Experience Spain

  Spain

• Madrid: 
Madrid

Term: Throughout the year 
Length of Position: Throughout the year
Dates: Throughout the year

Description: The Work & Travel Program is not a holiday program it is about gaining real work experience. Participants must be ready and motivated, open and flexible to work anywhere.

Spain is a prime tourist destination, so participants should be aware that they might have to speak different languages at work.

The program gives you the opportunity to work, practice your Spanish and self finance your stay in sunny Spain. We provide placements in Madrid and Andalucia where we have built up strong relationships with many employers, allowing us to provide quality job placements in hotels, restaurants, resorts, and leisure parks.

What we provide:
- Work placement assured before arrival
- Advice, guidance, preparation
- Language course arranged (upon request)
- Accommodation arranged (upon request)
- Transfer service from Marbella bus station: included on Marbella arrivals when accommodation is requested.
- Handbook and welcome pack
- Local support and help throughout the entire experience in Spain
- Assistance getting Spanish Tax Number for foreigners (NIE) and social security
- Help opening a Spanish Bank Account
- Meetings between program participants
- Support and help for excursions
- Mail box service
- Emergency assistance
- Work & Travel certificate to take back home
- Work Experience Reference to take back home

Project Combination: Can be combined with a language course
Language Courses Madrid & Costa del Sol:
Duration:   Price:(Euros)
1 week      EUR 200
2 weeks    EUR 360
3 weeks    EUR 540

Highlights: Be more than a tourist!
Anyone can go on holidays but by participating in our Spanish Work Experience program you will gain an amazing insight into the Spanish way of life and return home with some unforgettable memories.

Madrid
Madrid is a cosmopolitan, multicultural, international city that is right at the very heart of Spanish culture. It is often tagged "the city that never sleeps" because of its vibrant nightlife. The largest metropolis in the South of Europe is rich with historical, cultural and artistic treasures, and inhabited by warm, spontaneous and open people.

Andalucia
This region in the South of Spain is a popular travel destination and International meeting point. It is commonly referred to as the "The bridge between two continents", "the gateway to Europe", "A melting pot of cultures" or "a meeting point of two seas" and boasts some monumental landmarks such as the Alhambra (Granada), La Giralda (Seville), and was also the homeland of Velasquez, Murillo, and Picasso.

Andalucia has a reputation for fiestas and celebrations that are overflowing with music and dance, women in colorful gypsy style dresses, silk shawls, and hand painted fans in an array of dazzling designs. It is the birthplace of Flamenco, a passionate and seductive art form that has been burning in Andalucia for nearly five hundred years.

Qualifications: Level of Spanish:
A minimum of low Intermediate level is necessary, as in order to find job placements you will have more opportunities. We generally look for at least Intermediate to Good Spanish to participate in the program in Madrid. We require at least low intermediate level for jobs in Andalucía.

Experience Required: yes

Work Experience It is not essential but it will help to have some experience within hospitality industry to get the job offer faster

This Program is open to European Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Cara International's Mission Statement: Opening doors Seo do Sheans is a Gaelic word meaning here is your change. Our mission is to offer safe secure placements in Ireland and worldwidefor student and persons looking for exciting and interesting work programs.

Year Founded: 2001