New "Integration Service for Skilled Workers" Opened in Austria

More+Work & Careers ♦ Published: November 2, 2023; 22:47 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media, Susanne Raab, visited the newly founded "Integration Service for Skilled Workers". The facility serves as a central point of contact for qualified skilled workers and their families as well as for companies operating in Austria. The service includes advice, information, and events on topics such as pre-integration, living and working in Austria as well as German language courses.

Given the shortage of skilled workers throughout Europe and in Austria, Minister Raab emphasizes the need to use domestic potential as well as to attract and integrate qualified skilled workers from abroad. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Christoper Dunker

The "Integration Service for Skilled Workers" was launched in October and is part of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF). It aims to help alleviate the current shortage of skilled workers in Austria and Europe by supporting and promoting qualified immigrants and key workers.

"We must utilize all potential within Austria, but at the same time we must do everything we can to…