Living and Working in Germany

International Placement Services (ZAV) We offer opportunities Contents ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ Introduction We offer opportunities In Germany We offer opportunities For trainees We offer opportunities For skilled workers You can trust us You are welcome Seite What is the ZAV? ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ As a public employment service, we are a state body We have partners in many European networks We have a comprehensive presence across Germany Our guidance and placement services are free of charge We are the most important service provider in the German labour market 10,000 highly qualified placement experts work for us We advocate mobility at fair terms We operate Germany’s largest online jobs’ portal We are a not-for-profit organisation Seite ZAV - our services for job-seekers ▬ Guidance and placement • skilled workers in occupations with employment bottlenecks • persons seeking to vocational training in all occupations • on a local level Thema, Monat 2014, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Seite We offer opportunities For skilled workers Germany – an overview ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ Population: 80.7m, of which 6.9m hold foreign nationality Area: 357,112 km² Form of government: parliamentary democracy Founded: 1949, German reunification with the joining of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) on October 1990 Head of state: Federal President Joachim Gauck Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel Seite We offer opportunities The current situation ▬ Demographic change in Germany • Increasing proportion of older people in the population • Fewer school leavers • Fewer new recruits ▬ ▬ Good economic climate Low unemployment among young people Seite We offer opportunities For skilled workers We offer opportunities For skilled workers The German labour market Germany is looking for welltrained skilled workers … ▬ … but there are also regions with high levels of unemployment ▬ We’ll show you where your best chances are ▬ Seite We offer opportunities For skilled workers The German labour market.… ▬ Germany has one of the lowest unemployment rates (5.3%) among EU Member States ▬ For young people between the ages of 15 and 25, Germany has one of the lowest unemployment rates (7.9%) Dual vocational training is the main success factor in the German labour market In this way employers have new recruits in their companies at an early stage and work with them to get good qualifications ▬ There are particularly good job prospects in BadenWürttemberg and Bavaria ▬ Seite We offer opportunities For skilled workers The German labour market.… ▬ Most university graduates and people who have completed vocational training find it comparatively easy to get a job ▬ People with no vocational qualification have considerably worse chances ▬ This means that immigrants have very good chances of starting a job in Germany, especially if they are qualified and have mastered the German language or want to learn it Seite 10 We offer opporunities For skilled workers The pillars of the social insurance scheme accident insurance (employer contribution) 3% unemployment insurance 2.05% long-term care insurance 15.5% health insurance 18.9% pension insurance Seite 13 We offer opportunities How much will my net salary be? An example Month (gross) Year 2.500,00 € 30.000,00 € Contribution - Pension (9,45%) 236,25 € 2.835,00 € - Unemployment Insurance (1,5%) 37,50 € 450,00 € - Compulsary Long Term Care Insurance (1,025%) 31,88 € 382,56 € 6,25 € 205,00 € 75,00 € 2.460,00 € - Sonderzuschlag 0.9% 22,50 € 270,00 € Total Social Contribution 510,63 € 6.127,56 € - Tax - Soli-Zuschlag 327,41 € 18,00 € 3.929,00 € 216,00 € - Church Tax 29,46 € 353,52 € Total Taxes 374,87 € 4.498,44 € 1.614,50 € 19.374,00 € Salary - Kinderloszuschlag 0.25% - Health Insurance (7,3 %) Taxes Net Seite 14 We offer opportunities For skilled workers How I apply? Photo is optional – but is a good idea Covering letter: page Get ready! We offer online application training, including training for university graduates in particular Europass CV Seite 15 You can trust us Federal Employment Agency‘s Job Exchange (Jobbörse) Select language Register/log in Quick search/ Advanced search Seite 16 Message: You can trust us How I find a job EURES Germany ▬ Supports you in looking for a job in Germany We’re waiting for your application Send your CV to workingermany@arbeitsagentur.de ▬ Federal Employment Agency’s Job Exchange (Jobbörse) www.jobboerse.arbeitsagentur.de ▬ Job vacancies in German companies can also be found in the EURES portal: http://ec.europa.eu/eures Seite 17 International Placement Services (ZAV) We offer opportunities Seite 18 We offer opportunities For trainees Training opportunities… Gymnasium Seite 19 We offer opportunities For trainees What a vocational training programme in Germany can offer you more self-confidence learn German take on responsibilities work experience recognised qualification new friends earn your own money good opportunities in the labour market – also on your return a second home country be independent Seite 20 We offer opportunities For trainees Occupations in the dual vocational training system plant mechanic production mechanic professional baker driver electrician hairdresser floor layer metal polisher precision cook optician shoemaker construction equipment operator joiner asphalt worker Seite 21 We offer opportunities For trainees 3-4 days in a company, 1-2 days in school Seite 22 We offer opportunities For trainees Earnings during 1st training year hairdresser up to €1,400 baker skilled hospitality worker butcher up to €400 bricklayer bank clerk up to €1,200 concrete worker beautician optician up to €600 electronics technician Seite 23 We offer opportunities For trainees Overcoming barriers – we will support you ▬ Support programme for dual vocational training in Germany ▬ Project providers can provide you with financial support for, e.g • Travel expenses for interview, internship, starting work • Securing a livelihood • Language courses that support you during vocational training • Support for vocational training through assistance for classes in school Seite 24 We offer opportunities For trainees Online registration on www.thejobofmylife.de Kontakt für Ausbildungsinteressierte Tel: +49 228 713 1083 FAX: +49 228 713 2701080 Email:thejobofmylife@arbeitsagentur.de Application portal www.thejobofmylife.de with online registration possibility Kontakt für Unternehmen & Projektträger Email: MobiProjekte@arbeitsagentur.de Seite 25 You can trust us Membership of European networks EURES: Network for supporting worker mobility by means of information, guidance and placement Euroguidance: Network for supporting mobility in the education sector by means of information and guidance www.eures.europa.eu Seite 26 Thank you for your attention!! ... for interview, internship, starting work • Securing a livelihood • Language courses that support you during vocational training • Support for vocational training through assistance for classes in. .. operator joiner asphalt worker Seite 21 We offer opportunities For trainees 3-4 days in a company, 1-2 days in school Seite 22 We offer opportunities For trainees Earnings during 1st training year... language Register/log in Quick search/ Advanced search Seite 16 Message: You can trust us How I find a job EURES Germany ▬ Supports you in looking for a job in Germany We’re waiting for your application