About
XChange South Africa is a well-established company specialising in job placements, volunteer programs and internship opportunities throughout South Africa.
Contact usFounded in Cape Town
We are an established company and our history way back ...
XChange South Africa was established in 1997 when the first university students were brought out from Germany to Cape Town.
To date, we have worked with students from 70 nationalities already, although mostly from Germany, The Netherlands, England, France, United States of America, South Africa, and South American countries.
Our South African office is based in Cape Town. Our network offers opportunities for both foreign and local students and job seekers for international internships, volunteer programs, and more recently additional recruitment services to help local South Africans. We have an established and dedicated team of staff.
Over 70 countries worldwide
We get local and international internship clients from all over the world.
+5000 clients and growing
We have helped countless students and young people further their careers.
+30 years experience
We are one of the oldest recruitment and internship companies in Cape Town.
Testimonials
What past our clients had to say about us
Why choose us?
We have over +30 years of experience in what we do and try to give you the best experience possbile.
We are an experienced team of South African people making arrangements in South Africa for our clients.
We have a mature team to care for our clients.
We are very established and the oldest internship company in the Cape.
We offer a one-stop-shop to find interns or new members of staff.
We worked for local companies prior to starting this business and have good knowledge of local conditions through years of experience.
We are trusted by companies to do a good job to find them the right interns or staff.
We are trusted by our partners.
We have established relationships.
Our team assists with the visa renewal applications.
We arrange travel insurance.
We have kept our pricing low over the years. Our aim is to keep prices affordable.
We ensure all essentials like money, food and phones are sorted out the day of arrival.
We brief our clients over and over on several issues prior to arriving in South Africa. We repeat that on arrival.
We assist in arranging discounts for our clients for activities, trips or car rentals.
We have our own well-equipped housing in student neighborhoods – also far cheaper than the average Cape Town accommodation. We have our own cleaning staff to maintain good standards.
We pick all our clients up personally at the airport. We do not send driver’s or taxi’s to do that on our behalf.
We personally take our clients to work on the first day.
We arrange visits for universities when they are in South Africa and invite them to stay with us while here.
We have safety and security policies in placed which are based on real experiences in the past.
We report on problems where necessary.
We monitor progress.
We will ensure we satisfy degree and graduate school requirements.
Our students will get their letters of confirmation and recommendation after their placements.
If a student has to do a specific number of clinical hours, we ensure that is adhered to.
The levels of our internships will be suited to the schools/universities we work with.
Our students make a difference where they work. There are some who have done exceptionally well in their careers and plenty of reason to boast with their achievements.
We remain in touch afterwards to follow the progress of our XChangeler students, wish them when they graduate, get engaged, get married on birthdays or achieve something great – like many have done.
