Internship in San Jose, Costa Rica

  Costa Rica

• San Jose: 
San Jose

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: throughout the year (minimum of 8 weeks)

Description: We provide professional internships in almost all business areas and industry sectors in Costa Rica. Mostly, we cooperate with local companies, though we also place our participants in branch offices or subsidiaries of international firms.

All companies are located in the capital of San Jose and is easily accessible by public transport.

The company defines your working hours during the internship. Usually, the internships in Mexico are full-time positions.

Internships in Costa Rica are usually unpaid work experiences. The decision, whether to pay a remuneration or not, is also up to the respective company. However, some companies reward outstanding performances with benefits such as excursions or transportation expenses.

Part of our internship program in Costa Rica is the preparatory language course in San Jose. A four-week Spanish course is required for the participation in our internship program. Participants with intermediate Spanish skills are not required to attend language courses. Check out our webpage for more details!

Highlights:
* The registration fee is a one-time fee due at sending your application which includes the translation of documents as well as the registration for our programs.

* The internship program includes:
    - 4-week Spanish course (20 group classes each 60 minutes per week)
    - Teaching material
    - 8-week internship
    - 12-week accommodation (single room at host family with half board)
    - Airport transfer at your arrival in San Jose

* The additional week of language course/accommodation includes:
    - 1-week Spanish course (20 group classes each 60 minutes per week)
    - Teaching material
    - 1-week accommodation (single room at host family with half board)

* The additional week of internship/accommodation includes:
    - 1-week internship
    - 1-week accommodation (single room at host family with half board)

Qualifications:
- Good Spanish language skills, spoken and written
- Minimum internship duration of eight weeks
- Personal interview at the respective company during the language course in San Jose
- Health and accident insurance for Costa Rica

Cost in US$: Contact us for more information.

All host families are located in the district where the language school is and can be easily reached by bus or even by foot. Supermarkets, restaurants, bars, dancing schools, cyber cafes and fitness centers are also close-by.

Salary / Pay: Typically un-paid

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

South America Inside's Mission Statement: Our programs are addressed to the humanitarian traveler, whether you are a student, professional or retiree. Anyone who wants to explore Latin America not as a mere tourist, but rather as an insider through an experience that goes beyond the ordinary, we invite you into our community! We organize Spanish and Portuguese courses as well as internship and volunteer work positions in nearly all countries of Central and South America. We help in organizing language courses, internships, volunteer work projects as well as in choosing the right country for you. We aim to select partners who are just off the beaten path and/or entail unique and special features to make your experience unforgettable!

Year Founded: 2003