International skilled workers
Integrating and retaining skilled workers – nationally and internationally
JenaWirtschaft supports Jena companies with customised consulting and support services, we strengthen your network and provide impetus for a future-proof skilled labour policy in Jena.
A particular focus is on the integration of international skilled workers. This target group is of great importance for Jena as a business location and offers the greatest potential according to our Skilled Workers Study 2030 . With our service for skilled workers, we support companies so that international talents arrive successfully in Jena – and can be retained in the long term.
Our services for Jena companies
- Process support from recruitment to arrival – We provide advice on the Skilled Immigration Act, support with visa and residence issues, provide information on the recognition of qualifications and arrange the right contacts with the authorities.
- Welcome Center Jena – Your international skilled workers and their families receive support in arriving in Jena: from language courses to finding accommodation and leisure activities to dual career solutions – to ensure a successful arrival.
- Orientation tours – companies can book an individual tour for new or potential employees to get to know Jena as an attractive place to live and work.
- Information and networking – Through our involvement in specialised working groups such as the Jena Alliance for Families, the Migration Network and the Housing Industry Working Group, we represent company interests and provide practical solutions.
- Strategic cooperation – Together with the city administration, chambers, universities and other partners, we develop a coordinated skilled labour policy and put measures into practice.
- Making good practice visible – With the i-work Intercultural Business Award and targeted communication, we make successful examples of the integration of international skilled workers visible, promote the exchange of ideas between companies in the i-work community and provide impetus for new HR management.
- Workshops & events – In practical formats, we use experts to impart knowledge about recruitment, onboarding and employee retention and create space for dialogue between companies.
- Participation in career fairs – We present Jena as an attractive place to work and live both regionally and nationally and show specific job offers on the work-in-jena.de portal.
Initiatives to secure skilled labour
JenaWirtschaft provides its own impetus for the recruitment, integration and retention of skilled labour. Our most important initiatives at a glance:
Jena Alliance for Skilled Workers
Network of companies, institutions and administration to jointly secure skilled labour in Jena
Work-in-Jena.de
Central online platform for professionals interested in Jena with a job portal and valuable information on living and working in Jena
Welcome Centre Jena
Central contact point for national and international professionals with comprehensive advice on topics such as arrival, authorities, language and more
i-work Intercultural Business Award
Award for companies that are characterised by special measures for the integration of international skilled workers
Career fairs
JenaWirtschaft is on tour at graduate and career fairs and shows prospective Jena students the career opportunities on site
Skilled labour study Jena 2030
Analyses of the skilled labour situation at the location, including qualification structure, industry requirements and recommendations for action
Contact us
Whether it’s recruitment, onboarding or integration – we advise, network and support. Talk to us – we look forward to your enquiry!
Leitung Fachkräfteservice | Welcome Center Jena
Cornelia Meyerrose
Phone: +49 (3641) 8730044
E-Mail: cornelia.meyerrose@jena.de
