The roles are broken into two categories. This pertains to the sending local committee where the intern is coming from and the hosting Local Committee which is the one that has raised the traineeship with the company where the student intern will be working

Responsibilities of the sending Local Committee 

1. Organize a student review board and ensure that every student participating in a traineeship passes through
2. Assist student in filling in forms and entering them in Insight.
3. Assist student in finding a match in Insight. If after one month, no match has been found, proactively look for alternative means to find a match.
4. Inform student of current match status
5. Inform and advise the student about other available opportunities, and support student in determining other options.
6. Provide student with all related company/organization information once a match has been found.
7. Prepare the student for the traineeship experience according to the definition of adequate preparation in the Quality Standards section.
8. Advise and assist student in acquiring the required documentation and legal papers (i.e. work permit, visa, residence permit, insurance and other requirements).
9. Maintain communication with the student throughout the duration of the traineeship.
10. Prepare opportunities for re-integration of the student upon return from his/her traineeship. See the Quality Standards for the definition of adequate re-integration.

Responsibilities of the hosting Local Committee

1. Assist the company/organization in completing the appropriate forms.
2. Enter the company/organization forms in Insight.
3. Try to match the form in Insight. If after one month, no match has been found, proactively look for Alternative means to find a match.
4. Maintain continuous communication with the company/organization to inform them about the status of their form.
5.  Inform the company/organization about a match once it has been made. Collect relevant information about the student and present it to the company/organization.
6. Get an acceptance note/letter from the company/organization stating the terms of the traineeship(salary or compensation, working hours, dates of traineeship, job description).
7. Provide all the necessary information to the incoming student about visa, insurance, work permit and all other legal requirements.
8. Provide adequate reception as stated in the Quality Standards section of this booklet.
9. Organize events that involve the student and local people in cultural learning.
10. Give the student advice and access to AIESEC's network when organizing cultural nights, sight seeing trips or other social events.
11. Facilitate the first steps in community involvement and related activities.
12. Give initial assistance in establishing and orienting the student upon arrival for his/her traineeship (accommodation, bank account, first day at work, local transportation, grocery shopping, etc.).
13. Provide assistance and support to the student when he/she has problems with the
14. Company/organization or any other aspect of his/her traineeship.
15. Provide assistance in ensuring that the traineeship maximizes its potential for cultural learning and community involvement.