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A Clear VisionA Clear Vision• Vancouver Internships is Canada’s most comprehensive

internship placement service. We offer internships in more than a hundred fields, and give our students the security of knowing that their internship experience in Canada will be the best possible.

• To our interns, our partner schools, and our host companies, we offer clarity of vision, clarity on terms, conditions, placement processes, troubleshooting procedures, and placement options.

• With Vancouver Internships, your students can clearly see that their internship is in the best hands.


Our AdvantageOur Advantage• The best host companies (ex. Canadian Department of Justice,

Bank of Montreal, Cathay Pacific Airlines)• Placements done in more than 100 different internship fields

(from accounting to corporate law, from construction engineering to investment banking … and much more)

• Only provider of guaranteed paid internships for ESL students• Independently verified 99% success rate in placements• Best marketing materials and support in the industry


Company StructureCompany StructureBasics on company organization


BasicsBasics


Vancouver InternshipsVancouver Internships• Our primary brand – to be merged with Experience Education

brand by 2013• Offering program management and placement services to

Vancouver-based ESL schools• Working in partnership with several public university

programs• Offering placements to Canadian university students• Canada’s only provider of paid internship programs for ESL

students• Website: www.vancouverinternships.ca


Experience EducationExperience Education• Our eastern Canadian brand, and co-brand in Vancouver. By

2013, this brand will become the parent brand, fully absorbing Vancouver Internships

• Operating in Toronto and Montreal • Providing placement services for Canadian, American and

European university students• Website: experienceeducation.ca


CanadianInternships.caCanadianInternships.ca• Our most popular web property• Hosting free internship listings for Canadian university

students• One of the ways we use to connect with large companies

across Canada• Managed by overseas outsource staff


StaffStaffKey staff member background and duties


Staff StructureStaff Structure


Director (Robert Jago)Director (Robert Jago)Resume•BA Political Philosophy, MLA History (in progress)•10 years education management experience•Work experience in Canada, Italy, Ireland, and Egypt•Spoken English, French, Italian

Responsibilities•Oversight of company•Marketing and business development•Quality Control

Contacts•[email protected]


Resume•BA Anthropology•5 years teaching experience, including work prep and business English•Work experience in Canada, and Mexico•Spoken English, Spanish

Responsibilities•Management of CDP•Support and basic supervision of JR staff•School Presentations


Internship Coordinator SR (Sarah Kay)Internship Coordinator SR (Sarah Kay)


Resume•MBA Sales and Marketing•3 years sales, marketing and recruitment experience•Work experience in Canada, and France•Spoken English, French

Responsibilities•Management of SIP•Supervision of Toronto staff


Internship Coordinator JR (Marie Daniaud)Internship Coordinator JR (Marie Daniaud)


Resume•MBA Social Entrepreneurship (in progress)•4 years business development experience•Work experience in Canada, France, and Niger•Spoken English, French

Responsibilities•Management of French-language programs•Supervision of Montreal staff


Internship Coordinator JR (Agnes Barreaud)Internship Coordinator JR (Agnes Barreaud)


Programs OverviewPrograms OverviewInternship and Work Experience Programs for ESL Schools


Student Internship Program (SIP)Student Internship Program (SIP)• Unpaid professional internships in nearly every industry• Placements for 4-24 weeks• No requirements for most placements• Ability to accommodate students from widely different

language, skill and experience levels• English-speaking placements can be done in Vancouver or

Toronto


Career Development Program (CDP)Career Development Program (CDP)• Canada’s only paid internship program for ESL students• Stipend-paid ($200-$350/wk) professional internships in

office admin, IT, hospitality, and engineering• 24 week placements• Students must have a completed degree in their field plus two

years of recent related experience• English-speaking placements can be done in Vancouver or

Toronto• Geared towards mid career young professionals


Casual Work Experience Program (CWE)Casual Work Experience Program (CWE)• Paid casual work term placements in cafes, restaurants,

resorts, and related positions• 12-24 week placements• No requirements for most placements• English-speaking placements can be done in Vancouver or

Toronto and at resorts around Canadao NB resort placements include subsidized accommodation


Combined Placement Program (CPP)Combined Placement Program (CPP)• Combined SIP and CWE placements

o Approx. 30 hours per week in SIP, 16 hours per week (+) in CWE

• 16-24 week placements• No requirements for most SIP fields• English-speaking placements can be done in Vancouver or

Toronto• Gives younger and less experienced students a chance to do

professional level work, while also helping to partly fund their stay in Canada

• This program is a great option for students who have been rejected from the CDP


Guaranteed PlacementsGuaranteed PlacementsHow does it work?


How can we ‘GUARANTEE’ a placement?How can we ‘GUARANTEE’ a placement?• Once we accept a student, we guarantee that they will be

placed.• For the SIP, CPP and CWE programs this is very easy for us to

do, thanks to our large pool of available host companies, and our ability to accurately match a student to suitable positions.o The large number of hosts means we have a built in capacity to deal with different

language levels, skill levels, and experience levels

• For the CDP program, while we have a large pool of hosts, this is still a difficult program to manage.o We alone are successful at this program because we strictly enforce program

requirements, and conduct telephone screening interviews with all program applicants. We only accept those students we are 100% certain we can place.


Your application form says you Your application form says you

guarantee only 5 interviews?guarantee only 5 interviews?• This is a common misunderstanding of what we have on our

application form. Specifically it says:o … if a student fails 5 interviews, they will be given the option of changing programs, or

withdrawing from the program with no refund.

• The operative word is ‘option’. What this means is that if a student fails 5 interviews, we meet with them and determine if they should continue with their present choices. o If they fail due to poor behaviour it gives us and the school the option to remove them

from the program. This has only been done once in 3 years.o If they fail because they are nervous, we will continue to give them more interviews and

work on ways of giving them extra support – this is the most common outcome for a student who fails more than 5 interviews

o If they fail because of poor English, this gives us leverage to move them into a program they are better suited to


Host CompaniesHost Companies


Who do we work with?Who do we work with?• Thanks to our partnerships with Canadian universities, and

our large number of Canadian university interns, we uniquely have access to a much higher quality pool of host companies.

• Besides regular small and medium sized enterprises, we also work with major corporations, national banks, and government departments.

• Each mont h each of our placement staff selects a new industry to focus on, and proactively recruits dozens of new hosts in that industry. Past recruitment drives have brought in new banks, new film companies, and new engineering firms.


Sample host companiesSample host companies• Bank of Montreal• Cathay Pacific Airlines• Scotiabank• Centre for Infectious

Diseases• Mitsubishi• Federal Department of

Justice• VanCity Credit Union• And many more . . .

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What our Students SayWhat our Students SayStudent Testimonials


Student TestimonialsStudent Testimonials• "The best part of my internship is

studying and experiencing real Canadian company atmosphere and applying my skills and knowledge on this company“ Bryan

• "The most interesting part of my internship is that I learn a lot of new things and I can improve my English.“ Natascha

• “I'm glad I did the internship. I was not only able to heavily improve my business skills but also to learn important and interesting facts about the electric vehicle industry, which is still in its beginnings. Besides that I learned a lot about life and being really on my own for almost half a year.” Daniel

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More Information?More Information?Learn more about our company


Learn More About UsLearn More About Us• Visit: www.vancouverinternships.ca/blog for day to day

updates on what we do.• Find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/vancouverintern• Catch up with our newest videos at: http://bit.ly/k50eeG• See our latest pictures at:

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