Thank you for your interest in our work. The German Information Centre on Migration, Vocational Training and Careers (DIMAK) is closed since December 2024. DIMAK services are now offered by the Albanian National Agency for Employment and Skills. They include e.g. individual advice on regular migration to Germany and other countries of the European Union as well as job opportunities, qualification measures and training in Albania. Please visit www.puna.gov.al for more information.

Our centres in Albania

We'll inform you of your opportunities for migrating to Germany and Europe or within the region - to help you find work or improve your skills. You can also contact us if you've returned to Albania. We can support you with looking for a job or starting a business, for example. 

The adive given by our centre is available to everyone. It is free of charge, confidential and without obligation.

• Our services
• Useful Links
• Country experiences

Our services

Our services

The German Information Centre on Migration, Vocational Training and Careers (DIMAK) welcomes you. You can get information and individual advice on the following topics:

• Regular migration to Germany
• Job opportunities and training in Albania
• Psychosocial support and help in emergency situations

We also arrange trainings on various topics:

• Job search and applications
• Language
• Gastronomy

Insights to our work

Useful Links

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  Job Opportunities in Albania:
  If you’re looking for job opportunities in Albania, visit the job portal of the National Employment Agency.

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  Learn German with Goethe-Zentrum:
  Interested in learning German? Explore the courses offered by the Goethe-Zentrum.

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  Study in Germany with DAAD:
  Are you thinking of studying in Germany? Discover your possibilities and find valuable information on the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Country experiences

Working in the hotel industry

Working in a hotel offers great job prospects for many Albanians. The country is attracting ever more tourists – but there’s a shortage of trained personnel. Artan and Sidorela took part in an eight-week intensive training course.

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Empowered for a new start in Tirana

Exclusion, migration, domestic abuse: Ana had a lot of problems to overcome. Help from the DIMAK information centre meant that this Albanian woman was given psychosocial counselling after her return and was able to start a new career in a call centre.

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Talent leads to opening a hair salon

Majlinda already had the talent, dedication and ambition to be a hairdresser. After her return to Albania and with some help, she was able to fulfil her dream of having her own hairdressing salon.

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Using a traditional craft to make a future for myself

Training in how to start a business enabled me to turn my hobby into a career.

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Bakery skills with a future

My name is Igrita and I come from Albania. I emigrated to Germany with my husband and three daughters in January 2016. What did we want? A better life! It actually went well: my husband found work as a welder, I as a cleaner and the children attended school. They quickly learned German. Yet we missed our family, our friends and our culture in Albania. So we returned in January 2017.

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New job and renewed happiness in Albania

My name is Realf and I am 25 years old. I went to Germany in early 2018 and wanted to start a career there. But after five months I realised that would be difficult without a legal status. So I returned to my homeland, Albania – then completely new opportunities opened up for me there. What happened was that

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