Professional 'Careerships'
Our Careerships are designed to get you the foot-in-the-door to the industry of your choice. These are serious work placements designed to give you experience relevant to your career aspirations.
Wildlife Careerships
Location: North Belize
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists, veterinary and support staff in their daily duties
- Hands-on experience rehabilitating wild primates, general treatment and care as needed
- Ideal for those look... More details
Location: North Belize
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits: Hands-on experience rehabilitating wild Manatees, monitoring and observation and treatment & general care.
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Location: South Costa Rica
Duration: Minimum 2.5 months, maximum 6 months
Start Dates: July to February, each year
Fee: From $200/400 USD Project Fee per month + £249 GBP Placement Fee
Location: Central Ecuador
Duration: Minimum 4 weeks, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists, veterinary and support staff
- Hands-on experience rehabilitating wild animals, general care, maintenance and treatment. Opportunities for dissertation research
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Location: North Guatemala
Duration: Minimum 1 week for volunteering, 3 months for Internship, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work alongside scientists and biologists treating and rehabilitating many different species
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities <... More details
Location: South Guatemala
Duration: Minimum 1 week, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Serious conservation project to rehabilitate Sea Turtles, Caimans and Iguanas, working alongside seasoned scientists
- Hands-on experience in conservation efforts, including options for research, environmental educa... More details
Location: Utila, North Honduras
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with resident scientists and support staff to develop and implement initiatives
- Hands-on field work and lab experience, monitoring and observation and data analysis
- Opportunitie... More details
Location: Nusa Penida, next to Bali, Indonesia
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists and support staff, who will assist and supervise your research
- Hands-on experience monitoring and observing, and conducting investigations. Wide range... More details
Location: Eilat, Israel
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with local staff to maintain the local marine preserve and beach area
- Hands-on experience assisting with the park rangers on their daily duties and activities
- Opportunities for those loo... More details
Location: Negev Desert, Israel
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced National Park Rangers and support staff
- Hands-on experience reintroducing wild animals to the nature reserve, general maintenance and upkeep and conducting field work & rese... More details
Location: Chiapas, Mexico
Duration: Minimum 3 months, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Conduct multiple field trips into the jungle to montior and observe endangered species
- Hands-on experience with scientists and support staff trekking through pristine jungle
- Opportunities for ecol... More details
Location: North Peru
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists and support staff in their ongoing duties
- Hands-on experience rehabilitating wild animals, creating and maintaining cages, conservation education and categorizing flora and fau... More details
Location: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work alongside biologists and local staff, treating and rehabilitating many different species
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity for individual re... More details
Location: Manampitiya, Sri Lanka
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with local staff to help develop the Sri Lankan tourist and agricultural sector
- Hands-on experience in horse training for tourist treks as well as horse preservation
- Opportuniti... More details
Environmental Careerships
Location: Central Bali
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits: Hands-on experience in Permaculture, Mobile Rice Mills and other innovative technologies and techniques.
Location: Brazilian Pantanal region
Duration: 2 weeks total project length.
Benefits:
- Conduct ongoing research and conservation initiatives with scientists in the field
- Monitoring and observation of local flora and fauna, implementation of conservation measures; placement can be tailored to ... More details
Location: Central Costa Rica
Duration: Minimum 1 week, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced ecologists and farmers
- Hands-on experience learning pioneering farming techniques
- Many treks and other activities to get involved with in the nearby area
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Location: Accra, Ghana
Duration: Minimum 6 weeks, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Grassroots NGO project to develop recycling initiatives and product sales
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity for journalists to help raise awareness&nbs... More details
Location: Central Ecuador
Duration: Minimum 2 months, Maximum 1 year
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists, agronomists and marketing staff
- Hands-on experience producing and marketing local produce
- Numerous research & dissertation opportunities available ... More details
Location: South Nicaragua
Duration: Minimum 2 months, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced engineers and support staff developing and implementing sustainable energy solutions to rural areas
- Hands-on experience with working with the NGO to electrify the region and develop... More details
Location: Quimsachata, near Puno, Peru
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced geneticisits, micro biologists and support staff
- Hands-on experience in invitro fertiilization, genetic research and laboratory work
- Opportunities fo... More details
Location: Puno, Peru
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Start Dates: Project is ongoing, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists and support staff
- Hands-on experience conducting social... More details
Humanitarian Development
Location: Central Colombia
Duration: Minimum 1 week, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work to develop community projects and welfare initiatives
- Hands-on experience working for a grassroots NGO doing real work with local communities
- Ideal for those looking to work in social se... More details
Location: Accra, Ghana
Duration: Minimum weeks, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Train to become a community officer, educating about HIV/AIDS and other public health issues
- Ideal for those looking for a career in Public Health, community welfare and community empowerment
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Location: Ubud, Bali
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work to rescue and rehabilitate trafficked children, and return them to a normal life
- Very flexible placement with many acitivities you can get involved with, depending upon your interests and abilities
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Location: Puno, Peru
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with Pro Mujer Peru to increase public health awareness initiatives
- Hands-on experience working with experienced staff and international networks
- Opportunities for those looking for a... More details
Medical Internships
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: Minimum 3 months, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced Psychological staff and nurses to treat in-patients at a Mental Hospital
- Hands-on experience working in various areas of Psychotherapeutic Therapy Practice
- Op... More details
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: Minimum 3 months, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside local doctors and support staff
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity to experience the Argen... More details
Location: Samraong
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 2 weeks, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday, throughout the year
Costs: €350 Euros per week - all inclusive
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Location: Accra, Ghana
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside local doctors and support staff
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity to experience the Ghanaian Health S... More details
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: Minimum 2 months, Maximum 12 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced doctors and nurses in this flexible medical placement
- Hands-on experience performing rounds, administering treatments and other duties
- Opportunities for medical stude... More details
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside local doctors and support staff
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity to experience the Mongolia... More details
Location: Various locations around Nepal
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside local doctors and support staff
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity to experience the... More details
Location: Kandy
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 2 weeks, to 6 months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday, throughout the year
Costs: €350 Euros per week - all inclusive
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Start Dates: Project is ongoing, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Fee: £249 GBP Placement Fee + $880 USD Project Fee per month
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside loc... More details
Location: South Venezuela
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Medical placement in a hospital working alongside local doctors and support staff
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity to experience the Venezuelan Hea... More details
Veterinary Internships
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
Benefits: Work alongside seasoned veterinarians and support staff to treat the islands animal populations
Start Dates: Project is ongoing, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced veterinary and support staff in their daily duties
- Hands-on experience treating stray cats and dogs, improving their welfare and assisting in the island-wide rabies vaccination progr... More details
Location: North Guatemala
Duration: Minimum 3 months, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work alongside veterinary and support staff, treating and rehabilitating many different species
- Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunity for individ... More details
Location: San Cristobal - the Galapagos Islands
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced veterinary staff, nurses and support staff
- Hands-on experience treating domesticated and wild animals
- Ideal for veterinary professionals, student... More details
Location: Kochin, India
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced veterinary staff, making a dent in the lives of the many stray dogs in South India
- Hands-on experience managing and running a free veterinary clinic in the hustle bustle of Kochin ... More details
Paid Teaching
Location: Various locations throughout China. Training takes place in Yangshuo, Guilin province.
Duration: Minimum 5 months commitment. Training start dates are in February, June, August and October.
Salary: The average salary for a regular foreign teacher with the training is between 400 and 700 Euros per month with a minimu...
Location: Accra, Ghana
Duration: Minimum 1 Academic year
Start Dates: Academic year lasts from September to June
Salary: $500 USD per month. Payment is made in cash or by cheque at the end of each month.
Location: Various locations throughout Thailand. Training takes place in Singburi.
Duration: Minimum 15 weeks commitment. Training start dates are in January, April, July and October.
Salary: The average salary for a regular foreign teacher with the training is between 300 and 500 Euros per month with a minimum teaching time ...
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Duration: Minimum 3 months
Start Dates: Academic year lasts from September to June
Salary: $500 USD per month + accommodation + return airfare
Benefits:
- Guaranteed Paid Teaching Placement in a private University <... More details
Educational Development
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Duration: Minimum 3 months
Start Dates: Placements are available throughout the year
Benefits:
- Work to develop and improve the current curriculum used to teach Balinese children English
- Help improve educational standards with ... More details
Location: North Costa Rica
Duration: Minimum 1 week, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Teach English to local children in need of vocational opportunities
- Hands-on classroom experience, teaching and playing with children
- Beautiful beach location with jungle trips nearby <... More details
Location: North Colombia
Duration: Minimum 1 week, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Improve education for a poor community and help improve the lives of young Colombians
- Hands-on experience working for a grassroots NGO
- Located in a beautiful part of the Carribbean
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Location: Pushkar, India
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
Start Dates: The school closes for holidays between May and June. Between mid-October to November school closes for the Diwali festival and the area s Camel Fair, although you are encouraged to fit these world-famous festivals around your teaching sched...
Location: Sulawesi & Bali
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced teachers and support staff
- Hands-on experience travelling and teaching in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of Bali and Sulawesi
- Opportunities for education profe... More details
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: Minimum 2 months, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced teachers and support staff
- Hands-on experience teaching agricultural, animal husbandry, farming, and other vocational training skills for deaf, deaf blind, and visually impaired... More details
Location: Puno, Peru
Duration: Minimum 2 months.
Start Dates: Term lasts from March to October. You are encouraged to see through an entire term if possible.
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced teachers, looking to introduce a new type of educational system for Peru<... More details
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced teachers and support staff
- Hands-on experience in many aspects of health and general education
- Opportunities for health professional, teachers and students
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Location: Buenos Aires
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Teach English (and other subjects) to Argentinan chlldren at a local school
- Hands-on classroom experience
- Ideal for those looking for a career in education, and looking to improve their Spanish<... More details
Human Rights & Law
Location: Puno, Peru
Duration: Minimum 3 months, maximum 12 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced lawyers and support staff
- Assist in consultations, raise civic participation and awareness of the legal system
- Opportunities for Law professionals and students ... More details
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 12 months
Fee: £249 GBP Placement Fee + $880 USD Project Fee per month
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced lawyers and support staff
- Assist in consultations, raise awareness of Human R... More details
Media & Journalism
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: Minimum 3 months, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work in a community-based radio station, researching, preparing and creating broadcasts
- Hands-on experience in all aspects of running the station
- Ideal for journalist professionals and med... More details
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Gain experience working for a TV station, preparing, editing and creating media content
- Tailored placement according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunities for Media professionals and ... More details
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Gain experience working for a National Newspaper, preparing, editing and creating media content
- Tailored placement according to your interests and abilities
- Opportunities for Media profession... More details
NGO Management Careerships
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: Minimum 2 months, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Gain experience working for a grassroots NGO in the centre of Buenos Aires
- Opportunities for those looking for a career in the NGO sector and Humanitarian Development
- Keywords: grassroots ... More details
Location: Utila, North Honduras
Duration: Minimum 1 month, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced scientists and NGO staff to develop new environmental initiatives, commmunity development projects and volunteer management.
- Hands-on experience working for a grassroots NGO, m... More details
Economic Development
Location: Mexico City
Duration: Minimum 10 weeks, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with experienced staff to develop and market new micro enterprises, to help reduce poverty in Mexico City.
- Hands-on experience developing new and existing products and managing & implementing market... More details
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Work closely with local staff to improve access to micro-credit for entrepreneurs striving to imporive their economic well-being
- Hands-on experience holding meetings, discussing business plans and offering lines ... More details
Tourism
Location: Central London, UK
Duration: Minimum 3 months, maximum 12 months
Benefits:
- Gain valuable working experience of a reputable Central London Hotel (3-5 Star).
- Internships available in most hotel departments including Reception, Food and Beverage, Events, Housekeeping
- Id... More details
Location: Nazareth, Israel
Duration: Minimum 1 month, Maximum 6 months
Benefits:
- Develop cross-cultural ties through the management of a hotel in heart of Israel
- Work to introduce a new type of tourism to the area and improve cultural relations
- Opportunities for tourism, devel... More details
Job Board
Location: Mysore, India
Duration: Minimum 12 months
Fee: £249 GBP Placement Fee
Salary: $150 USD per month + all food, accommodation, 50% reimbursement of flights
Volunteer Adventures
Location: Oddar Mancheay, Samraong, Angkor Wat, Phnom Phen
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday, throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inc...
Location: Guilin, Chengdu and Yangshuo, China
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inclusive
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Location: Bangalore, Goa, Mysore, Dharamsala
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday, throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inclusive
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Location: Ubud, Bali
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inclusive
Location: Chitwan, Kathmandu, Pokhara
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inclusive
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Location: Kandy, Amabalagon
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per week - all inclusive
Location: Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Koh Samet, Singburi, Wang Nam, Wat Thong
Duration: We recommend a four week adventure, but you can choose to stay from 1 week, to six months.
Start Dates: Placements start every Monday throughout the year
Costs: From €175 Euros per we...
Environmental Courses
Location: Sabana Grande, Nicaragua
Date: Jan 23rd - Feb 3rd - 2012
Cost: $1,595 USD. Includes all food, accommodation with host family, airport pickup/drop-off, all course activities
Wildlife Courses
Location: South Italy
Duration: 1 week placements, throughout the Summer
Benefits: Work aboard a sailboat cruising the Mediterranean, searching for marine life, conducting research, whilst attending onboard seminars from seasoned scientists.
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Veterinary Courses
Location: Panama City
Duration: 1 week placements
Benefits:
- 1 week training course alongside experienced veterinary staff
- Hands-on experience performing surgery (spay & neutering), finding & trapping strays and administering treatments as necessary
- Opportunities ... More details