Internships in Ireland
Our placements give you real-world experience in your industry of choice within a supportive and inclusive environment – hence, what better place to do an internship than in Ireland?
Scholarships up to $1000 available
Given today’s competitive job market, a professional placement in Ireland gives your résumé an international dimension that will make you stand out to employers.
A professional internship in Ireland gives your résumé an international dimension while providing the opportunity to develop practical skills, build your professional network, and experience a different workplace culture. Whether you are exploring a future career path or building experience within your chosen field, an internship abroad can help you develop the confidence, adaptability, and global perspective that employers increasingly value.
But your learning won’t stop when you leave the workplace. Living and working in Ireland means navigating a new culture, meeting people from different backgrounds, becoming part of a local community. From developing independence and cross-cultural communication skills to discovering new strengths and interests, our interns often find that their greatest growth happens both inside and outside their placement.
Cork
Dublin
Galway
Waterford
Internship placement areas
Placement Locations
Students are placed in one of our internship locations based on their chosen subject area, professional interests, career goals, and the availability of suitable host organisations. Our priority is to find a placement that provides meaningful, relevant experience, so the location of an internship will often depend on where the strongest opportunities are available within a student’s field.
Cork
Ireland’s second-largest city offers opportunities across technology, pharmaceuticals, professional services, nonprofit organisations and other industries. Cork also stands out for opportunities in food science, biotechnology, life sciences and laboratory-based research.
Dublin
As Ireland’s capital and largest employment centre, Dublin offers our broadest range of internship opportunities across business, communications, technology, finance, engineering, nonprofit organisations and other professional fields. We also have access to business incubators and innovation environments, giving some students the opportunity to work with startups and growing companies.
Galway
Galway has particular strengths in biotechnology, medical technology, biomedical engineering and life sciences, alongside opportunities in technology, business, communications and other fields. Our connections with incubators and growing innovative businesses can also provide students with hands-on experience in startup and entrepreneurial environments.
Waterford
Waterford expands our opportunities within Ireland’s agriculture and agri-food sectors. Building on our partnership with SETU and its industry connections throughout the southeast of Ireland, we are developing placements across agriculture, agribusiness, agri-food, food science and production, agricultural technology, sustainability, research, agricultural services and related fields. Farm and animal-focused opportunities may also be explored where appropriate and available.
Finding the right placement
We pair students with organisations across a diverse range of sectors and working environments, from innovative startups and research environments to nonprofits, larger established companies and small to medium-sized firms. Each placement is designed to support and challenge you in equal measure, allowing you to work with inspiring professionals, bring your academic knowledge to life and gain valuable experience that supports your career goals.
Our placements revolve around learning – the chance to hone skills, develop new ones and build confidence through experimentation and getting out of your comfort zone. Our placements also include the mentoring, support and learning goals that are often absent from graduate jobs.
However, by taking the leap that I did applying to Learn International’s internship program, you will learn that you are not alone – that you will be embraced into a support network more than adequately prepared to meet the challenges faced by an ever-changing world. I can say this because I applied at the beginning of the pandemic. While the world came to a grinding halt, Michelle at Learn International soldiered on – maintaining the company’s initial promise to deliver a quality, in-person internship as a pathway into the job market. I am happy to say they have delivered, as I write 2 years after the fact.
To observe their tenacity when the chips were down should be as good an indicator as any that you will be in capable hands. If they did not give up helping me achieve my ambitions, they will surely not give up on yours."
What's Included:
- Unpaid placement**
- Accommodation
- Application, résumé, cover letter and interview guidance
- Excursions and social activities
- Virtual orientation prior to starting the placement
- Online learning portal
- Cultural highlights and virtual events throughout the programme
- 24/7 in-country support
- Certificate of completion
- Optional airport transfer (extra fee)
- Optional academic credit through our School of Record or your home university (extra fee)
Airfare, materials for placement, visas and associated costs (where applicable), mandatory health insurance, meals and spending money aren’t included.
*Placements are for academic credit and are unpaid often to visa requirements.
Eligibility
In order to apply for this programme, all applicants must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Must show proof of being enrolled in university or school and receiving academic credit for placement
- Be in good academic standing
- English language proficiency of B2 or higher (when English is not the first language)
Accommodation
Students will be housed in either a student residence or similar depending on the location.
Costs
- 9-week programme fee: $8,495
- Placements are available up to 12-weeks. Please connect with us for a cost on longer placements.
There’s an application fee of $95 and a participant commitment fee of $500 that are both non-refundable.
Airfare, materials for placement, mandatory health insurance, some meals, in-country transportation, and spending money are not included.
Application Deadlines
- March 1
Please connect with us if an extension to your application is needed.
Scholarships
We offer scholarships up to $1000 off the programme price. They are competitive, so act quickly and apply here now!
The scholarship application has two parts: a one-page essay about how the placement will contribute to your academic and career goals, and a choice of how you might record your internship experience. You can choose to either:
- Write a weekly blog on your experience.
- Submit a weekly video blog.
All scholarship recipients will also be required to:
- Submit weekly photos we can use for social media and marketing
- Write a testimonial at the end of the programme.
How To Get In Touch
Please contact me today to chat about our Internship program.
Antu Manipadam, Internships Coordinator, Sr
Contact
Learn International
The Loft, Henry Street
Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Ireland
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