the
TDP (Technical
Development Program)
is best suited to your field of study.
The Technical Development Programme is one of the several programmes run by AIESEC internationally.
The focus of the Technical Development Programme are IT graduates. It was designed keeping the following objectives in mind:
1. To develop international perspective and cultural understanding within the following areas of society:
- The Information Technology industry and other industries that require IT graduates
- The Information Technology graduates that participate in the programme
- The wider community that may come into contact with any aspect of the programme
2. To give AIESEC members and international graduate students the skills and awareness required to become the developed individuals that AIESEC aims to produce
3. To provide a dynamic and growing industry with the opportunity to tap into source of
highly qualified, internationally minded students.
These are examples of
opportunities you
will get working as an TDP intern abroad:
- An IT company in the United States has an opening for an AIESEC intern, in their sales and web team, to direct a small team of amateur web-developers in building content, updating web sites and implementing more sophisticated web-programming related to discussion groups and server side interaction. The interns daily tasks would include organising and delegating tasks between 2-3 people to keep the website content current and functional. Eligibility for this internship requires expert knowledge of HTML, implementation of server side scripting with
CGI/Perl, Java, XML, SQL and ease of working with artwork provided by Graphic Designer.
- Develop software for a high-tech company in Poland
- Establish a country wide Intranet with
an NGO in Japan
The costs involved
The procedure of getting chosen for a traineeship
"Successful companies in the 1990's will be those who think with a global perspective but recognize and understand the differences in each country's economy, business practices and culture. AIESEC is a proven tool for delivering qualified individuals with this local expertise."
David T. Kearns, Chairman & CEO
Xerox