Working can be a very affordable way to spend a semester abroad. Students live and work in another country while earning up to eight units in Work Experience, with no additional classroom work required. We currently offer two distinct programs, the Work in Britain program and the Wine Industry Internship in Australia.

SRJC works with professional organizations to provide group travel arrangements, orientations, and faculty job site visits. These Work Abroad programs offer a cost-effective way for you to add an international component to your resume.

WORK IN BRITAIN

SRJC's Work in Britain program is offered in both fall and spring semesters. London is the center for the Work in Britain program. Students receive a legal work permit good for six months. The program works with professional agencies to help facilitate the program while students are in London. Among the many students who have enthusiastically embraced their semester abroad:

"My experience as a student participating in the Work in Britain program has been tremendously rewarding. The impact defies overwhelming and can only be described as life altering."
- Anne M., Santa Rosa Junior College

Benefits of the progarm include cultural immersion, a wide range of employment opportunities, up to eight units of Work Experience credits, legal work permit (visa) for six months, an on-site program coordinator, globalization of resume and transcript, no foreign language requirement, and development of self-reliance.

• Earn up to eight college semester credits
• Experience working and living in London
• Receive assistance finding a job and housing
• Receive a legal work permit to work in London up to six months
• Make international friends
• Earn money
• Learn firsthand about English culture, society, and business
• Improve your resume and work background
• Become more independent and self-reliant
• Travel to Europe and beyond

View info packet. You may drop by the office for further information.

The Work in Britain program is a joint project of Santa Rosa Junior College and the British Universities North American Club (BUNAC). Learn about other SRJC International Studies Programs.

WINE INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP

Through contacts in South Australia, we are able to offer a very limited number of paid internships during the spring semester. Students receive a legal work permit good for four months. The harvest season, called vintage, runs from roughly February 1 through April. Students are quite enthusiastic about their experiences:

"As I step away, I am able to see my life at home very clearly, and I can look at my friendships and lifestyle very objectively. This experience has allowed me to define what it is that I want to do with my life. Now I know how to get there."

View the info packet. You may drop by the Work Abroad office for further information.

Contact:
Kathleen Simmons, Work Abroad Program Coordinator
ksimmons@santarosa.edu
(707) 522-2748