Each year, more and more young Australians are embarking on the adventure of their lifetime, traversing the planet and exploring new, different and exciting cultures around the world. And each year, an ever-growing number of Aussies look to the American countryside to combine their love of working with children and passion to travel as part of a 150-year old tradition; summer camp in the United States.
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As the northern hemisphere's winter approaches, many young Australians heading to the United States are sharpening their skis, putting the finishing touches on their resumes and getting excited about being a part of International Exchange Programs (IEP)?s Work USA Old School for the 2011-2012 season
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With the Australian summer just around the corner, many Aussies are getting excited about how they?re going to make the most of the glorious sun...
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It's no secret that Australia's geographical isolation means that for most young Australians, when they take that adventure of a lifetime, they take it with the knowledge that a return to our fair shores could be many years away.
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The Overseas Working Holiday is, in the 21st Century, somewhat of an institution. Each year thousands of young Australians pack their backpacks, load up their laptops, sort out a working holiday visa and board a plane - often on a one-way ticket - to the other side of the world.
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Recently returned from working and travelling in Canada, Melbourne's Chantelle Salvo found re-entering the local job market was anything but difficult, securing employment with the same organisation that assisted her to head overseas in 2009.
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With the first fall of snow hitting Australian slopes in recent days, many people will be considering spending time working on their ski and snow boarding skills this winter.
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As the icy chill of winter settles in across Australia, many of us face the colder months with a sense of dread. But for many people, the icy chill brings with it a sense of anticipation, as the ski season is once again upon us and for many young Australians; it’s the time they start planning a winter escape overseas!
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The current Visa for UK-bound Aussies is the Youth Mobility Scheme, which has been in place since replacing the Working Holiday Visa early in 2009. However, a recent statement by the British Immigration Minister, Damian Green suggests a significant price rise is imminent.
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Many people resolve every year to travel more or take a working holiday overseas. In recent times this has been quite affordable as the Australian dollar has been strong and this has made overseas travel more accessible to more Australians. However due to the crazy weather of the past few months, this period of cheaper international travel is likely to soon be coming to an end.
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5 February 2010
Unique Work USA opportunity for Aussie University Graduates

A unique opportunity to spend a year working and travelling in the USA may provide graduates with the chance to secure an entry level position, while gaining valuable international work and travel experience... more

4 January 2010
Disneyland and New York City Pass Prize Winners Announced

Ten new IEP applicants to the Work USA and Summer Camp USA programs were thrilled to receive news that they had won IEP’s latest competition, walking away with their choice of a day pass to Disneyland or a one day New York Pass...more

15 December 2009
2009 Camp of the Year is Camp Wah-Nee

International Exchange Programs (IEP) has announced the winner of their annual Camp of the Year competition. This year the honour goes to a Connecticut based camp, Camp Wah-Nee...more

11 November 2009
Gap Year: A Time to Work, Travel and Evaluate Options

The opportunity to spend a year working and travelling overseas provides young Australians with the chance to evaluate their options and make a more informed decision about what sort of work they want to undertake...more

9 November 2009
Volunteer USA Environmental Project Proves Popular

A new volunteer program focussed on environmental conservation in America is striking real interest in Australians researching overseas volunteer options...more

16 October 2009
Summer Camp USA Experience Much More Than a Holiday

A journey to America to work at a summer camp gave one young Australian much more than just a fun alternative to the Australian winter. After spending three months working with children at a weight-loss camp, Emma Holmes was able to gain some valuable insight into her own field of study and her chosen career...more

2 October 2009
Aussie Work USA Girls Work New York Fashion Week

Fashion Week in New York City this year created quite a stir amongst a small group of Australian women, who were given the opportunity to gain some invaluable work experience with top Aussie designer, Kit Willow...more

8 September 2009
2010 Summer Camp USA Launched to Encourage Early Applications

IEP has launched their Summer Camp USA program for 2010 and is encouraging all applicants to get in early for the best chance in landing a placement for the 2010 camp season...more

6 August 2009
12 Month Student Work and Travel Program Set to Continue

The Work and Travel pilot program allowing Australian tertiary students and recent graduates to work in the USA for up to 12 months, which was due to end this October has been extended for at least another year, the US Department of State has announced...more

15 July 2009
High Application Numbers Close Work & Ski Canada Early

The tightening international job market does not seem to have deterred young Australians from embarking on working holidays, according to the recent increase in applications for International Exchange Programs (IEP) Work & Ski Canada Job Fair program...more

22 June 2009
Peru: To the Extreme

A true traveller is always looking for that trip that will challenge them, introduce them to new adventures and force them to push their own comfort zones...more

19 June 2009
IEP Wins Australian Business Award for Service Excellence

International Exchange Programs (IEP) is thrilled to have been honoured with an Australian Business Award (ABA) in the category of Service Excellence...more

15 June 2009
Asessippi & Russell Inn, Manitoba Join Canadian Employers at Job Fair

Two more companies have joined a group of Canadian winter employers heading Down Under in August to recruit for the upcoming ski season...more

13 May 2009
Summer Camp USA Offers Carlton Uni Student Valuable Career Experience

While many Australian university students face a daunting career market once they finish their degrees, one Carlton resident has taken a back door approach in gaining specific work experience...more

16 April 2009
Overseas Work and Travel Options Still Popular Despite GFC

While school leavers, university graduates and those who have lost their jobs due to the economic turmoil assess their career options for the year ahead, there is one opportunity they may not have considered previously, an overseas working holiday...more

16 March 2009
New Changes to Irish Working Holiday Visa

Australians aged 18-30 interested in spending a year living and working in Ireland will welcome new changes to the Irish Working Holiday Authorisation...more

10 March 2009
Former Albury Resident Recruiting Aussies for Canadian Ag Jobs

As the global job market tightens, one young entrepreneurial Australian has taken business into his own hands and is opening up the Canadian agricultural industry to young Australians...more

19 February 2009
Brothers Take Advantage of Tight Aussie Job Market and Head to USA

When Joshua and Andrew Johnson finished up university late last year, they were getting ready to take on their first real jobs in the finance industry. But when the industry hit hard times, it changed their 2009 plans dramatically. Both brothers were offered positions in finance but were asked to defer their start date, leaving them with a year open to possibilities... more

21 January 2009
Missed Out on a Uni Place? Head Overseas!

13 000 Victorians received the disappointing news yesterday that they did not secure a university placement through the first round offers. An increase in university applications has been attributed to the uncertain state of the economy and a desire for people to become more educated and therefore more employable. It is this increase in university applications that means more young Australians miss out on placement, leaving them at a loose end for what to do in 2009... more

27 November 2008
New UK Rules for Australian Working Holiday Makers

A new visa scheme to replace the current UK Working Holiday visa will come into play on 27 November 2008. The Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) is a part of the major re-working of Britain’s immigration system but for many Australians, the changes will be warmly welcomed...more