Your business must have a reasonable prospect of employment to host an internship. This means you have a current vacancy, will likely have a vacancy following the internship or you have a regular pattern of recruitment for a position that is aligned with the participant’s interests, experience and qualifications. At the end of the internship, you can decide if the intern is the right fit for employment with your business.
Employers who regularly offer internships but not employment will be encouraged to more fully describe their needs so a more suitable person can be matched to the business. Employers may be excluded from taking on further interns if this pattern continues.