{"id":8246,"date":"2022-02-23T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T22:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/work-with-us\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/trainee-program\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T10:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:20:20","slug":"trainee-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/trainee-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Trainee Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper is-layout-constrained wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-controls\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<nav id=\"navigation-wrapper-menu\" class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu\" aria-label=\"Sidebar Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/scholarships-and-fellowships\/\">Scholarships and Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4622\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/training-and-capacity-building\/\">Training and Capacity Building<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4628\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/international-education\/\">International Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5576\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/global-outreach-and-recruitment\/\">Global Outreach and Recruitment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4620\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/study-tours-and-delegations\/\">Study Tours and Delegations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4626\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/research-services\/\">Research Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4624\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/evaluations-and-impact-studies\/\">Evaluations and Impact Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4632\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/english-language-proficiency-toefl\/\">English Language Proficiency (TOEFL)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4630 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/\">US Exchange Visitor Sponsorship<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-8251\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/academic-program\/\">Academic Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-8241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/teacher-program\/\">Teacher Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-8246\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/trainee-program\/\">Trainee Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-8243\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/services\/us-exchange-visitor-sponsorship\/current-participants\/\">Current Participants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Trainee Program<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/garcia-IFP-2009-2-scaled.jpeg?la=en&amp;hash=B3703B84F85A1C708C3B3AD96E25FDC0E7C3F6C2\" alt=\"Photo of BSMP Grantee - Garcia\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainees have the opportunity to receive structured and guided hands-on training at a U.S. host organization to advance their skills and knowledge in their professional field of expertise. IIE can consider applications in the following professional fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agriculture, forestry, and fishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts and culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education, social sciences, library science counseling and social services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospitality and tourism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information media and communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public administration and law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management, business, commerce and finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sciences, engineering, architecture, mathematics and industrial occupations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Training programs expand the global networks and capabilities of host organizations and their employees, while simultaneously providing trainees with a critical exposure to American business and cultural practices. Trainees share these experiences with their communities and colleagues upon return to their home countries. The trainee program is not a substitute for ordinary employment or to gain additional work experience. Trainee positions cannot fill an employment need for the host organization or displace American workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trainee Program Application<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>For foreign nationals with significant experience in their occupational field to receive structured and guided hands-on training to advance their skills and knowledge in this field of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IIE-Trainee-Program-Fact-Sheet-and-Fees-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the J-1 Trainee Fact Sheet and Fees (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-iie-contacts\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"has-h-6-font-size contact__heading\">\n\t\t\tContacts\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"contact__name\">Kristina Scheurle<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"contact__title-program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"contact__title\">External Relationship 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