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Training/Internship Program
(Full-Time Trainee 12 - 18 months)

Please read information in the following link for more information about this program
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/private/trainee.htm

Regulations pertaining specifically to the Trainee category are found at [22 CFR 62.22].

Regulations pertaining to academic training for foreign students studying at post-secondary
accredited educational institutions in the United States are found at [22 CFR 62.23].

Regulations pertaining to medical trainees are found at [22 CFR 62.27]. The training program
provides exchange visitors the opportunity to enhance their skills in their chosen career field
through participation in a structured training program and to improve their knowledge of
American techniques, methodologies, or expertise within their field of endeavor. Such training
shall not duplicate a trainee participant's prior training and experience.

Use of the Exchange Visitor Program for ordinary employment or work purposes is strictly
prohibited. Sponsors may not place trainee participants in positions which are filled or would be
filled by full-time or part-time employees.
The maximum duration of any training program, with the exception of flight training programs,
shall not exceed 18 months. The actual duration of a participant's training program shall
correspond to the length of the program stated in the sponsor's designation language and
indicated on the participant's Form DS-2019 form.

The Department of State defines occupations into specialty, non-specialty and unskilled
occupational categories.

Training programs for unskilled occupations are not permitted. A listing of unskilled
occupations, so defined for the purposes of these regulations, is provided in Appendix E.
Specialty training programs are for participants who have completed a four-year degree in their
field or a recognized professional certificate. Non-specialty training programs do not require
participants to have completed a degree.

However, program participants must have at least two years of education, training or experience
in the field in which they are to receive training. Definitions for specialty and non-specialty
training may be found at [22 CFR 62.2].

Training opportunities are offered to eligible foreign nationals under the sponsorship of legal
entities designated by the Department of State to administer a training program at the specialty
and/or non-specialty levels in the following broadly-defined occupational categories:

Arts and Culture
Information Media and Communications
Education, Social Sciences, Library Science, Counseling and Social Services
Management, Business, Commerce and Finance
Health Related Occupations
Aviation
The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics, and Industrial Occupations
Construction and Building Trades
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Public Administration and Law

Sponsors are designated in any combination of occupational categories, specialty and/or non-
specialty levels, and for specified periods that may not exceed 18 months.

Sponsors may provide training for only those fields within the occupational category/ies for
which they have been designated, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from doing so.

Sponsors may not provide training beyond the occupational category, level, and program
duration identified in their designation.

Sponsors are directly responsible for all aspects of their program, including the selection,
orientation, training, supervision, and evaluation of the trainee. Sponsors must ensure that:

individuals and/or entities providing the training possess and maintain the
demonstrable competence to provide the offered training;
sufficient plant, equipment, and trained personnel are available to provide the training
specified;
prior to the start of the training program a detailed training plan that responds to defined
objectives for each trainee or group of similarly-situated trainees is developed;
skills, knowledge, and competence are imparted to the trainee through a structured
program of activities which are supportive and appropriate to the training experience;
continuous supervision and periodic evaluation is provided for each trainee.

In addition to the pre-arrival information specified in [22 CFR 62.10], the sponsor also provides
the information stated below to participants prior to their departure from their home countries.

A written statement which clearly states the stipend, if any, to be paid to the trainee.
The costs and fees for which the trainee will be obligated.
An estimate of living expenses during the duration of the trainee's stay.
A summary of the training program which recites the training objectives and all
significant components of the program.

To ensure the quality of the training program, sponsors are required to develop evaluation
procedures for trainees in their program. As a minimum, evaluations must include midpoint and
concluding reports, completed by the trainees and their immediate supervisors, signed by both
parties. Training courses of less than three months duration require only one evaluation report
at the conclusion of the training program.

The Department permits sponsors to use a third party in the conduct of the designated training
program. However, the sponsor's use of a third party does not relieve the sponsor of its
obligation to comply, and to ensure the third party's compliance, with all applicable regulations.
Any failure on the part of the third party to comply with all applicable regulations is imputed to the
sponsor. The sponsor and the third party must execute a written agreement that delineates the
respective obligations and duties of the parties and states the third party's obligation to act in
accordance with the Exchange Visitor Program regulations.

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