USA Hospitality Internship Programme

Incremental Education is a recruiting agency that facilitate placements internship and trainee opportunities for Hospitality, Culinary and Food & Beverage students and recent graduates for a 12 month paid Internship/Trainee Programme in the United States of America. Successful candidates will be placed with participating 4 and 5 stars U.S. hotels and resorts in Culinary Arts, Food & Beverage, Pastry, Front Desk/Front Office, Guest Services, Hospitality Rotations and Rotational Hospitality departments. Depending on placement, participants may responsible for assisting with day-to-day hotel, resort or restaurant operations, preparing and presenting food according to professional kitchen standards, supporting food preparation, kitchen operations and food-safety procedures, providing professional food and beverage services to guests, assisting with restaurants, banqueting and hospitality service operations, supporting front-desk, reservations and guest-services functions, providing excellent customer service to international guests, participating in structured departmental rotations where applicable, following the host employer's operational, health, safety and service standards, and participating fully in the structured J-1 training or internship programmes. Requirements Age: 19 - 30 years Passport: valid passport required Qualification: Diploma/ NQF 5 / N6 / L4+ in Hospitality, Culinary, Tourism or related Availability: 12 months, starting Dec 2026 or early 2027 Benefits Orientation & support before departure and throughout Medical coverage for the full 12 months Accommodation arranged or provided by your host J-1 visa support through the whole process