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Changing lives for 70 years – outcomes of traineeship exchangeOlga Legacka, MA/M. Sc., IAESTE
The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
Knowing
W H Y (av. 4.1)
Knowing
H O W (av. 3.9)
Knowing
W H O M (av. 3.6)
Career CapitalDevelopment Model
I A E S T E C H A N G E D M Y L I F E
References:S. Arabiat, B. Baeyens, O. Legacka, Internationalisation and the Enrichment of University Curricular Through the IAESTE Exchange Programme, Internationalisation of Higher Education. EAIE Handbook, Volume no. 3, 2013M. A. Shaffer, M. L. Kraimer, Yu-Ping Chen, M. C. Bolino, Choices, Challenges, and Career Consequences of Globa,l Work Experiences: A Review and Future Agenda, Journal of Management, Vol. 38 No. 4, July 2012T. Jokinen, Development of Career Capital Through International Assignments and Its Transferability to New Contexts , Thunderbird International Business Review Vol. 52, No. 4 July/August 2010
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The International Association or the Exchange of Students for the Technical Experience IAESTE A.s.b.l. 51, Rue Albert Ier Luxembourg, L-1117 R.C.: F1180, iaeste.org, iaeste.net, @: [email protected]
ASPIRATION TO WORK INAN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT (4.5)
SELF CONFIDENCE (4.3)
SOCIALRELATIONSHIPS (4.2)
QUICKER ACCESSTO INFORMATION (3.6)
PROFESSIONALRELATIONSHIPS (3.4)
DEVELOPMENT OF WORLDWIDENETWORK (3.3)
RESPONDENTS GROUP
GLOBALMINDSET (4.3)
INTERCULTURAL ANDINTERPERSONAL SKILLS (4.2)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FLUENCY (3.4)
PROFESSIONALSKILLS (3.3)
ASPIRATION TO WORKABROAD & TRAVEL (4.5)
CRYSTALISED VIEW OFVALUES AND IDENTITY (4.2)
UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONAL STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES (3.9)
CLEARER CAREER INTERESTS AND AIMS (3.5)
Flexpatriate; 6; 3% Student; 8; 4% Short term int. assignment ; 12;
6%
International Business Traveler;
23; 11%
Other; 24; 11%
Global virtual team member; 26; 12%Expatriate; 54;
25%
Global domestic employee; 61; 28%
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT JOB INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE?
The research has found that traineeships abroad provide opportunities to develop knowing why,knowing how and knowing whom career competencies.
Professional & cultural experience during traineeship abroad enhanced mostly the aspiration to work in an international context, work and travel abroadand helped to crystallise the view of values and identity
Increased self confidence, global mindset and intercultural and interpersonal skills development were reported as the significant outcomes of the traineeship abroad
Social relationships established during the traineeship were reported as one of the main outcomes of the international experience
294 respondents from76 countries
95% have been on the IAESTEtraineeship
Traineeships were between6 and 52 weeks long
Traineeships took place in86 countries
between 1970 – 2017
73% respondents work nowin the international environment