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Integration service for skilled workers

Living and working in Austria

Integration service for skilled workers

Living and working in Austria

The integration service for skilled workers of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports international skilled workers, companies and organizations with their integration in Austria. The services include advice, information events, training courses and networking opportunities related to living and working in Austria, learning German and professional integration.

Integration service for skilled workers

Address: Garnisongasse 3/8, 1090 Vienna

Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Consultations are currently taking place exclusively online .
Please contact us by phone in advance to arrange a consultation appointment.

Services offered by the integration service for skilled workers

For companies

Do you want to support international professionals with their integration in Austria or promote diversity in your company? The Integration Service for Skilled Workers supports companies with offers for on-the-job German language learning, integration measures, career platforms and further training.

For organizations

Are you an organization, institution, or public body active in the field of professional integration? The Integration Service for Skilled Workers promotes networking, professional exchange, and the further development of joint measures for the integration of international skilled workers in Austria.

For professionals

Do you want to live and work in Austria? The Integration Service for Skilled Workers supports international skilled workers and their families with personal advice and information on learning German, professional recognition, and living and working in Austria.

Offers for businesses

German language learning alongside work

The ÖIF supports companies with tailor-made German courses, online offers and industry-specific learning content for international employees.

Integration measures

Webinars and information events provide knowledge about living and working in Austria, as well as about cultural customs, the education and health systems.

Career platforms

Companies can present job openings and get in touch with participants of the ÖIF German courses as well as potential employees with a migration and refugee background.

Training courses for company representatives

Offers for organizations

The ÖIF's integration service for skilled workers promotes the professional exchange and networking of organizations that support international skilled workers and qualified immigrants in their integration in Austria.

The focus is on:

  • Networking and exchange of experience between organizations
  • Exchange on current studies and developments
  • Further development of joint integration measures

A key format is the expert forum on the integration of skilled immigrants and key workers, which takes place several times a year. More than 30 organizations from all over Austria contribute their expertise and jointly develop new approaches for the sustainable integration of international skilled workers.

Publications

Brochure ‘Living in Austria’

Guide “Living in Austria”

Compact information for Austrians living abroad and new immigrants: The guide provides an overview of important organizational steps after arrival as well as practical information for living in Austria.

News on the topic of work & career

All the latest news
Fitore Morina, head of the initiative TOGETHER:AUSTRIA, in the entrance area of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF).

Nine out of ten managers started their careers as employees at the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) / Junior management and mentoring programs support employees in their professional development

Cooperation partners

Frequently asked questions and answers about the integration service

The Austrian Integration Fund's (ÖIF) integration service for skilled workers supports companies, organizations, and international professionals with all aspects of integration in Austria. Services range from advice and information to on-the-job German language courses, further training, events, and networking opportunities.

Companies receive support for their international employees' work-related German language learning, as well as information and training opportunities related to integration and living and working in Austria. The ÖIF career platforms also allow companies to advertise job openings and connect directly with potential employees.

The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports companies with German language learning programs tailored to their specific needs and alongside their jobs . These include German courses, online learning opportunities, and industry-specific learning content.

The integration service connects organizations and public institutions that support international professionals and skilled immigrants. The focus is on professional exchange, current studies and developments, and the joint development of integration measures . A key format for this is the regularly held expert forum.

Further information and offers