The second intake of Skilled Migrants for '09 are ready for their internships!

The Skilled Migrant Programme is a programme of intensive communication skills training for underemployed or unemployed skilled migrants. The programme helps participants to develop appropriate communication skills in professional workplaces, to improve cultural understanding of New Zealand workplaces and to gain New Zealand workplace experience so that they can gain professional employment.

A central part of the course is a six week unpaid internship with a Wellington employer. Organisations who take in a skilled migrant immediately benefit from having an unpaid intern for six weeks—a very obvious contribution to productivity. Anecdotal feedback from organisations shows the programme provides opportunities for staff to:

• practise and improve their training skills
• learn about the value that migrants can bring to the workplace
• get major projects completed ahead of time

Over the years since the programme's inception, migrants have been placed in numerous sectors, including banking, government, local council, tertiary institutions, telecommunications, accounting, law, freight forwarding and health.

For more information, drop us a line at info@thejohnsongroup.co.nz , or call us at 04 473 6699.