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÷ The Franco-British Chamber: francobritishchamber.com                                     Courses in Slovakia
           ÷  Information on professional associations:
            jobcentreplusoffices.co.uk                                                                The  strong  industrial  tradition  of  Slovakia,  its  position  in  the  centre
           ÷ Companies house : www.companieshouse.gov.uk                                     of Europe, its attractive taxation and its skilled workforce, while still remaining
           ÷  Department for Business, Energy & Industrialstrategy :                         relatively cheap, make this economically developing country a favoured destination
            www.gov.uk/government/organizations/department-for-business-energy-              for foreign investment. It is particularly interesting in the key sectors of energy,
            and-industrial-strategy                                                          automobile, telecommunications, services and infrastructure.
           ÷ Kompass : fr.kompass.com                                                        The transport and warehousing, trade, administrative services, construction and
                                                                                             IT and communications sectors can also provide interesting opportunities.
        Recruitment agencies:                                                                Name and legal framework
        The Centre for International Exchanges (CEI)  offers courses for students (hotels,
        tourism, secretarial, etc) on payment of a subscription: www.cei-london.com          Stáž
                                                                                             It is difficult to find a training course if Slovak is not spoken. One way to try,
        Non-profit placement agencies ÷                                                      however, is to seek foreign businesses who have moved there, particularly French
                                                                                             companies.
           ÷  Placement UK: for 1  or 2  cycle students with course contracts. Free          In Slovakia a training course is mandatory for students in some disciplines:  health,
                                   nd
                              st
            placement. The trainee receives an allowance of £750 per month. Posting          law and public administration; and for some technical occupations (architecture.
            on the training course offer site: www.placement-uk.com                          for example).
           ÷  The Graduate: information on businesses recruiting graduate-level              However, apart from the sectors of health, agriculture and forestry, there is no
            trainees. Gives the possibility of applying for a course offer directly from     particular legal framework, and so it is the labour code which applies.
            businesses: www.thegraduate.co.uk                                                Foreigners must register at an Emigrant Police Station within ten days of arrival
           ÷  Prospects:  for postgraduates, a database of recruiting companies:             in the country, if the stay to take a course lasts less than three months (and if the
            www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/work-experience-and-                first night was not spent in in an hotel), or must request a registration of residence
            internships                                                                      for longer stays.
                                                                                             Remuneration is not paid when the student follows a compulsory course which
        Course offers                                                                        will validate ECTS. When a temporary employment contract has been signed with
           ÷  www.workexperience.org: for offers of courses: download the Student Guide      a student, the course is paid and may not last more than twelve months.
                                                                                             The legal duration of work in Slovakia is for a maximum 40-hour week; according
           ÷ Training courses in companies: www.milkround.com - targetjobs.co.uk/            to the institutions, the normal duration of the work varies between 37½ and 40
           internships                                                                       hours.
           ÷ Internship has training course offers: www.internship-uk.com
           ÷  graduatetalentpoolsearch.direct.gov.uk/gtp/index: offers for young             Practical life
            graduates                                                                        Language: the official language is Slovak. But depending on the region, Hungarian,
           ÷  The Guardian newspaper: jobs.theguardian.com/landingpage/2867562/jobs-         Czech, Ukrainian, Ruthenian, and Romany are also spoken. Moreover, Slovaks
            internship-html                                                                  often speak better German than English.
           ÷  www.ispo.co.uk - www.thebigchoice.com - www.gradjobs.co.uk -                   Cost of living: the cost of living in Bratislava, the capital, is almost the same as in
            www.workuk.co.uk - www.studentjob.co.uk - www.ukstudentlife.com -                a provincial town in France; but Bratislava is much more expensive than the other
            www.rec.uk.com - www.indeed.co.uk - www.internshipmapper.com                     Slovakian cities, in particular with regard to housing.
           ÷ The university ‘career offices’, such as:  www.thecareersgroup.co.uk


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