WORK PLACEMENTS 

ZNI’s priority lies in helping the mobility participants to achieve their personal and professional goals. We have identified weaknesses and gaps in lack of skills and knowledge of young people on one hand and needs of the labour market on the other, which even the most educated individuals face. Years of experience have shown that well organised preparation period is crucial for participant’s successful mobility experience, which results in improvement and development on both professional and personal level of the individual.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN BY WORKING ABROAD:

  • Development of personal qualities like: openness, self-confidence, flexibility, respect of diversity, positive attitude to work, creativity, overcoming of personal, local and national patterns, intercultural communication.
  • Upgrading professional knowledge and getting first or additional work experience in international environment
  • Mobility gives you the opportunity to put your abilities, skills and knowledge on test, and upgrade them through your practical training.
​Impact of mobility at a personal level 
Responses to the online questionnaire show that the highest relevance at personal level is on the feeling of autonomy, on the self-esteem and on learning skills.

Impact of mobility at a professional level
Improvement of language skills is by far the element most frequently mentioned in terms of impact of the mobility at professional level. Besides that, three main types of impact related to professional development have been identified:
  1. Development of an international professional profile, adding valuable elements to the CV.
  2. Self-awareness, particularly of your own ways of working, and self-confidence.
  3. Acquisition or improvement of both general skills, like planning, organising, or working in a team, as well as skills and knowledge related to a specific profession.