Smaller Earth UK placed over 6,000 young adults on its Camp Leaders programme in the United States in 2013, an increase of almost 20 per cent on the previous year.
The organisation is also seeing growing interest in other parts of the world, with a 243 per cent rise in the number of applications from people to work as au pairs in China.
There is strong demand from Chinese families looking to educate their children on western culture and recognition of the importance of learning English at a young age. Equally, the UK au pairs being placed in China are driven by a desire to live and work in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Learning Mandarin is also deemed increasingly important in giving young people an edge in the scramble for jobs and each au pair will receive 60 hours of classes during a three-month period.
There has also been a dramatic shift in the male/female ratio of those applying to work as au pairs in China with men now accounting for a third, compared to just 14 per cent in 2012.
Smaller Earth UK has Camp Leaders’ camps in a number of US states - including New York, New Jersey and Alaska - while the most popular Chinese cities for placements are Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing.
Smaller Earth UK Chief Executive Bastian Weinberger said: “The journey they go on can truly change their lives and make them realise that the world has so much to offer them.”
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