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Employment Resource Services (ERS) Internships
Serve, learn and earn academic credit while enjoying cultures around the world - Be an International Internship Volunteer for LDS Employment Resource Services!
International Internships
Highlights:- Teach & Serve Local Members
- Intern at a Local Business or Corporation
- Learn at a Prestigious Local University
- $1,000 Grant Available for Qualified Participants
Sponsored by:
- The BYU-Idaho Internship and Career Services Office
- LDS Employment Resource Services
If you are interested in this opportunity, please see the orientation and application materials below.
Due to the nature of this experience, interested candidates must be fluent in the local language , as you will be teaching local members, working with companies and businesses, and taking a class at a local university.
The qualified students will be selected to work & travel in pairs.
If you have any questions AFTER READING THE PACKET, please email your questions to: internships@byui.edu.
About The Program
Through the ERS International Internship Program, students will introduce & strengthen career self-reliance planning with local church members, and teach the Career Workshop in Employment Resource Centers, institutes of religion, and volunteer employment centers. Interns train local volunteers to teach the Career Workshop to others; assist young adults in making and pursuing career plans and achieve personal goals; assist ERS managers in developing educational, training, and employment resources, and in evaluating the effectiveness of career development efforts. Students travel and teach in pairs, working with local leaders to arrange classes, schedules, training locations, etc.
Note: Students will work approximately 20 hours per week, with assignments, projects, online coursework or other activities scheduled during an additional 20 hours per week.
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Earn academic internship credit for the following majors:
- Home & Family
- Sociology
- Foreign Language (Spanish)
- English (Professional/Creative Writing)
- Political Science
- Business Management
- Communication
- Economics
- Experience must be for internship credit for your major (qualified departments listed above)
- Must be FLUENT in language spoken
- Must have CURRENT passport with minimum six months validity remaining
- Previous international travel experience a plus
- Additional guidelines in the orientation & application materials
- If both spouses are in the applicable majors and speak the language fluently, you could teach the workshop as a team.
- If only one of the spouses speak the language, then the spouse can go, however, we would then be required to find another married couple to go with you, as the workshops must be taught in pairs.
- Taking children - good question. We've allowed it before under certain circumstances.
Note: Internships at BYU-Idaho must be directly related to your major. The responsibilities and activities of the ERS program typically do not fit the criteria for departments not listed above. For more information on whether your major qualifies, contact the Internship & Career Services Office at (208) 496-2290.
Qualifications:
ERS Locations:
All locations are subject to change - locations will be based on local members' needs and assignment from ERS leaders. Students are in-country for 90 days.
Attend One Of These Orientation Meetings:
None scheduled. For more information, please contact the Internship & Career Services Office at internships@byui.edu or (208) 496-2290.
Application Deadlines
To be determined. The ERS program is undergoing revisions and may not be currently available. Contact the Internship & Career Services office for information on dates, locations, and other details.
Applications should be submitted to internships@byui.edu, or may be delivered to 230 Kimball Building.
Click on a link below to download the following documents:
(This documents is in Microsoft Word format. Click on the link to download to a new browser window, or right click and select "save target as" to save it to your computer before opening.)
Note: Document has basic program information and may be used for general information.
FAQs
How fluently do I have to speak the language?
Very. You will be teaching the local members a workshop, and must be able to communicate effectively about résumés, job interviews, building contact lists, etc. If you are not sure about the level of your fluency, we can have someone evaluate your language skills.
Do I go by myself?
No, we send all interns in pairs, somewhat like a mission. If you have someone that you want to go with, both will need to submit separate applications - be sure to make a note on your application of who you would like to go with. If you don't have someone to go with, don't worry - we'll find someone to send you with. Oh yes, and both students must be of the same gender. But you probably figured that out, right?
I'm married, may I take my spouse? May I take children?
Maybe.
It's a pretty complicated set of questions - you should probably come to the orientation or our offices and we can talk about it.
I'm not in one of the majors listed, may I still go as a "humanitarian" experience?
No, unfortunately the experience has to be an internship related to your major.
