advisory service in East Wuerttemberg - our locations
Our services are free of charge. booking an appointment in advance is not necessary but could help avoiding waiting time.
Our services for securing skilled labour
The Welcome Centers in Baden-Württemberg support small and medium-sized enterprises in particular as a central and comprehensive point of contact, providing initial advice and information on issues relating to the recruitment and successful integration of international professionals. At the same time, the Welcome Centers are also an important point of contact for international professionals and their families as well international students. Initial support covers topics such as entry and residence regulations, information on the regional labour market and its companies, job search and application, recognition of professional qualifications and German language courses.
The Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg is financed by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labour and Tourism, the Ostalb district, the Heidenheim disctrict and the cities of Aalen, Ellwangen, Giengen, Heidenheim and Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Here you can find our services for international professionals and companies.
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Are you new to the Ostwürttemberg region and have questions about living and working here?
The Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg can provide you with information and/or refer you to further organisations that can advise you on the following topics:
Recognition of foreign educational and professional qualifications
Working, finding and applying for a job
Vocational training and study
Learning German
Immigration and residence
Healthcare system
Childcare
Mobility in the region
Religious communities
School education
Insurances
Clubs and leisure activities
Housing & Rentals
The initial guidance covers topics such as entry and residence regulations, information on the regional labour market and its companies, job search and application, recognition of professional qualifications and German language courses. By networking with each other and with key partners in the regional labour market, the Welcome Centers in Baden-Württemberg have become comprehensive competence centers for the integration of international skilled workers into the labour market.
Here you can find our latest flyers in English and German.
Feel free to contact us!
Find out more about Ostwürttemberg as a location here: www.erstaunliches-ostwuerttemberg.de
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Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg
Steffen Kohnle
Head
c/o Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH
Region Ostwürttemberg (WiRO)
Bahnhofplatz 5
D-73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Focus: Businesses and SMEs Skilled Immigration and Skilled Recruitment Act
phone: +49 7171 92753-24
mobile: +49 151 27 16 82 15
E-Mail: kohnle@ostwuerttemberg.de
Speaks German, English, French, Spanish
Advisor Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg
Solveigh Gauditz
Aalen University
Anton-Huber-Straße 1 (Room 2.11)
73430 Aalen
Focus: International Students
International Skilled Workers
phone: +49 7361 576 1705
mobile: +49 152 26043929
E-Mail: solveigh.gauditz@hs-aalen.de
speaks: German, English
Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg
Project Management Agency
Nadine Kaiser
Managing Director
Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH
Region Ostwürttemberg (WiRO)
Bahnhofplatz 5
D-73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
phone: +49 7171 92753-0
E-mail: kaiser@ostwuerttemberg.de
Advisor Welcome Center Ostwürttemberg
Daniel Schramm
DOCK 33 Heidenheim
Leibniz-Campus 9
89520 Heidenheim
Focus: International Skilled Workers
Businesses and SMEs
phone: +49 7171 92753-31
mobile: +49 176 74787412
E-Mail: schramm@ostwuerttemberg.de
speaks: German, English