International Relations Internships Available for Your Students:

Are your students looking for a valuable internship opportunity this summer or even next fall? Why not share with them the opportunity to complete this experience in Australia or New Zealand? These internships provide valuable professional training, while living in a foreign country allows students to improve on skills such as problem solving, independence, and critical thinking.

AustraLearn offers international relations internships for credit in Australia and New Zealand and gives 24/7 on-site support including a group orientation upon arrival in country. We have had over 200 internship locations in the past and we continue to add new placements. We custom build internships to meet interns’ needs, and bring our experience as the largest and oldest study abroad provider in Australia and New Zealand to ensure a great internship experience.

We hand pick each internship organization to ensure that students are gaining maximum professional development and are not subject to endless menial tasks like many domestic internships.

We still have three pre-set Professional Development for Academic Credit (PDAC) internship intakes remaining in 2010. The dates and deadlines for each are: 

June 1 - August 13 (Application deadline February 26)
June 22 – September 3 (Application deadline March 1)
September 21 – December 3 (Application deadline June 1)

New for 2010, we are also offering the Professional Development for No Credit (PDNC) internships.  The PDNC is a 6-week pre-set internship overseas.  This year's dates are June 22 - August 6.  Applications must be received by March 1.

In addition to the PDAC and PDNC Internships, we also offer the Custom Date Internship Program. For this option, students can indicate their preferred dates and lengths. All applications are accepted on a rolling admissions basis and must be complete 4 months prior to the intended start date.

Internships are available in every field.  Your students could have the opportunity to work for a variety of organizations including NGO's, government industries, non-profits, or the export industry.  You will find a brief description of several of our previous international relations internships below:

Save The Children - Wellington, New Zealand

Save the Children fights for children's rights. They deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. Save the Children is the world’s largest independent organisation for children, making a difference to children’s lives in over 120 countries. From emergency relief to long-term development, they help children to achieve a happy, healthy and secure childhood. They listen to children, involve them and ensure their views are taken into account. Save the Children secures and protects children’s rights – to food, shelter, health care, education and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation. They are a non-political, non-sectarian development agency. Save the Children New Zealand is part of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 29 member countries around the world. Together Alliance members implement around NZ$1 billion worth of development projects annually.

The Australian Institute of Export - Sydney, Australia

The Australian Institute of Export a not for profit member organization providing education & training, exporter services, and recognition and networking opportunities for companies and individuals involved in international trade. This institute runs two large events each year.

The internship is to work with the events manager to assist in all aspects of event organization, and to gain an understanding of the role of the institute and the needs of Australian exporters. Duties may include developing concept, format, speakers, venue, and publicity, through to registrations, preparing name tags and assisting at the event. The interns will gain first hand knowledge of the event process, from formulation through to post-event review.

Toyota New Zealand - Palmerston North, New Zealand

Toyota is the world's second largest manufacturer of automobiles in unit and net sales. Toyota imports and wholesales vehicles sourced from Japan and Australia. In addition, they sell certified used cars from Japan.

Interns can work in a variety of fields within the company.  Some past placements have been in marketing, engineering, public relations, finance, and information systems.  Interns can work in any branch of the company and always receive a great professional experience with one of the world's largest companies that operates in almost every country around the globe.

To remove yourself from this list, if you have questions regarding the program, or you feel another faculty member would like more information, please contact Mike Green at mgreen@australearn.org or call us at 1-800-980-0033.

Mike Green
Internship Programs
mgreen@australearn.org
(800) 980-0033 ext 134