General Info
Expand your knowledge and skills on a Professional Internship in Auckland. We match enthusiastic and motivated interns with relevant employers in New Zealand so that you can gain experience in your chosen field and exchange knowledge to the benefit of both parties. Each placement is tailored to meet your individual requirements and we provide you with full support and back-up during your stay in New Zealand.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Travellers works in partnership with IL, New Zealand’s leading internship placement consultants, to provide you with a once-in-a-lifetime, high-quality experience. A lot of effort goes into ensuring that you're placed with the right organisation to suit your needs and which can provide any specific experience that you want to gain during your internship. Your Internship will increase your professional and personal development and give you an impressive entry on your CV or Résumé that will make you stand out in those all-important interviews. These internships are excellent!
The areas we currently work in include the following:
• Accounting & Finance
• Administration
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Business
• Communication
• Education
• Environment & Wildlife Conversation
• Event Management
• Fashion design
• Graphic & Design
• Hotel & Hospitality
• IT
• Leisure
• Marketing & Sales
• Media & PR
• Photography
• Sciences (i.e. a chemical lab)
• Social Work & Child Care
• Sports & Recreation
• Travel / Tourism
• Web Development & Design
We make all arrangements for your internship in close liaison with you and you'll be in communication with our partners in New Zealand (IL) during the arrangement process, as well as with our Travellers Team here in the UK. This is to ensure that there is the best possible fit between you and the company and that you are as well prepared as possible before you arrive.
You'll also be provided with a social network so that you get the most out of your stay in New Zealand, thus you'll have access to organised social events and excursions which will give you opportunities to meet other interns and New Zealanders. The following is included in your programme:
-> Arrangement of your professional internship
-> Meeting you at the airport. Our local Travellers Manager will meet you and will also give you an Induction into the locality and to New Zealand generally. She'll then introduce you to your Facilitator at IL.
-> Transport to your workplace on your first day of internship, and introduction to your host company.
-> A New Zealand SIM-card
-> Evaluation at the internship according to your requirements and/or your university requirements.
-> Social activities See Social Activities section below.
-> Assistance with permanent good accommodation (see Accommodation Section below)
-> Personal help-desk during the internship
-> Support for students needing written reports about their experiences for their universities or employers.
-> 24/7 Emergency assistance
-> Support with local bank account and 18+ card
-> Full Kiwi road map of Auckland
-> Handbook with local information (phone numbers, places to go)
The friendly IL team will be on the ground throughout the whole internship period and will provide assistance to both you and the company. Our Travellers Manager will also be available and will liaise with you regularly to ensure that all is going well. You'll also have the opportunity to meet other Travellers volunteers who are on our different programmes in Auckland. There are usually around 20 interns on the internships programmes at the same time, hailing from Europe and other countries.
To read more about the specific internships available in these sectors, please click here. If you would like to discuss any of the above types of internships, please call or email us, we're happy to advise and help as much as possible!
If we haven't listed your area of internship, please contact us because we will most likely to able to arrange it for you!
SPECIAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ARRANGED FOR YOU
A number of optional social activities will be arranged for you during your stay. These will be an extra cost to you to participate, but the costs are kept as low as possible and discounts are also arranged for our interns. For example, at time of writing this, they have arranged for a group the interns to go travelling down south this weekend and have also organised other activities, like White Water Rafting and transport there and back. They also arrange social drinks and meals in the city to give you a chance to socialise with the other interns on placement.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
-> An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into New Zealand and you'll learn about the Maori culture that makes this country so fascinating!
-> New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional development.
-> An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head and shoulders above most others in the job market
-> And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
ACCOMMODATION
Your internship will be based either in the city centre or in North Shore. Accommodation is not included in the above price, however, we do have a variety of accommodation in both locations which we can book for you. The accommodation ranges from basic student style accommodation to up-market accommodation.
We have two types of accommodation for our interns: Standard Apartment accommodation and Luxury Apartment accommodation, together with prices. When you book your placement, and after we've established which area of the city you'll be based in, you can choose which accommodation you'd prefer and we'll go ahead and arrange it for you.
Food is not included, so you will need to budget for this.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
Talk to us - We're there to help you. Most of our team are ex Travellers volunteers and are ideally qualified to offer advice and guidance because they know what you're looking for. They'll help you find your perfect project - and then make it all happen!
If you’d like more information about this or any of our projects, please email or call us! If you’d like to apply for this project, please go to our website and complete the application form. As soon as we receive it, we’ll liaise with you and then start making your travel adventure happen.
It’s as easy as that.
Benefits:
£1,175, excluding food and accommodation, regardless of the length of your placement.
Included is full support from the moment of booking and throughout your placement to your return home. There are support staff 24/7 in all our destinations worldwide and a 24 hour emergency international telephone line direct to the Head Office. All meals are provided, unless otherwise stated. Accommodation is provided (whether a rented house, a hotel/hostel, homestay, apartment or flat).
You’ll be met at the nearest airport on your arrival by our in-country manager who will take you to your accommodation and give you a full induction into the area. He/she will also be on call 24/7 and you’ll see them frequently.
Pre-departure you’ll receive comprehensive information about every aspect of your placement and necessary preparations, ranging from what to pack, to visa information, to what to do on your weekend travel in the country. Your safety, well being and happiness throughout your placement are our primary concerns and we will keep in touch with you throughout. International flights not included.
Requirements:
You should be studying your field at university or qualified in your field. You should be enthusiastic and highly motivated, as well as adaptable, patient and able to use your initiative.
