SACC Minnesota member companies have the great benefit of accessing qualified Swedish trainees for a period of between 12 months up to 18 months, at a low cost, for special projects within i.e. marketing, communications, business administration, engineering, public administration and law, media, sciences, and commerce and finance.
How can my company benefit from the SACC Minnesota Trainee Program?
- Your company will receive well-educated, motivated, Swedish and English speaking interns/trainees who are interested in doing training for a period of up to 18 months.
- SACC Minnesota helps you find the right candidate(s) for your intern/trainee position(s). You will be presented with the candidates that best match your company’s needs.
- SACC Minnesota reviews the candidate applications so that the host company is ensured that they meet the criteria established by the Department of State for the J-1 visa.
- SACC Minnesota guides your company through the entire application process and assists you with the necessary documentation.
- Short visa lead times - with SACC Minnesota’s help, the visa processing only takes between 6 to 8 weeks.
- Low
costs for your company - participating in the Trainee Program is a very
cost effective investment for your company. The only costs involved for
the host company are a competitive fee for the visa application
process, and a stipend of your choice to the trainee. Unless otherwise
agreed upon, the trainee will normally pay for their own insurance,
airplane ticket and other costs that may arise in connection with the
traineeship.
Host Company criteria
The host company must be a SACC Minnesota member, and have at least one fulltime employee working at the office where the intern/trainee will do the training. SACC Minnesota recommends that the host company offers the trainee a stipend or maintenance allowance to cover living expenses during the training period. The stipend should at least be the equivalent amount of minimum wage.
Finding interns/trainees
If the host company would like SACC Minnesota to present them with appropriate intern/trainee candidates, they should provide SACC Minnesota with a description of the intern/trainee position offered, specifying special requirements, timeframe, etc.
Categories
Currently the following intern/trainee categories exists:
- Enrolled Student $510
- Recent Graduate $710
- Young Professional $1510
Interns/trainees in the first two categories are allowed to do training for a period of up to 12 months, but no longer. Young Professionals can do training for up to 18 months, but no longer.
To read more information about SACC's Trainee Program, click here (pdf).
Through a newly formed relationship with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg SACC can also directly offer engineering students for short term, unpaid Summer internships. Two main categories of engineers are available: CETAC and USA 2009 Summer Trainee Program. The cost per trainee would be $ 480.