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For Students from the European Union
and Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
- Paid or unpaid work experience
- Minimum duration: 4 weeks' German language course + 4 (unpaid)
or 8 (paid) weeks' work experience.
- Maximum duration: 24 weeks' German language course; work experience
up to 1 year. All variations within this framework are possible.
Paid Work Experience
Placement available for students
from the European Union* and Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Switzerland
*New EU-members: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - paid work experience possible from
2008
Paid work experience can only be granted to applicants with very good
German skills.
- Hotel management: front office, F&B assistant, kitchen help,
hotel trainee (min. 6 months), hotel kindergarten.
- Selling: art galleries, souvenir shops, retail stores.
- Restaurants & catering: waiter/waitress, bars, cafés, golf
club (service), kitchen help, party service.
- Tourism: ski instructor (necessary to finance and complete
a 10-day ski instructor course), museum (attendant, advertising)
and much more.
Conditions of Employment (paid work
experience)
- Remuneration: min. EUR 290,- net per month for 40 hours work
a week.
- Working hours: 20 to 50 hours per week, one to two days off
per week.
- Accommodation: half board is mostly provided by the employer
or financed by an appropriately higher salary.
- Tips:EUR 7,- - 14,-/day is possible, depending on the nature
of your work.
- Accident insurance: is paid by the employer. Private insurance
must be taken out to cover medical treatment, travel and leisure
activities. Please also bring your E111 European Union insurance
form or an equivalent private insurance document with you.
Unpaid Work Experience
Placement available for EU citizens
and non-EU citizens.
- Computing: CNC, CAD/CAM, software development.
- Tourism & marketing: Austrian Airlines (ground staff), travel
agencies.
- Commerce: import/export firms, environmental consulting.
- Research: university institutes.
- Manual and art trades: carpenter, car mechanic.
Conditions of Employment (unpaid work
experience)
- Your job placement is unpaid, but you can gain valuable experience
and perfect your German.
- Accommodation costs: approx. EUR 145,-/week including half board
(family, apartment or student hall).
- Many employers offer meals at subsidised prices or a free travel
pass for public transport.
- Working hours: approx. 20-40 hours per week, according to
interest.
- Private insurance must be taken out.
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