Internship / Stage
From classroom to workplace.
An internship joins a study programme to real work. The right route depends on where you study, where you want to work and who has to agree.
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Which one is you?
- I study in Aruba Find a placement your school will accept, and keep the evidence.
- I study abroad and want to come to Aruba School approval, the DIMAS route and a practical plan, before you commit.
- I study in Aruba and want to go to the Netherlands Academic approval, funding and support on arrival.
- I am an employer and could host What a school, a student and the authorities will ask of you.
Who does what
Who does what
Organisations solve different parts of the journey. They are not interchangeable, and none of them is Aruba Jobs.
Government and regulators· Decide what is allowed and recognised.
DIMAS
Decides admission and residence for interns who are enrolled abroad.
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Department of Education
Sets the national rules for vocational work placements (BPV).
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Your school or university· Approve the learning and sign the agreement.
Colegio EPI
The EPI office for students, teachers and companies on internships. Host companies register with it.
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University of Aruba
Coordinates international traineeships for resident UA students. Meet them first.
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Funding· Pay for or lend towards study and mobility.
RCN
A grant for an internship or exchange elsewhere in the Kingdom. It funds; it does not place you.
DUO
Dutch student finance. Part is a loan with interest; part can become a gift if you graduate in time.
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Student support and community· Help you settle, connect and find people.
Arubahuis / DEA
Information, orientation and regional mentors for Aruban students in the Netherlands. It also describes the Arubalening, a loan.
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SEA
A directory of Caribbean student communities at Dutch institutions. No internship placement is mentioned.
Commercial providers (optional)· Sell extra matching or logistics help.
Abroad Internships
A private company that offers placement help in Aruba. Prices are not on its Aruba page.
AIESEC
A not-for-profit international internship network. Aruba is not among the destinations listed on its Netherlands page.
Words you will meet
- Stage
- The Dutch word for an internship.
- BPV
- Beroepspraktijkvorming: the practical part of vocational (ABO) programmes, done at a learning company.
- BPO
- Beroepspraktijkovereenkomst: the agreement for a BPV placement.
- Erkend leerbedrijf
- A recognised learning company. EPI asks host companies to be registered as one with its Stagebureau.
- Stageovereenkomst
- The internship agreement. For students coming from abroad, DIMAS asks for one between the institution, the host and the intern.
- Stagebegeleider
- The supervisor at the host. DIMAS asks for the supervisor's contact details in Aruba.
Where to go next
- Step-by-step route Turn your studies into experience. Internship / Stage · In Aruba
- Step-by-step route An Aruba internship starts with a plan. Internship / Stage · Coming to Aruba
- Step-by-step route Hosting an intern: what you will be asked. Internship / Stage · For employers