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Finding work in Kosovo: answers to the most frequently asked questions

DIMAK informs people and advises them how to climb the career ladder in Kosovo.

Finding work in Kosovo: answers to the most frequently asked questions

Do you want to return to Kosovo? Are you looking for work or do you want to find a job in a different sector? Or are you perhaps in a difficult life situation? Then we at the German Information Centre for Migration, Vocational Training and Career (DIMAK) are happy to support you. Here you’ll find the most relevant information about our services.

What is DIMAK?

DIMAK stands for Deutsches Informationszentrum für Migration, Ausbildung und Karriere (German Information Centre for Migration, Vocational Training and Career). Since 2015 we’ve been supporting people who live in Kosovo, who have returned there or who want to return.

We’ll be happy to advise you on your pathway to a new job. We can help you to reintegrate into Kosovar society. Or we can support you in difficult life situations.

We cooperate closely with local and international partners to be able to help you when you come to visit us. Our partners include the Employment Agency of the Republic of Kosovo (Agjencia e Punësimit e Republikës së Kosovës – APRK). It advises people who are looking for work and helps them to find a job.

We also cooperate with the Kosovar Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration (Ministria e punëve të brendshme dhe Administrata Publike). This is how we support people from the time that they arrive until they are fully reintegrated.

Which services are available?

Finding a job:
We will be happy to inform and advise you about how you can find a job in Kosovo. Training courses will teach you how to write a good CV, for example, and how to prepare for an interview.

Starting a business:
We can support you with the development of a business plan if you want to start your own business. You can attend training courses to learn about aspects of market research, marketing, finance and bookkeeping. Sometimes our support involves referring you to our partners. These partners assist you with your job search or with starting a business.

Promotion of women and girls:
We especially want to support women and girls. We are happy to advise you and also offer you targeted training courses.

Psychosocial counselling:
We also help you handle everyday life, for example, if you need someone with whom you can talk openly. This service is called psychosocial counselling. We advise everyone who needs this service. Gender and age are irrelevant. Our staff are specially trained to talk with you in confidence about your problems.

Who can access these services?
We are happy to advise and support you if you have returned to Kosovo from abroad, but also if you have never left the country. And we're also happy to advise you if you are still abroad and are thinking of returning to Kosovo.

What do the services cost?
Our services are free of charge.

Where can I find information about the services?
Please use our website to find information regarding our current services. That’s where you can also learn how to contact us.

How can DIMAK support me directly after my return?
Once you have returned to Kosovo, we offer you

Information about training courses, jobs and careers in Kosovo
Training courses that help you to find work and reintegrate into Kosovar society
Mentoring and support with your professional development, finding a job or starting a business
Employment advice and referral to returned and diaspora professionals
Support with coming to terms with everyday life and the opportunity of speaking confidentially with someone about your problems (psychosocial counselling)

DIMAK supports both people who have returned from abroad and also people who have never left Kosovo.

Where do I have to register after my return? How can I contact the centre?
On returning to Kosovo you need to register with the reception office at the airport (Zyrja e pranimit për personat e riatdhesuar). If the reception office at the airport is closed or if you arrived by bus or car, please inform the community and return office in your community as soon as possible.

You’ll find our contact details on our website.

I’d like to start my own business. How can DIMAK support me?
We’ll support you with developing a business plan. We also offer individual careers advice, mentoring and training courses.

These training courses teach you how to start and successfully run, finance and develop a business. All these services are free of charge.