UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE
 

Youth Exchange Service currently has some 350 work placements around Shropshire.

  • Available throughout the year
  • Minimum period two weeks (14 days)
  • Open to individuals age 16 and over with a level of English adequate to work in the chosen placement

 
REQUIREMENTS

  • Trainees must have EU nationality
  • Maximum 39 hours' work over seven-day period
  • Travel to and from Shropshire organised by trainee
  • All trainees are met on arrival by hosts and representative of Youth Exchange Service
  • Applications usually required eight weeks in advance, especially for placements in June, July and August
  • Applications must be made in ENGLISH and supplied with a copy of identity card or passport confirming EU nationality
  • Applicants seeking a business placement must send a photograph of themselves in appropriate office clothing
  • Trainees are responsible for the cost of travel to and from work (though usually they are hosted close enough to walk) and entertainment, such as visits to the cinema.
  • Trainess must have medical insurance

    Repatriation - in case of illness or disciplinary reasons - trainess must have medical insurance and any return home because of disciplinary problems is at their own expense and no refund is given.

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