CIDA Internships

The IEDD manages the Youth International Internship Program funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Young Canada Works Internationally.  These six-month internship placements for college graduates offer direct experience in an international community setting and often lead to employment for Canadian graduates in international agencies and organizations.  Since 2001, Niagara College has facilitated the placement of about 300 young Canadians in internships in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malta, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Zambia.

The program is part of the Career Focus stream of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). CIDA's IYIP delivers international development assistance in cooperation with a variety of Canadian organizations that, in collaboration with overseas organizations, provide internships in CIDA's priority sectors in international development. Through this program, Niagara College graduates are able to make a contribution to development projects.

Niagara College offers intensive pre-departure training for all interns going overseas through the Young Professional Going Global Program.

2010 Internships

• Argentina (Puerto Iguazu): Economic Development Officer - Employability Resources Support
• Argentina (Puerto Iguazu): Economic Development Officer - Employability Skills Development
• Brazil (Fortaleza): Economic Development Officer - Developing Cooperatives and Small Businesses for Chambermaids
• Brazil (Fortaleza): Economic Development Officer - Developing Cooperatives and Small Businesses for Food Production
• Brazil (Manaus): Economic Development Officer - Community Networks
• Brazil (Manaus): Economic Development Officer - Employability Support
• Ecuador (Guayaquil): Economic Development Officer - Business Development
• Ecuador (Guayaquil): Economic Development Officer - Ecotourism Business Implementation
• Peru (Arequipa): Economic Development Officer - Business Mentoring and Support
• Peru (Arequipa): Economic Development Officer - Business Skills Development
• Peru (Trujillo): Economic Development Officer - Business Mentoring and Support
• Peru (Urubamba): Economic Development Officer - Business Mentoring and Market Expansion
• South Africa (East London): Economic Development Officer - Cooperative Skills Development
• South Africa (East London): Economic Development Officer - Employability Skills Development
• South Africa (East London): Economic Development Officer - Entry Points for Women in Business

For more information, contact interns@niagaracollege.ca

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