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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offers various unpaid Work Experience Placements throughout the year. British and overseas applicants are welcome to apply. Applicants should have a passion for and knowledge of the placement area.
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The Student Guide Programme in France is an opportunity to travel, meet long-lasting friends, and teach people from around the world about Canadian history in both official languages. The programme is managed by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). Join other s ...
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Go Workabout will help to find participants a job in Australia, and sort out all the paperwork to make it happen. They:-Arrange work for travellers in Australia, before they leave home -Assist with all administrative and visa issues -Arrange a tax number, ...
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Exsportise has three centres situated in some of the most scenic areas of England. They vary in size and age range and cater for students from the ages of 10 -16 years. All students and staff live at the camps in single sex accommodation. Staff are respon ...
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Junior Professional Officers are young professionals (under the age of 35) who are selected by their governments through a rigorous recruitment process to work for WFP. The government pays the JPO
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Anglo Nannies London places fluent English speakers in jobs as nannies, governesses, au pairs and maternity nurses worldwide, mainly in Turkey.
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The objective of the internship programme is to promote, among the participating students, a better understanding of matters related to trade promotion at the international level. The programme in turn provides various Divisions at ITC with the assistance ...
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Students may also like to consider combining a language course with a period of Work Placement. This provides participants with extra language practice, as well as enabling them to come to a deeper understanding of the culture, customs and way of life of ...
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The objectives of the Internship Programme are to promote among the participants a better understanding of the United Nations and of the World Food Programme. Internships provide Divisions at headquarters or country offices with the assistance of outstand ...
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Acorn Adventures provides young people with the time of their lives on adventurous activity holidays, while employees gain a fantastic experience working in great locations across Europe. Acorn Adventure is a provider of adventure holiday camps, employing ...
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PGL has positions available to join the PGL Staff team at 35 activity centres throughout the UK, France and Spain, tour locations across Europe, ski resorts in Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France and at their head office in England. Opportunities inclu ...
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Barracudas Summer Activity Camps has positions available at it's 25 locations in the UK. Positions include Group assistant, Group coordinator, Specialist instructor, Swimming or Tennis Instructor, Lifeguard, Administrator, Outstanding Officer, Assistant M ...
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Over 500 young people make up the Kingswood staff team, many of whom are earning while they learn about delivering adventure and educational programmes to young people. It
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EarthCorps offers a six-month training course in Seattle, Washington that brings emerging environmental leaders from across the U.S. and around the world. This training programme is ideal for the volunteers or staff of organizations that work with youth a ...
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Placements in the hospitality industry, childcare or teaching positions. Cultural Embrace pre-arranges and guarantees your job offer prior to departure. Your local salary will be enough to pay for your basic expenses while living abroad. They also include ...
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Each summer the Inter-American Development Bank hires undergraduate students for a period of two to three months. During their employment, the students are placed in one of the departments or units of the Bank and are assigned primarily clerical and admin ...
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CDS International offers a range of internship, fellowship, co-op, international exchange and professional development programs in the U.S., Germany, Spain, and Argentina.
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The Haut-Lac Centre requires staff for each of the My Swiss Camp programmes. They are looking for energetic and enthusiastic staff to work with school groups from the UK and Ireland as well as children from all over the world. The student
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English for Kids runs summer camps for children in Austria. These camps allow for native English speakers to work in Austria as teachers or counsellors. Positions available include English Teachers, Homeroom Supervisors and Camp Counsellors. Staff receive ...
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As an au pair, participants are considered part of the host family, have their own bedroom and most often have their meals with the family. The main duty is childcare. The family can expect an au pair to take and collect the children at school, help to pr ...
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