CETUSA screens each applicant by written application as well as face-to-face interviews. Applications are reviewed directly by CETUSA and interviews are conducted directly by trusted partners in the students’ home country. Our partners ensure that the program is suitable to the exchange visitors’ background, needs, and experience. Partners must also ensure that participants meet the eligibility criteria defined below:

Student Status:
Eligible program participants are bona fide post-secondary school students actively pursuing a degree or a full-time course of study at an accredited educational institution. Students must also be enrolled in an accredited educational institution and registered for a full-time course load for the semester following their participation in a summer work/travel program.

English-Language Proficiency:
Prospective program participants must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to function in an English speaking work environment.