Swiss Review 1/2021

Swiss Review / February 2021 / No.1 28 Would you like to work as a language assistant at a Swiss upper secondary school or a vocational school for a year? Young students or recent graduates from countries whose official national language is English, German, French, Spanish or Ital- ian can gain teaching experience in Swit- zerland. As native speakers, they enrich language lessons and exemplify cultural as- pects of their country of residence. Lan- guage assistants receive a salarywhich just covers their living costs in Switzerland. Ap- plications for the 2021/22 school year are be- ing accepted until the end of March 2021. For detailed information about the Language Assistants programme, please consult ogy.de/movetia or send an email to edith.funicello@movetia.ch. Would you like to work as an au pair in Switzerland? Working as an au pair for a familywith chil- dren can be a good opportunity for young Swiss Abroad to get to know their country of origin better. The salary is nothing to write home about, but they receive free board and lodging and enough spare time to attend a language course, for example. Various organisations arrange au pair placements. Please contact educationsuisse for a list of addresses. Gaining work experience in Switzerland educationsuisse gives advice on all matters related to education in Switzerland as well as tips on gaining initial work experience in Switzerland. Would you like to help out on a farm in Switzerland for several weeks? Agriviva, www.agriviva.ch, is an association that organises placements lasting several weeks for young people aged up to 25 and from around the world. In return for free board and lodging and a small amount of pocket money, youwill help a farming fam- ilywith their dailywork. These placements are ideal for young peoplewho like to be ac- tive, love the outdoors, and are keen to get to know a new family and experience life on a Swiss farm. (RG) eduationsuisse offers young Swiss Abroad specific advice on all matters related to education in Switzerland. Its employees speak German, French, Italian, Spanish and English and are available to answer your questions via email, telephone, Skype or in the office in Berne. educationsuisse, Education in Switzerland, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Switzerland, Tel. +41 31 356 61 04 info@educationsuisse.ch www.educationsuisse.ch Language assistant Leslie Schmid, Swiss Abroad from Canada, at work Photo provided . Federal votes The Federal Council determines voting pro- posals at least four months before the voting date. Everything you need to know about voting proposals (voting pamphlets, committees, rec- ommendations by Parliament and the Federal Council etc.) is available at www.admin.ch/ votes or via the Federal Chancellery’s VoteInfo app. On 4 November 2020, the Federal Council de- cided that there will be three federal propos- als submitted to the people on 7 March 2021: ■ ■ Popular initiative “Yes to a ban on full facial coverings” ■ ■ Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services ■ ■ Federal Decree on the approval of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement between the EFTAmember states and Indonesia Popular initiatives The following federal popular initiative had already been launched at the time of going to press (deadline for the collection of signatures in brackets): ■ ■ Federal Popular Initiative “Pay 7,500 francs to every Swiss citizen (Helicopter Money Initiative)” (20.04.2022) The list of pending popular initiatives is available in German at: www.bk.admin.ch > Politische Rechte > Volksinitiativen > Hängige Volksinitiativen Responsible for the FDFA official communications: Consular Directorate Innovation and Partnerships Effingerstrasse 27, 3003 Berne, Switzerland www.eda.admin.ch, email: kdip@eda.admin.ch SwissCommunity