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International Opportunities - CIDA Internships

Algonquin College is a partner in the CIDA International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) . The IYIP is an employment program for young Canadian professionals (ages 19 to 30 inclusive) that offers post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience.

The International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) - Objectives

  • To provide underemployed or unemployed youth of Canada with a first paid career-related international work experience to prepare and position them for future employment;
  • To bridge the gap between formal education and a career;
  • To fully utilize, increase, and enhance the skills already acquired from formal education and previous experience (if any), and develop the qualifications required to succeed in a career with an international development focus;
  • To strengthen partnerships between CIDA, Canada-based organizations active internationally, and overseas institutions in order to advance CIDA's priorities.
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