAC) internships have four specific pre-set start and end dates each year. Our group Bridging Cultures orientation is included, allowing interns to meet other participants that will be in the country at the same time. Six credits from Chapman University in Orange, CA are also included.

Program #2: The Custom Date Internship Program is designed for those who are looking for an internship outside the dates offered by the PDAC and PDNC programs. Interns can select their own start and end dates for an internship lasting 6-26 weeks. No academic credit is included but can be arranged through an intern's home university.

Program #3: The Professional Development for No Credit (PDNC) internship is a pre-set 6 week internship each summer offering our group Bridging Cultures orientation and no academic credit.

Part-time internship/study options are available at a variety of universities in New Zealand. While taking one or two courses at a university, a student will participate in a 15-20 hour internship in a specific field of study.

Contact us for more information about all our internship options.

Highlights: The following services are included in the fees for an internship:

Six credits are awarded for the 10 week PDAC internships. Orientation and briefing sessions, pre-trip services, student supervision, pre-arranged housing and 24-hour support services are provided by AustraLearn staff in the U.S and Australia. Included in the fee is a 2-day in country orientation. Our staff will meet interns at the airport and lead a variety of sessions and excursions in Cairnes. The full time AustraLearn staff, in Australia and the U.S., is dedicated to maintaining the quality of the placements through interaction with the internship supervisor and the participants. This specialized service presents students with the opportunity to take part in a very unique program, not offered by any other source.

Custom Designed
* Arrangement of placement in an internship in accordance with the intern's specifications - for custom designed internships
* Airport transfers on arrival and departure in the city or town where the placement is arranged
* Living accommodations with an Australian family (includes private bedroom and breakfast and evening meals each day) or in a shared apartment (no meals are included for this accommodation choice)
* A liaison service between the intern and their employer
* A liaison service between the intern and their college or university
* An on-call general administration and welfare support service to provide interns with any assistance in dealing with personal, social, legal, academic or other problems that they may encounter during their stay in Australia

PDNC internships include our group orientation, but no academic credit.

Qualifications:
* For PDAC: 2.5 GPA, 45 university level credits completed, US or Canadian citizen between the ages of 18-30
* For Custom Designed: US or Canadian citizen, high school graduate, between the ages of 18-30
* For Part-Time Study/Internships: 2.5 GPA (or higher in some cases), one year university completed

Cost in US$: Estimated PDAC cost: 2,250 USD Internship fee, 2,675 USD Housing

Salary / Pay: Non-paid Internships

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

AustraLearn's Mission Statement: AustraLearn seeks to foster the development of future leaders, who, through international awareness, gain a greater respect for and understanding of the relationship which exists between North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific in the context of the larger global community.

Year Founded: 1989