Au-pair Looking after children and helping out in the host family’s household are part of everyday life as an au pair. In addition to board and lodging, there is pocket money and usually enough free time to attend a language course. Internship It is not easy to find an internship from abroad, but it is possible. There are various ways to gain initial work experience in Switzerland. It takes personal initiative: numerous internet portals publish vacancies that you can apply for online. Address lists and further information on your stay in Switzerland can be obtained from educationsuisse. RUTH VON GUNTEN, EDUCATIONSUISSE SwissCommunity educationsuisse education in Switzerland Alpenstrasse 26 3006 Berne, Switzerland Tel. +41 31 356 61 04 info@educationsuisse.ch www.educationsuisse.ch Gain initial work experience in Switzerland Interested in an internship in Switzerland or gaining an insight into the world of work? The educationsuisse advisory service on education in Switzerland also provides tips on initial work experience for young Swiss Abroad. On the farm The sound of cowbells and the smell of hay… helping out on a farm is fun and an experience for life. The Agriviva association arranges placements lasting several weeks for young people up to the age of 25 from all over the world. In return for free board and lodging and a small amount of pocket money, you help a farming family with their daily work. More detailed information on Agriviva can be found at www.agriviva.ch or by sending an email to info@agriviva.ch. Teaching at a school Young students or recent graduates from countries where English, German, French, Spanish or Italian is the official national language can gain experience in the teaching profession. As native speakers they bring added value to language lessons at upper secondary schools or vocational schools and pass on the culture of their country of residence. Language assistants receive a salary which covers their living costs in Switzerland. The application period for the school year 2024/25 runs until the end of March 2024 or by agreement. More detailed information on the Language Assistants Programme can be found at revue.link/movetiae or by sending an email to edith.funicello@movetia.ch. Elias, a Swiss Abroad from Australia, was drawn to the Swiss mountains. He did his Agriviva assignment in Maloja, in the canton of Grisons. Photo provided Claire Spielmann, a Swiss Abroad from the USA, works as a language assistant at a cantonal school in Zurich. Under revue.link/clairee you can read an interview with her. Photo provided 29
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