The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of South Asia and Oceania (OSAO) and its Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT) have established a program to train up to 18 Gem & Jewelry specialists from Pakistan. SABIT has successfully trained over 5,000 executives and scientists from Eurasia, Northern Ireland, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. SABIT provides trainees the opportunity to become familiar with a U.S. industry sector and its regulations, establish valuable business relationships, learn about innovative technologies, equipment, and services, and come to understand market-based business concepts.
The program will be three weeks in length, beginning with one week of training which may include training in policy, legislation, standards, certification, business plan development, cross-cultural negotiations and management for global business. This will be followed by two weeks of comprehensive site visits and training at U.S. company facilities and a visit to a trade show.
This program is designed for professionals in the Gem & Jewelry industry. Applicants for this SABIT program must be in positions of significant responsibility in their employing organizations and have several years of industry experience to be considered for participation. Fluency in English is required.
Applications must be accompanied by a letter from the candidate’s supervisor in his or her employing organization which contains the following: a description of the Applicant's present duties and permission for the Applicant to participate in the program. Applicants should also enclose a recent photograph, passport-size if possible.
Applicants are screened and selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce based on their professional and educational achievements and experience in specific industrial sectors. SABIT and the OSAO Washington offices will make final determinations regarding which applicants are selected for training.
For those selected to participate in this program, the U.S. Government will pay for round-trip airfare from a designated site to the United States, housing, a comprehensive training program, medical insurance, and a per diem for meals and incidental expenses. Participants may not be accompanied by their families. Each participant must provide his or her own transportation to the designated departure site and possess a valid international passport on which to travel. Each participant will travel on a U.S. visa, which prohibits the receipt of a salary or honorarium. SABIT participants may not seek permanent employment in the United States. Upon completion of their training, participants must return to Pakistan with the delegation.
Any misrepresentation on the part of the Applicant either orally or in writing will automatically be grounds for disqualification or expulsion from the program whether the intern is already selected or in the United States.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 19, 2010 . Completed applications should be scanned and emailed to tracy.rollins@trade.gov or faxed to the SABIT-Washington office at 202.482.2443.
For questions, please contact:
[Pakistan contact]
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING THE APPLICATION:
• The Application should be completed on a computer, with typewriter or in blue or black ink (please PRINT). If completing the application electronically, please do not alter the format. Answer all of the questions. If needed, use another sheet of paper and attach it to the application. If you don’t have an answer to a question, please write N/A (Not Applicable). Phone numbers should include the country code, city code and the telephone number.
• Please attach a Curriculum Vitae (Resume) –This should be no longer than one page.
• Please provide a recommendation letter. The letter should be on company letterhead from your supervisor. It should include permission to participate on the program and should list the dates: May 22, 2010 to June 12, 2010. It must be signed.
• Please provide a copy of your passport. If you already have a U.S. visa, please provide a copy of that as well.
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