DAIMLER Students Experience Programme (STEP): Six-month Internships in Germany

Students Experience Programme (STEP): Six-month Internships in Germany from 1 March – 31 August 2011

Daimler (the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles) has created the Students Experience Programme (STEP). The programme offers students and young graduates from SADC countries a six-month internship at Daimler and other companies in Germany. The participants are given the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and work skills and acquire specific competencies for their future careers.

What does a STEP internship involve?

The six-month internships in Germany start on 1 March 2011. Flights to and from Germany are paid for by the host company.
Before coming to Germany, STEP interns receive 80 hours of German language training in their home countries. This language training is continued on a weekly basis in Germany during the internship.
STEP participants receive an intern’s salary which is sufficient to cover the cost of accommodation, health insurance, travel to work and other daily needs.
The internship is carried out in a business area which matches the qualifications of the intern. For example, an engineering student/graduate will be placed in a suitable engineering/ research department.
Each STEP intern is assigned a mentor at work.
STEP interns work a full-time, five-day week and are entitled to 10 days holiday.
Additional business training is provided and group excursions are organised by the SAFRI
office to familiarise STEP participants with the culture, country, and people of Germany.

More information and Application details are available here

More information can also be found on the website under http://www.safri.de/english/step/step.aspx

If you are interested in applying for a STEP internship in Germany in 2011 and fulfil the criteria, please email your CV and latest university results together with a covering letter to:

Mr Dylan van Heerden by Tuesday, 31 August 2010:
Email : dylan.van_heerden@daimler.com