2. Internship objectives
In Quebec :
The interns and the accompanier on this project will be hired on a paid internship with Communautique as part of their pre-departure training
Duration of the paid internship : from mid-september 2010 to the beginning of march 2011
Conditions : 14$ per hour, 28 hour per week (maximum)
Tasks
– Facilitate basic computer litteracy workshops in internet commnity access centers (CACI))
– Train volunteers in animation of an access center.
– Evaluate workshops and compile statistics
– Prepare on a regular basis workshops and produce training material
– Promote the activities of the CACI to the public, produce the advertising material.
– Participate in the other activities of the center.
– Participate in trainings and team meetings
– Participate in the update of the website of the access center
– Other related tasks
Overseas:
Region, city or village: Yaoundé, Biyem-Assi
Résumé of internship objectives:
– Facilitate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) workshops to the 500 students and 20 teachers of the Biyem-Assi school;
– Support a concrete community experience aiming to the empowerment of collectivity, in particular as regards to education, information and communication.
– Consolidate the knowledge of teachers and students of the school-Assi Biyem ICT received during Phase 1 of the project.
– Bring a technical assistance in improving the computer science club of Biyem-Assi school.
– Share Alternatives and Communautique knowledge in terms of ICT.
– Acquire practical knowledge in animation of the community sector for ICT for development.
– Undertake public awareness activities to sensitize Quebecois to issues related to cameroonian sustainable development
.
Résumé of field activities:
– Prepare and facilitate ICT workshops for the students and teachers of Biyem-Assi school
– Participate in improving the computer science club room of Biyem-Assi School
– Facilitate workshops on internet and computer security for the teachers of Biyem-Assi school
– In collaboration with the host organization, produce training material
– Facilitate the programming of collaborative projects and participate in the production of management tools for the computer club
– Number of participants : 7 interns and 1 accompanier
– Overseas placement : From 7 March to 7 May 2011 (60 days)
– Pre-departure training : From 20 September 2010 to 7 March 2011
3. Application criteria
Eligibility requirements for participating interns
– Be at least 18 and not older than 35 years old ;
– Have a permanent address in Quebec for at least over the past year
– Have Canadian citizenship status or permanent residency status
– Be subscribed to post-secondary studies and/or having completed at least one class in a post-secondary degree.
– Be unemployed or underemployed at the beginning of the internship
– Show proof of interest for international development issues and North-South dynamics
– Demonstrate interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Demonstrate the interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Be ready to participate in all steps of the internship (fund raising, pre-departure training, overseas placement, return activities)
– Be in good health (a medical certificate will be required if you are accepted into the program)
– Not have already participated in a Québec sans frontières internship program and not have already participated in an overseas internship in a "southern" country for more than six weeks
– Have a good knowledge of French
Other:
– Have a proven interest for comunications and alternative media
– Knowledge of computers and Internet (including: surfing, installing and managing computer hardware and software)
– Have a proven interest for the community sector
– A good knowledge of HTML and web page design
Accompagnateur :
– Be at least 21 years of age at the beginning of the overseas placement
– Have permanent residency in Quebec for at least the past year
– Have Canadian citizenship status or permanent residency status
– Have a secondary V diploma
– Have a proven interest in international development issues and North-South dynamics
– Demonstrate a capacity for coordinating an intern group
– Demonstrate interpersonal capacities appropriate for living and working in a multicultural context
– Be in good health (if your candidacy is retained, a medical certificate will be required)
– Be ready to participate in all steps of the internship (fund raising, pre-departure training, overseas placement, return activities)
– Have a good knowledge of French
Other:
– Have already undertaken a cooperation internship in the internship country or region
– Demonstrate an interest for communications, alternative media and ICT.
4. How to apply
To submit your application, you should send your curriculum vitae as well as a cover letter with the form below.
Clic here to submit your application
deadline to submit your application: 17 August 2010, 5:00 pm
5. Dates and deadlines:
27 August 2010: Deadline to submit your applicatio
Week of 6 September 2010: Interviews and selection
Week of 20 September 2010: Beginning of the pre-departure training
Info-internship evenings
You have questions or you would like to know more about our internship programs? We’ll be holding an information evening on 19 August 2010 starting from 5pm
Where?
Alternatives
3720, ave. Du Parc (corner Des Pins)
2nd floor
Montréal
Métro Place-des-Arts
Another information evening will be held in September
6. For more information
Consult our FAQs.
For more information on Québec Sans Frontières internships, you can contact our internship project officer:
Caroline Tagny at 514-982-6606
For more information on the Québec sans frontières program, click here.
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