Pagoda Projects are excited to offer our Remote Work Experience Programme for University of Wolverhampton students/upcoming graduates for summer 2023! 

 Our mission remains focussed on increasing cultural understanding, developing employability skills and helping our participants to gain valuable work experience.

DEVELOP YOUR SECTOR, TIME & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

GAIN INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME

LEARN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

PROGRAMME DETAILS

• Browse over 500 remote internship listings and find your perfect position.
• Chat with our experienced placement team, undertake interviews and secure your position.
• Be paired with a cultural mentor from one of our amazing overseas destinations and provided the platform to discuss interesting topics selected by Pagoda.
• Gain access to our weekly live virtual events all themed on improving skills, cultural understanding, and interesting insight to a variety of industries.
• Access to over 75 hour-long and previously recorded live virtual events.
• Complete the digitally delivered Pagoda Skills Courses focusing on improving your employability, cultural fluency and digital skills, to prepare you for the post-pandemic, remote working world!
• Become part of the global network of students and graduates completing various Pagoda programs from around the world.
• Dedicated check in service and staff on-hand at the touch of a button through the Pagoda Projects APP to assist you throughout the internship.
• Enjoy all the benefits of being a Pagoda Alumni member with dedicated Linkedin / Facebook groups & know about Pagoda Job opportunities first!
• Fully funded programme, thanks to the lovely team at University of Wolverhampton

FUNDING

The University of Wolverhampton has funding for 10 students to complete the Pagoda Remote Internship Programme, over the upcoming summer for FREE*!

Open to all years and upcoming graduates in 2023 for students enrolled onto the following courses:

• Hospitality
• Accounts and Finance
• HR
• Law
• Marketing
• Economics
• Graphic Design
• Animation

After the application window closes, Pagoda and the University will select the lucky students who will receive the funding and get to work on finalising a great internship to complete over summer 2023!

*Please note in advance that to secure your place on the programme, you’ll be asked to pay a £100 GBP refundable deposit when signing your programme agreement. This is to confirm your place and will be returned to you after the end of your programme.

PROGRAMME DATES

PROGRAMME START: 5th JUNE 2023
PROGRAMME END: 28th JULY 2023

You’ll begin the programme by accessing the digital world of Pagoda! Each participant will be enrolled onto the skills courses, be sent more details on the upcoming and previous events, plus be assigned their cultural mentor to start their learning.

 All the remote internships we’re offering for the winter are either full or or part time positions, Monday-Friday each week for the duration of your programme.

Exact number of working hours each week will differ slightly between the different host companies to choose from and you can choose how many hours per week you commit to the programme.

Get in touch if you have any questions relating to the dates of the programme.

DEADLINE TO APPLY – 5th FEBRUARY 2023

HOW IT WORKS

STEP 1

Submit your application below and register your interest in this fully funded opportunity.

STEP 2

Pagoda will invite you to complete a video interview, outlining your motivations for taking part and to summarise why you’re a worthy recipient of the funding.

STEP 3

If selected, Pagoda will start working on finalising an internship, provide all the onboarding instructions and welcome you to the digital world of Pagoda!

INTERNSHIPS

LIVE EVENTS

DURING THE START OF THE PROGRAMME WE WILL BE HOSTING LOTS OF EVENTS TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS & GAIN EXPERIENCE, WITH ACCESS TO LOTS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS COVERING A HUGE NUMBER OF TOPICS

THE COURSES

What are the skills courses?

Pagoda Projects have developed a series of skills courses set to encourage the development of student and recent graduate’ current skillset with the fundamental elements needed to improve their ‘work readiness’ for a post-pandemic business world.

The skills series includes courses focusing on Intercultural Fluency, Employability and Digital Competency. We believe this framework provides the learner with the agility needed for a global and ever-changing workplace, preparing them with the knowledge to communicate effectively within an international work-group or team, tackle the job market with awareness, preparation and confidence and have a strong understanding of the importance of ‘digital’ once they enter the workplace.

As qualifications remain a vital measure of achievement, a certificate is provided following each completed course.

Why are they important?

Based on the Universities UK – Higher Education in England: Provision, Skills and Graduates Survey, ‘for both graduates of all levels and subject areas, skills and competencies came first (82.4% reported this to be a formal or important requirement), followed by relevant work experience (66.7%)’ when asked what mattered most when entering the labour market and attaining a job. Similarly, 87% of employers listed attitudes and aptitudes for work more important than relevant work experience, degree result and degree subject when hiring a graduate.

This coherence between student and employer views supports our framework in being able to provide learners with accessible skills courses that can be integrated into professional internships; this would allow them to achieve both the first and second most important values when attaining employment. For non-placement learners, these courses may be integrated into course projects or their own self-development actions, allowing the learner to practice their new skills in real-time.

COURSE DETAILS

EXPAND A COURSE FOR MORE INFORMATION

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the importance of adaptability when dealing with intercultural communication in both the workplace and society. There will be a focus on the foundations of intercultural understanding and developing the individual’s cultural fluency, as well as various case studies focusing on Greater China, Mexico and Vietnam.

By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:

• Have created a written article examining the culture of a specific country
• Have self-assessed their knowledge of intercultural communication and how they can improve management of these
• Understand how to adapt this knowledge into the real working world through business-scenario case studies

This course aims to improve employability skills through self-awareness, skills awareness and enhancing career readiness. This course will equip the individual with the tools to identify their current skillset, understand those that need developing and transfer their skills to different job specifications using personal examples to showcase these. The aim of this course is to build confidence when applying for the next career step as well as provide a broader set of skills and attributes to ensure success throughout their working life.

By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:

• Have an improved CV and understand how to tailor this to different applications
• Have created a basic template for a cover letter linked to their skillset and examples which can later be adapted
• Be more self-aware and understand the skills that need to be developed

This course introduces the fundamentals of digital networking, digital marketing, and digital presentations skills. This course will introduce LinkedIn features and making the most of the LinkedIn profile, key differences and benefits between a variety of social media platforms, basic knowledge of SEO and SEM and techniques to improve public speaking skills in a digital context.

By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:

• Have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile and know how best to use this to their advantage
• Have learned the digital marketing basics and will be aware of how to adapt content and SEO techniques to specific goals
• Have mastered public speaking and digital presentations and will be aware of online resources that provide practice of these

This course is designed to equip all students and recent graduates with the basic skills needed when entering the workplace. There will be a large focus on understanding how to adapt from in-person to remote work in regards to productivity and time management, communication and the use of digital platforms. The course will also provide learners with the skills needed to identify their current skillset, recognise the skills they’re lacking, and provide actionable examples of how to improve these and meet employer’s demands.

By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:

• Have recognised the best methods of creating an organised and creative environment to manage tasks and time efficiently using CRM software, scheduling and other methods.
• Have a clear understanding of how to communicate effectively within a professional team and have the basic skills to lead a digital meeting.
• Have identified their strengths and gained an understanding of how to exercise these to the best standard, as well as weaknesses and the most effective actions to improve on these.

CULTURAL MENTORS

A UNIQUE WAY TO SHARE CULTURES

As part of the Remote Internship Programme interns will be partnered with a ‘Cultural Mentor’, who will help them to increase their intercultural awareness. This cultural exposure will not only assist the intern during their internship and collaborating with colleagues and external partners, but will also bridge barriers and connect students and graduates from all corners of the globe.

– Be paired with a Cultural Mentor based on common interests/areas of study to schedule one audio or video call each week.

– Provided with a theme (e.g. festivals/traditions, food music/arts etc.) to discuss and share knowledge and experiences in relation to home country culture

– Produce a weekly Cultural Blog sharing what they have learnt with inclusions of videos, pictures etc.

– Interact with the Cultural Mentor and Intern Community in online events and discussions

APPLY NOW

DON’T FORGET TO APPLY BEFORE THE DEADLINE – 5th FEBRUARY 2023