... for the integration of foreign professionals:

• Advice for small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of social work about possibilities for integration of foreign professionals into the own enterprise: legal bases, Visa procedures, information, examples, obstacles, deadlines, support structures on site e. g.
• Forwarding of information about vacancies (internship, training, work) to a broad partner network in the region and abroad
• Support in establishing contacts between companies and foreign professionals
• Welcoming culture in an enterprise: What is it? What can everybody do?
• Support, also through a network in Thuringia during the recognition process for foreign degrees
• Network establishing with partners on site e. g. for language courses
• Assistance with language barriers between employer and employee (EBTS: English; in the case of other languages, contact with supporting institutions in the region)
• Accompanying a new employment relationship, if necessary, until the end of the trial period (appointments by arrangement)
• Support of the foreign professional in handling official business as well as assistance with social integration: arrange contact to local/regional support structures in the field of migration- and integration work
• Information events together with network partners on the topics of winning, developing and integrating foreign professionals

An internship abroad offers young people a chance to gain international professional skills, to broaden their horizon, to develop language skills and to gain important experiences for their later professional life. The training company also benefits from this experience.

A short information sheet for companies summarizes the most important information on the subject of 'internships abroad for trainees'.

The document can be found in the 'Downloads' section.