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The Business Internship Program (BIP) is designed to
provide international students with an opportunity to work as volunteer
professionals in an English-speaking business environment in Canada.
Vancouver English Centre students improve their English communication
skills while gaining hands-on, practical work experience.
Immersion in a working environment is an ideal way to learn about
Canadian business procedures.
The Business Internship Program is divided into two
components: classroom study and work experience. The main goal of
the program is to help students to use their English language skills in
a Canadian business environment.
Business Internship
Course
All Business Internship Program students spend
four weeks in the Business Internship (BINT) course, a super-intensive course specifically designed to
prepare students for their work placements.
BINT am
- interviews, telephone skills, meetings, negotiations
BINT pm - internship procedures, business culture, on-the-job
communication skills, business writing
After completing BINT, students begin their practicum
assignments.
PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS
Interns are placed in volunteer positions that match
their career goals. While interns do not receive remuneration,
they are treated with the same respect awarded paid employees.
Interns need to be aware that their sponsor companies will trust them to
be professional at all times. Interns normally work 30 to 40 hours
per week, depending on their employer's schedule. Punctuality,
confidentiality and respect are required from each intern in every
practicum.
Students are responsible for providing their employers
with a competent and professional job performance. During the first week
of the program, students are asked to identify their internship goals,
as well as specify the type of work they wish to do. Our Business
Internship Coordinators then carefully arrange a placement with a
Canadian company which fits the intern's education, experience, and
career goals.
Vancouver English Centre is responsible for monitoring
the placement in partnership with the employer. We do our best to ensure
that the practicum is a meaningful learning experience for the intern as
well as beneficial for the employer. Our Business Internship
Coordinators act as liaisons between students and companies in Canada.
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