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Work South Africa
This is a non-placement programme.
It allows students to do paid work.
It can be booked with or without a languagecourse.
The duration is anything up to 1 year.
The enrolment should be done at least 12
weeks prior to arrival in South A rica.Restrictions apply.
Providing documents required or visa purposes.
Assistance in fnding long-term accommodation romhostels to
urnished apartments.
Assistance in long-term car hire i required.
Airport trans er service.
24 hr emergency number.
A complete in ormation package including a South A ri-can SIM
card.
A GHS student card which allows discounts at tourist at-
tractions, restaurants, etc.
Participation in the GHS Social Club ( ees apply).
Work South A rica is a one year, working holiday programme,
available to ull time tertiary students orrecent graduates only.
The majority o Work South A rica applicants fnd work in the
hospitality industry,either working in one o the many vibrant bars,
restaurants and nightclubs in Cape Town, or within the
lively backpacking industry within South A rica.
The programme There is no better way to travel and work your way
around SouthA rica then on the Work South A rica programme. One can
samplethe real everyday South A rica whilst meeting the locals and
earn-ing money at the same time. The choice o location is totally
up toyou and you can choose rom the casual beach li e o Cape
Town,the hustle and bustle o the busy Johannesburg or the laid
back
sur er city o Durban. Its also an opportunity or you to add to
yourresume, to be totally independent, make new riends and visit
someincredible places such as the Kruger Park, Table Mountain,
RobbenIsland and vibrant South A rican townships.
Most working opportunities exist within the
hospitality/tourismindustry such as at bars/restaurants, hostels
and backpackers, etc,so previous working experience would be use ul
but is not alwaysrequired.
The enrolment processYou are required to apply well in advance
to allow su cient time
or the visa application. Enrolment 12 weeks prior to arrival in
SouthA rica is advisable.
Applicants to the Work South A rica programme will not be
apply-ing or a normal South A rican Work Visa, and will not be
applying
or a Study Visa either, but will be applying or a special Visa
specif-cally or this programme, and Good Hope Studies will provide
spe-cifc documentation to be sent to the Embassy, which will
enablethe applicants to apply or, and be issued with, this special
visa.
A ter enrolment we send a confrmation o booking together witha
letter o acceptance (LOA) or the language course as well as theWork
South A rica programme.
An administration ee is payable or participating in the
pro-gramme. Please re er to the price list.
Work South Africa
Included in the placement
After arrivalA ter a success ul Visa application you can travel
to South A rica andstart with your English language course and/or
look or paid work.
The work placement o cer meets with you and assists you withuse
ul in ormation or fnding paid work.
You will have the exibility and reedom to fnd work or yoursel
,when and where you may choose, anywhere in South A rica.
The most easily ound jobs are those such as waitrons,
bar-attend-ants and backpackers jobs. Average earnings or these
jobs arebetween EUR 1,00 and EUR 1,50 per hour (between ZAR10
andZAR14 per hour) - this excludes tips or commissions which can
beearned in addition to that. In some instances, backpackers wouldo
er accommodation instead o pay or work done.
The cancellation ee or the Work South A rica programme is
25%until 14 days prior to arrival and 50% rom 13 days prior until
arrival.For NO SHOWS ull charges apply!
AccommodationYou may book your accommodation through Good Hope
Studiesor the duration o the English course. Therea ter you need to
or-ganise accommodation or yoursel . However we can certainly
helpyou in fnding long-term accommodation rom hostels to
urnishedapartments.
Survey QuestionnairesYou may be requested to complete Survey
Questionnaires to shareyour working experiences with other
students.
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Work South Africa
Age restriction: 18 - 25 yearsApplicants must be ull-time
students or must have com-pleted a tertiary qualifcation within 6
months o the dateo application.A passport valid or no less than 30
days a ter the expiryo the intended stay (13 months).Payment o a
nonre undable visa application ee o ZAR 425 (approximately 37/US$
52 as o June 2009),payable to the Embassy processing the visa
application.
Radiology / medical Report.A vaccination certifcate i required
by law.Proo o South A rican medical cover with a South A
ricanmedical scheme.A nonre undable air ticket.Proo o fnancial
means to maintain themselves.Police clearance.Documents supplied by
Good Hope Studies.In certain countries, the Embassy asks or a re
undabledeposit.
You need to send the ollowing documents to Good HopeStudies
(send scanned copies via email and post the origi-
nals):An application orm at least 12 weeks be ore arrival.
Signed and completed declaration orm.
A copy o your passport.
2 x colour passport size photographs.
Proo o student University status (original copy and certi-fed
translated copy).
Copy o return ight ticket.
Travel insurance / medical cover (original copy and certi-fed
translated copy).
Police clearance certifcate (original copy and
certifedtranslated copy).
You will receive rom Good Hope Studies:Letter o Acceptance (LOA)
to programme.
Letter o Declaration to be signed by the student andreturned to
Good Hope Studies.
A Cultural Exchange Programme Confrmation Letter.
Visa Requirements The student needs to apply or an Exchange
Permit or a maximumperiod o 12 months with an endorsement to
participate in theSASTS Exchange programme at the South A rican
Embassy in theirhome country.
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