EF Language Travel

Placement organization

Name of organization: EF Language Travel
Town/city: Sydney
Country: Australië
Website:

Student

Name of student: Cheyenna de Wit

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Language School
Organization’s activities: EF Language Travel is for students between 7 to 17 years old, who go to Australia for 2 to 4 weeks.
Target group of the organization: Students from Asia and Europe between 7 – 17 years old
Company culture: EF Language Travel is situated in the International Language School of Sydney. Together with other departments of EF, it is situated in the office. The company is informal, everybody knows everybody.
Number of employees: 2
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Language Travel is an department of EF. You work with everything regarding Language Travel.

Brief description of your daily activities: E-mailing, planning, revising schedules

Brief description of your company assignment: Looking into the training of the Centre Manager

Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The department is small, you work together with the supervisor. You have the opportunity to work independently, but questions can be asked.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, sociable, flexible, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Through the internet. www.flatmates.com.au
How did you go to work every day? By bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, Work and Holiday Visa
Do you need a work permit? Yes, Work and Holiday Visa
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Through the official website
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 hour
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? If you speak english fluent you should be fine

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € Paid by Company
Accommodation (monthly): € 670
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: € 280
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? They paid for my flight tickets

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare for the country culture, it is similar to the dutch culture
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? no

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: No

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Explore around the city! Just enjoy your time there!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Go to the Opera House, walk acorss the harbour bridge, visit one of the many beaches Sydney has to offer.

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