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To be eligible for ISPO: • You must be over 18, a graduate or undergraduate • You should have access for a grant or funds to support your placement period More Info >       Typical ISPO placements can include: • Sales and marketing / market research • International business / trade / export • IT / Engineering • Purchasing or logistics • Tourism / event management         What do we offer? How does ISPO work? How can ISPO help you? How are students selected? Will I receive financial support? Will I receive ongoing support during my placement? How much does it cost me to register with ISPO? ISPO arranges overseas placement opportunities to European students in a variety of industries across the East Midlands (UK). We have good professional credibility in the Midlands, with years of experience of successfully matching overseas students to quality UK placement job opportunities. An internship will give you commercial experience in UK business, enabling you to positively contribute to a UK company's performance. ISPO offer a supportive and friendly environment, we will deal with the administration, help to find you accommodation, introduce you to other students on placement, and will be available to give assistance on other issues as required. ISPO has a database of business contacts and placement opportunities. These placement offers are advertised with placement offices of Universities and Higher Educational Schools across Europe. Students seeking an Internship in England can apply to specific opportunities or register their CV for future internships. ISPO will telephone interview suitable applicants, discuss the placements on offer and answer any questions. ISPO will manage your application to a business, communicating its progress and providing relevant paperwork where necessary. As the business world becomes increasingly “international” the need to take part in overseas work placements becomes even greater. For many of you the work placement has become an integral part of your course of study. For dedicated individuals ISPO can: - • Take the strain & worry out of searching for that all important placement • Offer you the chance to use your skills to the full in a challenging work environment • “Internationalise” your CV • Enhance your future career development • Give you the opportunity to live and work in another country/culture • Enable you to make new international contacts Upon application, ISPO will arrange a convenient time for a telephone interview in order to assess your level of spoken English, and to understand your key skills, qualities and your requirements. We also assess the following criteria:- • Level of education and nature of course • Previous work experience • Previous overseas travel • Computer skills • Career plans • Personal qualities • Interests, hobbies & other achievements Following the interview, your skills will be compared to those required for specific placements, and if there is a suitable match for your details we will discuss the placement opportunity with you and forward your application to the company concerned for its consideration. The company will conduct a telephone interview with you directly to assess your suitability for their placement. Upon offer, you will be sent a letter confirming your placement details. The host company will pay for the duration of your placement (subjected to a maximum of £300 per month) Basic accommodation cost usually covers rent and utility bills. Services such as telephone and Internet are student’s own responsibility. Where student chooses to be companied by a third party the host company will make a contribution towards accommodation expenses to a maximum of £250. The host companies, who take part in ISPO, will not pay a salary, hence we advise that all students applying to ISPO should enquire about further funding through the Leonardo programme or their Universities. It is the ISPO student’s own responsibility to make travel arrangements and to cover the cost of travelling to and from the UK. • Yes. ISPO will remain in contact with the student and host Company to ensure the placement is going to plan • We will help you to find accommodation by providing you with links and contacts for housing • Upon arrival in the UK, we will help you to arrange transport to get to your accommodation. Where possible, we will aim to collect ISPO students arriving at East Midlands airport • We will put you in touch with other ISPO students to enable you to develop a network of friends • We will provide you with information on the city of your placement Its FREE! ISPO does not charge applicants for the ISPO placement service!