AIYEP Internships

Organisations in Australia and Indonesia support the Australia-Indonesia Youth Program ( AIYEP) by offering participants a short term work experience placement.

In 2023, we are seeking businesses in Canberra to host AIYEP participants from Indonesia on a

three-week internship from 13 November to 1 December.

Internship is a key learning experience for AIYEP participants. Australian and Indonesian businesses offer in-country placements to individual participants who work on a project for three weeks. Fostering the cross cultural learning aspects of the program, Indonesian participants are hosted by Australian businesses while Australian participants undertake their internship with an Indonesian business.

AIYEP participants come from a variety of professional and educational backgrounds. Value Learning supports each business to develop suitable workplan while guiding participants on workplace norms and expectations. The organisations listed below have offered past and possible internship placements to AIYEP.

About AIYEP

The Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP) is a fully funded program sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, offering the opportunity for young people aged 21-25 from Indonesia and Australia to spend time in both countries learning about each other's cultures, and expanding their personal and professional network across the Australia-Indonesia diplomatic, academic and business world.

Why offer Internship

For Australian businesses this program offers the opportunity to engage in a high quality personal, cultural and professional exchange, sharing their experience of diverse aspects of Australian work culture with young representatives from Indonesia. In 2023, this experience will take place over three weeks in Canberra and participants are expected to engage in 30 hours of work per week during the full time internship.

What does an
intern do?

In 2023, AIYEPers will work in organisations in Canberra while developing intercultural skills and learning about Australian work and organisational culture.

Value Learning provides support for you to develop a work plan suitable for an AIYEP internship, and we also support and train AIYEPers in Australian workplace norms and expectations.

About the interns

The Indonesian delegates come from a variety of professional and educational backgrounds and cultural regions of Indonesia.

They are university educated graduates or students in education, international relations, engineering, health sciences, law, business, IT, communications and other fields.

Frequently asked questions

Why should I host an AIYEPer in my workplace?

Hosting an AIYEPer in your workplace gives you and your colleagues the opportunity to engage with people from another culture.

Your workplace will contribute to Australia’s bilateral relations with Indonesia, and you may even be able to develop new avenues for your business’ external relations.

What is the specific schedule?

Internships will take place in Canberra between November 13 and December 1 2023.

AIYEPers are expected to spend a minimum of 30 hours a week working in the allocated organisation.

What sort of work can AIYEPers be involved in?

As part of the internship, AIYEPers could be involved in teaching assistance, research, administrative tasks or contribute to a specific project in your organisation.

Hosting an AIYEP participant in your workplace presents a fabulous opportunity to explore new areas or projects that can complement the work of your office.

Do I provide payment
or a stipend?

AIYEPers are participating in a fully-funded cultural experience.

Remuneration for AIYEPers includes the experience participants will gain through the internship and host family oppurtunity.

As a result, internship are not to be financially remunerated.

Can I provide more than one internship?

You can absolutely host more than one AIYEP participant. Many past organisations have hosted more than one AIYEPer and have a great experience in doing so!

Multiple internships in the one organisation are encouraged but each intern must meet a minimum of 30 hours of work within the organisation each week.

What support is offered ?

Host organisations will be able to contact the Program Assistant, Shari Towns, at any time during office hours should they have any questions or queries prior to and during the hosting experience.