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<li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/early-career-stem-research-initiative/"> </a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/au-pair/">Au Pair</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/camp-counselor/">Camp Counselor</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/college-and-university-student/">College and University Student</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/government-visitor/">Government Visitor</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/intern/">Intern</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/international-visitor/">International Visitor</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/physician/">Physician</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/professor/">Professor</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/research-scholar/">Research Scholar</a></li> <li><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/secondary-school-student/">Secondary School 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occupational field.</p> </p> <div class="utils-sharing"> <div class="util-tweet"> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count='horizontal' data-text="Check out the 'Trainee Program' on the State Department J-1 Visa website:">Tweet</a> </div> <div class="util-share"> <?get_facebook_share()?> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main-content" class="tabbed">  <div id="content-1" class="content-piece clearfix"> <h2 id="participants" class="tab">Participants</h2> <div class="central-col"> <div class="module"> <h3>A trainee must be a foreign national who:</h3> <ul class="tick-list"> <li>Has a degree or professional certificate from a foreign post-secondary academic institution and at least one year of prior related work experience in his or her occupational field outside the United States; or</li> <li>Has five years of work experience outside the United States in the occupational field in which they are seeking training</li> </ul> </div> <div class="module"> <h3>Benefits</h3> <p><strong>Practical Experience:</strong> Enhance the skills and expertise of exchange visitors in their academic or occupational fields through participation in a structure and guided training-based program.</p> </div> <div class="accordion"> <h3>More information</h3> <h4 class="accordion-toggle">Limitations or Exceptions</h4> <div class="accordion-content"> <p>Trainees cannot work in unskilled or casual labor positions, in positions that require or involve childcare or elder care, or in any kind of position that involves patient care or contact.</p> <p>Further, sponsors must not place trainees in positions that require more than 20 percent clerical or office support work. Use of the Exchange Visitor Program for ordinary employment or work purposes is strictly prohibited. Sponsors are not to place trainee participants in positions, which are filled or would be filled by full-time or part-time employees. Also, the training cannot duplicate a trainee participant’s prior work experience or training.</p> </div> <h4 class="accordion-toggle">Allowed Occupational Categories</h4> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li>Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing;</li> <li>Arts and Culture;</li> <li>Construction and Building Trades;</li> <li>Education, Social Sciences, Library Science, Counseling and Social Services;</li> <li>Health Related Occupations;</li> <li>Hospitality and Tourism;</li> <li>Information Media and Communications;</li> <li>Management, Business, Commerce and Finance;</li> <li>Public Administration and Law; and</li> <li>The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics and Industrial Occupations.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="module"> <h3>Early Career STEM Research Initiative</h3> <p>This research initiative seeks to support an increase in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students, professionals, and exchange visitors on educational and cultural exchange programs in the United States.<br /> <strong><a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/early-career-stem-research-initiative/">READ MORE</a></strong>.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="sub-col"> <a class="button button-find" title="View a list of resources for this program" href="#" id="Prog-Resource-btn1"><span>Program Resources</span></a>  <a class="button button-find" title="View a list of sponsors for this program" href="/participants/how-to-apply/sponsor-search/"><span>Find a Program Sponsor</span></a> <a class="button button-question" href="https://j1visa.state.gov/participants/common-questions/" title="View answers to common J-1 Visa questions"><span>Common Questions</span></a> <div class="experience-teaser"> <div class="quote"> <a href="https://j1visa.state.gov/participants/experiences/anna-karlsson" title="View this person's experience with the J-1 Visa"> <blockquote> <p>“It really is a wonderful experience that you will remember for the rest of your life.” <span class="arrow"></span></p> </blockquote> <span class="cite">Anna Karlsson, <span>Trainee</span></span> </a> </div> <img class="quotee" src="https://j1visa.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trainee-220×220.jpg" width="220" height="220" alt="Anna Karlsson"/> </div> </div>  </div>   <div id="content-2" class="content-piece clearfix"> <h2 id="program-sponsors" class="tab">Program Sponsors</h2> <div class="central-col"> <div class="module"> <h3>Sponsors are required to:</h3> <ul class="tick-list"> <li>Conduct site visits of host organizations that: <ul> <li>Have not previously participated successfully in the sponsor’s program;</li> <li>Have fewer than 25 employees;</li> <li>Have less than $3 million in annual revenue.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Collect the following information from all host organizations: <ul> <li>Employer Identification Number (EIN)</li> <li>Verification of telephone number, address, brochures, website, etc.; and</li> <li>Proof of worker’s compensation insurance policy or equivalent.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors must ensure the following for participants:</h3> <ul class="tick-list"> <li>Participants in programs that exceed six months must be evaluated at mid-point and at the conclusion of the program;</li> <li>For programs with durations of less than six months, the participant must be evaluated at the conclusion of the program. All evaluations must be received by the sponsoring organization prior to the end of the participant’s exchange program and must be signed by both the participant and his or her immediate supervisor;</li> <li>Ensure that trainees are appropriately selected, oriented, supervised and evaluated;</li> <li>Be available to trainees to assist as facilitators and information resources; and</li> <li>Ensure that the training program is full-time (at least 32 hours a week).</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="sub-col"> <a class="button button-find" title="View a list of resources for this program" href="#" id="Prog-Resource-btn2"><span>Program Resources</span></a> <a class="button button-question" href="https://j1visa.state.gov/sponsors/common-questions/" title="View answers to common J-1 Visa sponsor questions"><span>Common Questions</span></a> <a class="button button-sevis" href="https://j1visa.state.gov/sponsors/current/sevis/" title="View more information about SEVIS"><span>SEVIS 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