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August 2011
Important dates
START DATES: Program starts on August 13, 2011 with orientation. Participants go to their hosts on August 16
END DATES: Program ends on August 13, 2012. The EARLIEST to go home and still be considered complete is July 31, 2012 (two weeks before the actual end of the year.) The LATEST you can be working on the farm is August 13, 2012.
DEPARTURE FROM THE USA: The latest you can be in the country is September 12, 2012.
PARTICIPANT evaluations are due:
1) Initial Adjustment: September 15
2) Quarterly: December 15
3) Midterm: March 15
4) Quarterly: June 15
5) Final: August 15, 2012
HOST evaluations are due: August 15, 2012
Reminders
You need to complete one educational offering during the program. You can attend at any time... although the savings money you are putting aside to pay for this can only be used after you put in $1000. If you would like to go to a course only three months into your program ($600 saved), you CAN still attend. You just would not have Global Cow make your reservation and pay for the course for you.
Evaluation forms to complete
Monetary return information
During the program, you are paying $200 into a savings account. After you put $1000 into this account (5 months), you can use this money for educational courses. You must do one--but you can do more if you want. If you don't use all of the $2400, at the end of the program, we will send you the balance of the money back (as long as you complete the program). Before we send the money back to you, you need to:
*Complete and send back to Global Cow ALL the evaluations (including initial adjustment report and final evaluation).
*Send us a copy of your flight itinerary home.
*Complete at least one educational course.
*Complete the entire year of the program.
Remember: If participant chooses to leave program early, unused savings are forfeited. The only exception is if a participant can no longer participate in the program, due to his own medical problem (confirmed by a doctor). Participants may leave the program at any time by advising Global Cow, and Experience International will immediately cancel them from the program. Participants must leave the country within 10 days upon cancellation. Fees paid into the program are NOT refunded, including savings.
The Global Cow Program is a hands-on training program for agricultural students or professionals in dairying. It is officially sponsored by Experience International in Everson, Washington.