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Many Slovenes also master Serbo-Croatian and English. In the border region with Courses in Sweden
the Austria, some speak German.
Snowy, cold, pinetrees and nightfall at 3:30 pm in winter … Sweden is
Cost of living: lower in Slovenia than in France. However, imported products or not like this. If Ikea is the country's iconic brand and knew how to be exported
products bought in small quantities (books, household appliances, etc) are rather all over the world, employment in Sweden is also alive and well in the service
expensive. industries, while construction and industry have been in slight decline over the
last few years. The unemployment rate decreased to 6.6% in 2017 with a strong
Accommodation: rent of a studio varies between 250 and 400 € in Ljubljana, on the demand for qualified staff with a diploma in higher education, or at least a high
coast and in the tourist sites. Elsewhere, it is approximately 20% less expensive. school diploma.

Tips on finding a course and useful sites Name and legal framework
Consult company directories, in particular Praktikplats, internship
those for French and international companies Although Sweden is an English-speaking country, Swedish is still spoken more
established in the country. than any other language, which may be a handicap for complete beginners in this
Offers of courses and jobs are published by the language.
Slovenian Employment Service, on the EURES The careers advice services in the Swedish universities are in permanent contact
portal. Application can also be made to temporary with companies to find places for training courses. Students can also contact the
employment agencies for students. companies direct to present their applications; the larger firms even have trainee
the CV must be concise and structured, written in programmes with concrete offers online.
Slovene or English; there is no standard format.
Depending on the company, a Europass CV may be Talent Accelerator
sent: www.europass.si This is a one-year programme supported by Business Sweden for young graduates
with little or no professional experience (less than a year). The trainee spends
Useful sources of information six months in Sweden and six months in another country while participating in
÷ The Slovenian Employment Agency website: english.ess.gov.si seminars and workshops to continue his training. The contract lasts for two years,
with the second year devoted to working on the ground in improving one of the two
÷ The Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: eng.gzs.si sectors studied in the first year, or in discovering a third professional sector. There
÷ The Ministry of Labour website: www.mddsz.gov.si/en is more information on www.business-sweden.se/en/about-us/Careers/trainee-
÷ The Eures portal: www.ec.europa.eu/eures program
All the information concerning the trainee's social protection are set out in the
Professional federations contract signed by the employer and the trainee. The employer is obliged to register
Association of Insurers: www.zbs-giz.si/en the trainee to ensure his mandatory provisions (health, disability, unemployment
Association of the Country's Banks: www.zbs-giz.si/en insurance) within eight days of the signing of the contract.

Business directories The Swedish Parliament has limited the weekly duration of work to a maximum of
AJPES : www.ajpes.si PIRS : www.pirs.si 40 hours. Here too, many branch conventions exist, and the average working time
is around 38 hours per week.
Course offers Remuneration:
÷ Portal for jobs, projects and courses in Slovenia: slovenie.enligne-int.com There is no minimum wage in Sweden, following the example of many European
÷ offers of courses in the pharmaceutical sector: www.preventivna- countries. On the other hand, there are conventions signed by professional
platforma.si/emcdda-nudi-pripravnistvo-s-podrocja-drog branches, and approximately 90% of the salaries are therefore controlled.

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