Internships in Chile

  Chile

• Santiago: 
Santiago

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: Year-round

Description: You will take 2 weeks of language classes before your internship commences. There is a network of existing employers with established training positions, but internships can be customized for an additional cost.

Internship fields include:

    * Administration
    * Agriculture
    * Architecture
    * Art & Culture
    * Banking & Finance
    * Commerce
    * Computer Science
    * Consulting
    * Culinary Arts
    * Design
    * Ecology & Environment
    * Education
    * Engineering
    * Health
    * Industry
    * Languages
    * Law
    * Marketing & Advertising
    * Media
    * Public Relations & Human Resources
    * Science & Research
    * Social Work
    * Sports
    * Tourism & Hotel
    * Transport & Logistics
    * Veterinary

Housing and Meals

Participants will live with carefully screened host families and receive two meals per day. The host family option is the best way to practice and improve your language skills outside the classroom. It's also the best way to experience Argentine life by sharing in family gatherings, special events and traditional dishes.

Highlights: Chile offers a fascinating variety of landscapes and cultures. The 2400 miles (4500 km) long country is tucked between the Pacific Ocean and the Majestic Andes mountains.

Chile's treasures are the wide beaches, the fertile central valley with its highly touted wineries, the Atacama Desert in the north, and the pristine wilderness of the south with its volcanoes, lakes and forests. You can also explore the mysterious Eastern Island.

Santiago, its capital, has a population of 5 million people and is located in the central valley at the foot of the Andes. It is a modern city with good public transportation and a warm mediterranean climate with average summer daytime temperatures of 80-85 degrees (29 °C). In the evenings it cools off comfortably.

Qualifications:
Applicants must:
   * Be at least 18 years of age   
   * Have some experience or currently be studying in the internship field
   * Have a High Intermediate level of Spanish before beginning internship

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

InterExchange's Mission Statement: InterExchange is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural awareness through a wide range of work & travel, language, teaching English, volunteer, professional training, internship and au pair programs within the United States & around the world. Our goal is to create affordable and exciting cultural exchange programs, each with an unparalleled level of support. We take great pride in the professionalism and service of our staff and work hard to ensure our programs provide a rewarding experience for all participants.