LifeTRAVELED Advanced Professional Training Program helps businesses provide invaluable practical industry training opportunities to international university students, recent graduates, and young professionals on the BridgeUSA Intern or Trainee visa. Hosting an international intern or trainee provides a unique experience for career-orientated participants to immerse themselves in American culture, train in American methodologies, and create global connections by sharing their training and experiences with their home country.
Your company will equally benefit from the program by diversifying your workplace, fostering cultural awareness, and contributing to the development of the next generation of leaders in your industry. LifeTRAVELED has developed a strong network of experienced overseas affiliates that can recruit experienced and highly motivated participants who can add a wealth of talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm to your property.
Benefits of Hosting
Advanced Professional Training Exchange Visitors
DIVERSIFIED WORKPLACE
Host employers can be part of the public diplomacy movement aimed at introducing the young adults of other countries to the culture of the USA. In addition, the introduction of Exchange Visitors can be a valuable supplement to ongoing workplace diversity initiatives. The experience will be beneficial to expanding all employees’ horizons in terms of cultural awareness, acceptance, and understanding.
EAGER, MOTIVATED, AND RELIABLE INTERNS AND TRAINEES
Our participants are excited to enhance their skills and become more knowledgeable in their career path. Host employers will have committed interns and trainees for a duration of anywhere from six months to eighteen months.
BI-LINGUAL STAFF
While English speaking skills will vary on an individual basis, we conduct a thorough pre-screening to ensure that every participant has the ability to speak and understand English at a level suitable for the position they will be hired into. In addition, strategic hiring from countries that match the demographic of the host employer’s guests and/or workers can be an innovative way to improve guest service levels. Many of our participants speak two or three languages; they can be an asset in high guest contact departments and assist in making guests from these same countries immediately feel at home.
FREE RECRUITMENT
We do not charge a fee to host employers for their services. Recruitment is generally conducted through virtual interviews. Depending on the number of participants a host employer is requesting, an in-county recruitment trip may be arranged.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The State Department BridgeUSA Intern/Trainee program is an Exchange Visitor Program designed to achieve the educational objectives of international and cultural exchange by involving young adults in the daily life of the host country through internship and training opportunities within US companies. It is vital that the participants return home to share their experiences and encourage Americans to participate in the educational and cultural programs in other countries. Today's global markets require international experience, and the value added by training in the USA is immeasurable to participants.
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Interns and trainees may not be placed in positions considered unskilled by Department of State.
For purposes of 22 CFR 514.22(c)(1), the following are unskilled occupations: View Here
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Let’s celebrate diversity! Our participants come from more than 30 countries, such as Thailand, Dominican Republic, Peru, India, and more.
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Participants can arrive at any time during the year. On the Intern program, participants are legally authorized to train for a maximum of 12 months. On the Trainee program, participants are legally authorized to train for a maximum of 18 months or 12 months for the hospitality industry.
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Participants are guaranteed at least 32 training hours per week. Overtime compensation laws differ in each state and these laws apply to our participants.
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Host employer-provided housing is encouraged since it ensures that participants live in affordable, safe, and conveniently located accommodations, but host employers do not have to provide housing. If host employers do not provide housing, we ask for assistance in locating and vetting either LifeTRAVELED-referred housing or participant self-arranged housing.
If you would like more information or are ready to move forward with welcoming Exchange Visitors to your business, please fill out an interest form below.
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