Encouraging global understanding
Stage-USA is an international internship/traineeship placement company located in New York City. We help university students and graduates worldwide to find suitable programs in the United States. We work closely together with our participants, host companies, universities and governments in order to provide valuable experiences abroad.
J-1 Intern and J-1 Trainee Program for Host Organizations
The purpose of the J-1 Intern and Trainee program is for international students and young professionals to enhance their professional skills and expertise through participation in structured and guided work-based training, to receive hands-on experience in their specific academic or occupational fields, and to improve participants' knowledge of American techniques, methodologies, and technology. As a host organization, you play a crucial role in providing meaningful learning experiences and professional training that help participants gain practical skills and knowledge in their field and enhance their understanding of U.S. culture and our ideals through interactions with your staff and your community. Such training and internship programs are also intended to increase participants' understanding of American culture and society and to enhance Americans' knowledge of foreign cultures and skills through an open interchange of ideas between participants and their American colleagues.
Stage-Global provides an experience of a lifetime to international students and young professionals looking to come to the USA to find their perfect match at a host company! We provide internships and traineeships ranging from 3 months – 18 months in length. Our participants are pre-screened, highly skilled and motivated students and young professionals looking to become an asset at an American company. Stage-Global assists each candidate with visa applications, health and accident insurance, housing arrangements, and more.
Benefits for the host organization
If your company is interested in onboarding international students and graduates, Stage-Global can assist you throughout this entire process. There are many benefits involved when becoming a host company:
- Qualified and Professional Interns/Trainees - All Interns are currently enrolled in a university or post-secondary institution or recently graduated from one, while Trainee participants have a university degree and at least one year of professional experience. Our participants are committed to interning in the U.S. between 3 up to 18 months. Our participants are from all over the world, and take part in the J1 BridgeUSA Exchange Program.
- Cost/Compensation: Stage-Global does not charge any program fees to its host companies. You pay Interns/Trainees directly as you would any other U.S. Intern/Trainee in a similar position. Short term interns (up to 6 months) should receive a stipend between $500 - $1000 per month and longer term interns/trainees (longer than 6 months) with commensurate salary and according to local minimum wage laws and FLSA.
- Health Insurance: Each participant has pre-paid health insurance and sufficient funds to cover living costs (US Department of State requirements).
- Multilingual: Fluent in English and other languages.
- Pre-Screened: All the applicants are pre-screened and selected based on your criteria. They sign a contract that ensures full commitment and the meeting of all job requirements.
- Motivated: Your Interns/Trainees from abroad are highly motivated, eager to learn, and contribute to your company.
- Paperwork: Stage-Global provides all the necessary paperwork, the arrangement of the sponsorship and J1 visa, as well as health insurance, housing support, application of social security insurance and more!
Host Company Requirements
- Resources and Personnel:
- Ensure sufficient resources, equipment, and trained personnel are available for the specified training/internship program.
- Provide continuous on-site supervision and mentoring by experienced and knowledgeable staff.
- Training and Learning Activities:
- Participants should gain skills, knowledge, and competencies through structured activities such as receiving classroom training, attending online seminars, participating in department rotations, receiving on-the-job training, shadowing supervisors and colleagues, attending industry conferences, participating in meetings with clients and other staff members, reviewing news updates and researching new ideas to learn about trends in the field, etc.
- Adhere to the pre-approved DS-7002 Training/Internship Placement Plan and notify Stage-Global of any concerns or deviations.
- J-1 participants must not spend more than 20% of their training program on clerical tasks.
- BridgeUSA Interns or Trainees may not, under any circumstances, be utilized in unskilled labor roles.
- Evaluations and Feedback:
- Assigned supervisors must complete and submit midpoint and final evaluations to provide host organization feedback of each Intern or Trainee program, as requested by Stage-Global. All programs over 6 months in duration require both a midpoint and a final evaluation to be submitted.
- Hours and on site training:
- Host company provides a training of at least 32 hours per week, with a maximum of 40 hours per week
- Training has to be at a dedicated office, and has to be on site for at least 60% of the time
- Worker’s Compensation Insurance Coverage:
- Cover J-1 participants with worker’s compensation insurance or provide proof of exemption if state regulations apply.
- J-1 Interns and J-1 Trainees are exempt from:
- Host Organization health insurance
- 401K
- Social Security taxes
Contact Information
Interested in becoming a Host Company? Contact us at info@stage-global.com.
