Opportunities overseas

Work, study and volunteer overseas

Have a look at some of these links to get you started.

1st Contact Group: 1st Contact are in the business of assisting Australian, New Zealand, and South African travellers to ensure they maximise their time in the UK. They offer a wide range of services to assist visitors to the UK - travel, visas, shipping and freight and operate a dedicated Education agency to assist teachers in finding employment in London schools.
A Year Out: Find inspiring career and study breaks from this website, including environmental and community projects, expeditions, sporting and outdoor pursuits, and a number of learning activities covering many countries throughout the world.
About Jobs: This American website enables students, recent graduates, expatriates and adventure seekers to search for jobs using four separate categories - Summer Jobs, Overseas Jobs, Resort Jobs and Intern Jobs.
AEISEC: AIESEC helps to place students and graduates of business, economics and computing in organisations around the world.
American Institute for Foreign Study: AIFS and its family of companies organise cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 50,000 students each year. AIFS program participants learn vital language skills as well as the ability to function in different cultures. AIFS Australia's principal office is in Melbourne. AIFS Australia focuses on recruiting 1,000 students for the Camp America and Resort America programs and will soon launch high school programs.
Ampersand Network: The Ampersand Network is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at improving the appeal and accessibility of volunteer work for university students. The website provides access to opportunities with local community organisations, positions with environmental projects and links to international volunteer-involving agencies.
Anywork Anywhere: This site advertises thousands of job vacancies throughout the year, on behalf of individuals, companies and recruitment agencies, in the UK, Europe and Worldwide. You can search jobs by category or country.; back to top
Australian Volunteers International: Australian Volunteers International is committed to work towards a peaceful and just world. It recruits, prepares and supports Australians to volunteer to live, work and learn in partnership with people of other cultures. Volunteers contribute to developing communities and bring a reciprocal benefit to Australia.

The British Council: Information about living, studying and working in Britain…the UK’s agency for international cultural relations. The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries. In Australia, they encourage cultural exchange between the two countries by developing innovative projects in education, science and the arts. Students in Australia can take this link to make contact with the British Council Australian based staff.
Camp America: This website, of the American Institute for Foreign Study, gives details of programs available for summer work and travel in the USA.
Camp Counselors USA: CCUSA conducts Worldwide Work and Travel Programs in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil and the UK. They regularly hold local information sessions to provide further details about the programs they operate.
Council Exchanges: The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) provides opportunities to work, study or teach abroad. Visit their website and see the type of programs they offer and find out more about the overseas opportunities which await you.
Deakin University Education Abroad: Deakin University Education Abroad programs allow you to discover the world and progress towards your Deakin degree at the same time. Education Abroad programs offer you the opportunity to gain academically, develop personally, prepare for the global employment market, learn another language and travel and have fun. All this without putting your studies on hold.
Education First: This organisation provides a range of programs for university students and young professionals.
ESL Job Finder: This site endeavours to provide a link between teachers seeking ESL work and institutions offering such positions. ESL Job Finder is a free service for applicants which allows them to gain wide exposure for their resumes throughout the English teaching world.; back to top
Global Vision International: Global Vision International (GVI) was formed in 1998 to provide support and services to international charities, not for profit and governmental agencies. Through their international network of over 100 personnel in more than 30 countries GVI continues to support many of the most critical conservation and humanitarian projects around the globe.
Global Volunteers: Short-term international service projects and volunteer abroad programs in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the South Pacific and the Americas.
Go Volunteer: GoVolunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia and provides volunteers with all they need to find out about volunteer opportunities, and helps them make the best match possible between their personal requirements and choice of volunteer work.
Graduan: This site is primarily designed to assist final year Malaysian undergraduates by providing them with excellent career advice and information, along with details of career opportunities in a range of industries. Profiles are provided for over 80 companies and users can undertake an occupation search for more than 360 categories of employment. Students can register and submit their resume online. Biz:connexion provides a print copy of this publication to final year Malaysian undergraduates and Deakin students can obtain a copy of this publication from the Careers Resource Centre on their campus.
Insurance & Underwriting Jobs: Insurance Jobs lists vacancies in the general insurance recruitment marketplace including graduate vacancies.
ITN Mark Education: ITN Mark Education is a UK based education recruitment agency, placing qualified teachers and school support staff into a wide range of positions both in Primary, Secondary and SEN schools across the UK.
i-to-i Volunteer Projects: i-to-i works with local charities, government bodies and community organisations around the world, helping them to find volunteers to work on a wide range of worthwhile and vitally important projects.
International Exchange Programs: International Exchange Programs is a non-profit organisation specialising in sending young Australians and New Zealanders on working holidays overseas, currently to Britain and the USA.
International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA): (IVPA) is an alliance of non-profit, non-government organizations based in North America that are involved in international volunteer and internship exchanges.
International Yellow Pages: Use the Yellow Pages to search for contacts/organisations around the world.
Job Dragon: A bilingual (English and Japanese) website providing career resources and search for jobs facility along with details of company listings.
Job Links: A site that provides links to over 600 international job sites.
Joslin Rowe: This recruitment organisation specialises in placing Business, Accountancy and Finance graduates in the United Kingdom and Ireland and particularly caters for clients with some experience within the Financial Service sector.
Julian Krinsky Summer Camps: Operating Summer Camps in suburban Philadelphia and Boston, USA, JKSC provide employment opportunities in a wide range of areas for people to work over the northern summer period.
NCAH: A careers resource for nurses and allied health professionals, has visa and travel information for working as a health professional overseas, as well as links to relevant recruiting firms and professional associations.
Overseas Jobs: This website features overseas and international job opportunities.
Peoplebank: UK specialist. Free searches and listings.
Projects Abroad: Arranges worthwhile and challenging placements across the developing world. These include teaching, conservation, working with children and journalism in countries such as India, Nepal, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Ghana.
Project Visa: Embassy contacts and visa information around the world.; back to top
Prospects: This is the official UK Graduate Careers website. Links for graduates to UK employers, postgraduate study, scholarships and more.
Singapore Careers: Accenture is a management consulting and outsourcing agency in Singapore.
Singapore Economic Development Board: An agency which facilitates business start up, expansion and investment in Singapore.
Southern Cross Cultural Exchange: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange is a not-for-profit professional organisation specialising in international educational exchange programs.
Study Abroad: StudyAbroad.com is a comprehensive directory of study abroad and volunteer abroad programs.
Teach in Brent - UK: Work directly for schools and local government. The London Borough of Brent is a local council and not an agency. They conduct occasional information seminars in some Australian capital cities.
Visions In Action: Visions in Action is an international non-profit organisation committed to achieving social justice in the developing world through the participation of communities of self-reliant, grassroots volunteers. It provides volunteer programs in Africa and Mexico.
Work Experience USA: WEUSA is a division of Camp Counselors USA - CCUSA. With WEUSA, you can work for up to four months from November through April in virtually any occupation you can imagine. The job might be similar to the one you have at home, it could be a valuable work experience relating to your field of study or something completely new.
Work Thing: A leading online UK recruitment organisation. Contains many excellent resources in addition to recruitment online.
World Youth International (Aust.) Ltd.: World Youth International Australia (WYI) is a not for profit, non-religious & non-political international development organisation that offers people over the age of 18 the opportunity to volunteer overseas in a meaningful way.
Youth Challenge Australia: Youth Challenge Australia combines community development, health work and environmental research in adventurous projects carried out by teams of volunteers aged 18-30 years.