By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, reported and compiled by Li Xinyi
Taiwan youth now have another option for working holiday destinations — Ireland. Taiwan and Ireland have reached an agreement on the “Taiwan-Ireland Working Holiday Programme.” Both parties have agreed that the programme will take effect from January 1 of next year (2013). Ireland becomes the eighth country to sign such an agreement with Taiwan, following New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. For Ireland, Taiwan is the seventh country to join its working holiday scheme, after Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea.
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Working holiday programmes, which allow you to earn travel funds while exploring new places, have become very popular. In recent years, the
After this program takes effect on January 1st next year, Taiwan and Ireland will each provide 400 annual places for young people aged between 18 and 30 from the other country to participate in working holiday programs. Through a combination of travel, work, or self-funded study abroad, participants can visit each other’s countries to learn the language and gain an in-depth understanding of the local culture, society, and way of life. In recent years, the number of Taiwanese applying for working holiday programs abroad has grown rapidly. Over the past four years, the number of applicants has increased from over 12,400 before 2009 (2003 to 2007) to the current figure of more than 57,000 — nearly a fivefold increase. With Ireland being added next year, we believe the growth in numbers will be even more significant.
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