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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,
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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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