Internships
Professional internship placements abroad
Our Internship programs combine a 4 week English course with a professional internship placement in an area of your interest. Full-time internship placements are available in Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland and Ireland. We are able to offer a wide range of professional internship placements to enable you to gain work experience in an English speaking workplace and to help you add an international dimension to your CV.
Internships are not available in the United States due to F-1 visa regulations for English as a Second Language students but we do offer part-time Practical Business English placements in select schools in the United States.
| Internships Programs | Lessons/Week | Length | Levels | Location | Start Dates |
|---|
| Full-time Internship Program | 28 lessons (including 8 electives) + 7 Structured Study Sessions | Minimum 4 weeks English course
followed by
4+ weeks Internship placement | Upper Intermediate | Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand | Throughout the year |
| Part-time Practical Business English Program | Preparation Phase: 28 lessons (including 8 electives) + 7 Structured Study Lessons
Placement Phase: 20 lessons + up to 7 Structured Study Lessons | Minimum 4 weeks English course
followed by
8+ weeks English + placement | Advanced | USA (Various locations) | Throughout the year |
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Full time internship
The full-time professional placement includes a minimum 4 week Intensive English course, followed by a non-paid internship within a local company. During your English program, you will focus on the specialized business vocabulary associated with your job. A highly skilled adviser will help you to prepare and succeed at your interview. Once you have finished your Intensive English course, you will start your full-time professional placement. The full-time internship program is available through the following English schools:
Part-time Practical Business English (PBE) placement in the USA
The PBE program includes a minimum 4 week Intensive English course followed by 8 weeks (or more) during which students organize their days between their full-time English course and a non-paid part-time placement with a host company. During the first part of the program, our highly skilled advisers will help you prepare for interviews. During the second part of the program, you will combine your English courses with a professional placement within a local company to further enhance and develop your language skills and classroom learning.
Why combine an internship and English course with Kaplan International Colleges?
- A wide range of professional placements are available.
- On the job training prepares you for your next job and improves your CV
- Intensive English training in order to completely enjoy your internship
- Support in writing your cover letter and your CV. Job interview preparation
- Advice and training throughout the whole period of your placement
Counseling and internship placement
Get a leg up on the international professional market by combining a Kaplan International Colleges English course with a professional internship or placement. With this program, you will have a successful work experience within an English speaking corporation. You will improve your work skills and English and you will add an international aspect to your CV. Your professional profile will have an international dimension and will give you an advantage in the job market.
Great variety of professional internship placements:
- Education
- Finance
- Hospitality
- Human Resources
- IT
- Law
- Marketing
- Media
- PR
- Publishing
- Tourism
Recent Kaplan International Colleges internship placements:
- Peerless Consulting
- Hilton Hotels
- Baglioni Hotels
- Muscular Dystrophy
- FSPG Accountants
- House of Lords
- The International School
- Awayphone
- The Prince's Trust
- AE-M Architects
- Alma Trading
- Beder Harrison Lawyers
- GESeaco (Logistics)
Admission conditions
Before the internship: you must have an intermediate level of English or more with a fluency in spoken English. We can estimate the number of weeks that you need in order to reach this level. To apply for a professional placement, you must pass a free English test and send us your CV and cover letter. You also have to complete an application form, available on request from your Kaplan International Colleges representative.
The placements are available for the students over 18 years old. Please note that our internships/placements are non-paid and are under the visa legislation of the destination country.
Please contact us if you want more information.
