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Description

If your dream is to explore Spain or Italy and you have your heart set to work in the fashion industry these posts will give you the chance to live and work in the fashion industry for a 3 to 6 month period which can be renewed at no extra cost. The post are in all areas of fashion like the VIP showrooms of major world-famous clothing designers, visual merchandising, marketing, purchasing, design, etc. The internship can be in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid) or Italy (Turin, Genova or Bologna).

You will first do an intensive Spanish or Italian course to prep you for the internship. Lodging assistance for shared apartments or with a natives in homestays or room rental. The work can be high-paced and dealing with people, business orientated or in the creative sector of the industry.

Highlights

* Tuition in one of our centrally located, up-market, fully-equipped Spanish language schools for 2 to 4 weeks, according to the city you choose.
* Intern placement in Spanish VIP showroom of world famous clothes designer in your reselected area of interest.
* Full travel, medical and accident insurance.
* Reservation and screening service for optional lodging with Spaniards or other international students.
* Limited bureaucracy.
* No extra charge in programs fees for longer stays.
* Tutor for academic and professional affairs.
* Testing, certificates, materials, texts.
* Limited free Internet access while you are registered at our language school.
* Arrival pick up.
* Local phone, fax and e-mail data will be provided in case of need.
* Orientation packet: includes tourist info, city information, transportation and communication details -- including a map and explanation of the Metro in Madrid and much more.
* Membership in free time activities club in Madrid.

Qualifications

You must be 18 years of age and have education and/or work experience in the fashion industry. There are also some spots available for Finance, Graphic arts, window dressing and fashion design majors. Minimum intermediate Spanish is required and an outgoing and energetic personality is an asset.

Intern Types

• Fashion Design
• Finance
• Graphic Design
• Marketing, Ad, PR

Languages

• Spanish

Salary/Pay

Sometimes there are perks such as clothing, lunch, metro

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 months

Post Services Include

• Job and Internship Network

BEST Programs's Mission Statement

BEST Program offers economic and packaged programs which team language learning through content-based workshops, focussed instruction and practical work experience in Europe. BEST was founded to provide interesting and flexible cultural experiences with native language models to participants from around the world in 1990.

Year Founded

1990