WHY EMPLOY CCI’s INTERNATIONAL WORKERS?

• It reduces the administrative work for the employer, for FREE!
• You have direct contact with one of our Program Coordinators for assistance throughout your selection process and during the worker’s program
• You always have the final decision regarding who you will hire
• It’s fun! You can diversify your staff and learn about other cultures at the same time!

WHERE DO WORK & TRAVEL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS COME FROM?
CCI Work & Travel Program participants are eager to learn about American culture. Students come from all over the world including Ecuador, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Belarus, Spain, Peru, Slovakia, Romania, Armenia, Hungary, El Salvador, Ghana, Turkey, Moldova, the Dominican Republic and more!

STUDENT ARRIVAL DATES
CCI Work & Travel participants are scheduled to arrive on specific dates each season. This way, you are able to receive your international student workers as a group and train them together. Students will attend an orientation session where they have the opportunity to apply for Social Security Cards and discuss the cultural and legal aspects of working in the United States. They will then travel to their employers.

Please contact CCI for updated information on our arrival dates.

WHAT IS THE WORK & TRAVEL PROGRAM?
The J-1 Work &Travel Program allows your company to provide international students with full-time, paid positions for two to four months. Work is generally entry-level, but can vary. There is no charge to employers for participation in the CCI Work Program. Your international employee is hired and treated just as any other employee that you have. They should receive the same wages and training that would be offered to your American employees.

CCI offers two options to our employers:

CREATING A CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Every day the world gets a little smaller. The World Wide Web, faster communications, and the ever-expanding media are bringing the many cultures of the world closer together. Since 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange has helped to develop greater cross-cultural understanding through a wide variety of cultural exchange programs for teens, college students and adults.

THE WORK & TRAVEL PROGRAM
This exciting program allows international college students the ability to work in the United States during their main vacations from school! The program is designed to enable American employers the opportunity to diversify their workforce, while offering international students an inside perspective on American working life. CCI is designated by the US Department of State to sponsor international students who wish to participate in the program.

CCI WORK & TRAVEL PARTICIPANTS
CCI Work & Travel Participants are college age international students (18-28 years old) who are currently enrolled in post-secondary studies in their home countries. These students are screened for appropriate English language proficiency and ability to function in a work environment. Participants enter the USA on J-1 Work/Travel visas, which allow them to work legally for a period of up to four months. This may also permit the students to travel in the USA for 30 days after the work period.

How to Participate
If your company is interested in this exciting cultural exchange opportunity and would like to receive more information and an application for the program, please complete the Work Program Employer Inquiry Form or contact CCI today at 1-866-684-WORK!