{"id":1486,"date":"2020-12-06T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T08:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neu.auslandsdienst.at\/?page_id=1486"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:53:34","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/h1>\n<p><em>Please note that the Association Austrian Service Abroad communicates exclusively with prospectives, candidates, and foreign servants directly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A service abroad requires a high degree of personal responsibility and independence. We therefore expect our prospectives, candidates, and foreign servants to clarify their questions, decisions, and organizational steps themselves. <\/em><em>Direct communication is a fundamental part of the program, as it is a prerequisite for reliability and personal responsibility in all phases of a service abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We ask for your understanding that we communicate exclusively with participants directly regarding content and organizational issues. Parents or legal guardians are only involved if this is legally required.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:33%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#364087;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 16px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a{font-size:18px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #364086;border-color: #364086;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover { color: #c71621;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #c71621;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #c71621!important;border-color: #c71621!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1894 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the Austrian Service Abroad?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-01-03T20:30:19+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1894\" href=\"#collapse-1-1894\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the Austrian Service Abroad?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1894\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The Austrian Service Abroad is non-profit and non-governmental organization accredited by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs to offer sponsored volunteering services (Auslandsdienst) abroad to both females and males. The types of services are\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/auslandsdienst.at\/en\/serving-abroad\/\">Gedenkdienst, Austrian Social Service and Austrian Peace Service<\/a>. If a service is done for a time-period of at least 10 months it may serve as a substitute to Austria&#8217;s mandatory military or national service.\u00a0Having many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/locations\/\">partners around the world<\/a>, it is the largest of Austria&#8217;s organizations providing such volunteering services. The\u00a0Austrian Service Abroad is funded by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1901 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is a carrier organization (Tr\u00e4gerorganisation)?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T09:49:07+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1901\" href=\"#collapse-1-1901\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is a carrier organization (Tr\u00e4gerorganisation)?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1901\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>A\u00a0carrier organization is responsible for preparing and sending the volunteer abroad. The Austrian Service Abroad is a carrier organization. The contract is signed between the volunteer and the carrier organization (not between the volunteer and the organization of placement). This means that the volunteer is hired by the carrier organiazation and the carrier organization carries the responsibilities in terms of social security for and paying the subsidy\u00a0to the volunteer.\u00a0After the completion of a 10-month volunteering service via an accredited carrier organization the Republic of Austria cannot assign you to the military of national service anymore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1905 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is a Gedenkdienst, Social Service or Austrian Peace Service?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-01-03T20:31:04+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1905\" href=\"#collapse-1-1905\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is a Gedenkdienst, Social Service or Austrian Peace Service?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1905\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The volunteering services that you may do via\u00a0the Austrian Service Abroad\u00a0are 3 types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gedenkdienst: Remembers the atrocities of Nazism and commemorates its victims. Gedenkdiener work at places of Holocaust commemoration, museums, research institutes and organizations supporting Jewish culture and life<\/li>\n<li>Social Service: Austrian Social Servants collaborate within the framework of international development assistance in diverse social projects around the word. Social servants work in the fields of education, support of people with special needs, environmental protection, medicine, economic development and infrastructure building<\/li>\n<li>Peace Service: Austrian Peace Servants collaborate in projects of peace-building, peace-pedagogics, women&#8217;s rights, reconciliation and the commemoration of atrocities other than the Holocaust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information about the types of service you may find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/serving-abroad\/\">here<\/a>. Please note that the specific tasks strongly vary from partner organization to partner organization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1909 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Who is my contact person in case I am interested in the Auslandsdienst?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:01:12+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1909\" href=\"#collapse-1-1909\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Who is my contact person in case I am interested in the Auslandsdienst?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1909\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The first person of contact is the tutor of your federal state. You may contact him \/ her either via eMail or apply directly via the <a href=\"https:\/\/auslandsdienst.at\/en\/apply\/\">contact form<\/a>. In order to inform yourself in greater detail about your Auslandsdienst you may participate in a monthly physical meeting in the capital of your federal state. There you can meet many like-minded people. The contact details of the persons relevant to your federal state you may find <a href=\"https:\/\/auslandsdienst.at\/en\/apply\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1911 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Can people apply who do not intend to substitute their military of national service?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:03:27+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1911\" href=\"#collapse-1-1911\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Can people apply who do not intend to substitute their military of national service?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1911\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Yes provided the following criteria are met:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Participants know the German language since otherweise the participation in the conferences and meetings is problematic<\/li>\n<li>Participants must\u00a0have the address of their main residence continuously for more than 1 year in Austria prior to departure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1913 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Until when can I apply?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-10-30T10:27:50+02:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1913\" href=\"#collapse-1-1913\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Until when can I apply?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1913\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>For each cohort a deadline is decided by the leadership team, which may vary from year to year. Until the deadline typically no decision regarding the candidates is made.\u00a0In case of competition the\u00a0decision regarding which candidate to chose strongly depends on the contributions made by the candidates during their preparatory period and on the suitability of the candidates regarding his \/ her placement. In case of a competition for a spot a committee decides shortly after the\u00a0completion\u00a0of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>After the deadline an application is still possible but limited to vacant spots.<\/p>\n<p>For the cohort 2021 \u00a0(start\u00a0on 01.09.2021) the deadline was 31.12.2020.<\/p>\n<p>For the cohort 2022\u00a0 (start on 01.09.2022) the deadline is 31.12.2021.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1917 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What does the application process look like?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:08:14+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1917\" href=\"#collapse-1-1917\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What does the application process look like?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1917\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>After submitting your application to the Austrian Service Abroad and after some initial internal processes you officially become a &#8220;Neuinteressent&#8221; (newly interested person). From then on you have 4 months time to complete your intake into the organization and officially become a candidate. Typically 4 months is sufficent time for this. Details regarding the intake process you may find in the &#8220;Neuinteressent*in-guide&#8221;. You may discuss further questions with your tutor or federal state spokesperson. After participation in federal state meetings (Landesreferatstreffen) and several other conferences, submission of your CV and letter of motivation, and contacting\u00a0all relevant people within the organization you may participate in an intake-conference. Once you successfully completed this process you have officially become a candidate for an Austrian Service Abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The official intake into the organization will be communicated via eMail after a confirmation by the chairman of the organization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1919 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How does the preparation for your service abroad and your collaboration within the organization work?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:10:42+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1919\" href=\"#collapse-1-1919\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How does the preparation for your service abroad and your collaboration within the organization work?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1919\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>It is important to the Austrian Service Abroad to preparare the volunteers well for their\u00a0placement in advance. Part of the preparation is the creation of preparatory reports, the participation in events, seminars as well as online-conferences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once a month a physical meeting takes place in the capital of each federal state (Landesreferatstreffen). All colleagues of each federal state meet at this meeting for an exchange.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday-conferences:\u00a0The Wednesday-conferences take place bi-weekly and are conversations and Q&amp;As with external guests with an expertise relevant to Gedenkdienst, Social and \/ or Peace Service.<\/li>\n<li>Area-conferences: once a month an area-conference for each area takes place. The Austrian Service Abroad has the world divided into 9 separate areas. Which area you belong to depends on the geographic location of the organization of your placement. In these conferences you will learn about topics relevant to your area and you may meet Austrian Servants Abroad from your area.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration in teams \/ departments:\u00a0Each candidate needs to join a team or department and contribute to its workflow. You may find an overview of the teams \/ departments in the organigram of the organization. A digital job-market can help you in finding a team \/ department. Alternatively you may contact the heads of teams \/ department directly.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, many opportunities for further education are organized and offered on a voluntary basis, such as the literature-club, documentary or film nights, discussion rounds, debates or role-plays, study trips (e.g. to Poland), language meet-up, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1922 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How can the volunteering service be accredited as alternative national service?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:12:53+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1922\" href=\"#collapse-1-1922\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How can the volunteering service be accredited as alternative national service?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1922\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Once you complete 10 months of your volunteering service the Republic of Austria recognizes it as an alternative to Austria&#8217;s mandatory military or national service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1924 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">In case of a competition for a spot, according to which criteria is the decision made regarding the suitability of the candidates?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:14:58+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1924\" href=\"#collapse-1-1924\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">In case of a competition for a spot, according to which criteria is the decision made regarding the suitability of the candidates?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1924\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The following criteria are relevant:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0Does he \/ she fulfill\u00a0the criteria of the partner organization towards our volunteers?<\/p>\n<p>2. Length,\u00a0extent and quality of the contributions made within the preparatory period. What value has he \/ she been for the Austrian Service Abroad through the contributions to its work-flow?<\/p>\n<p>3. Quality of preparation in terms of the subject-matter relevant to\u00a0the placement. How has he \/ she prepared himself \/ herself for the service at the organization of choice?<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0The social and communicative competencies of the candidate. Can he \/ she socialize and communicate well?<\/p>\n<p>5. Does he \/ she have further relations with the country \/ city \/ organization of choice?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-1927 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Which documents are relevant for me during the intake-period?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/auslandsdiener\/author\/simon-wimmer\/\" title=\"Posts by Simon Wimmer\" rel=\"author\">Simon Wimmer<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-12-30T10:16:19+01:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordian-1\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-1927\" href=\"#collapse-1-1927\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Which documents are relevant for me during the intake-period?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-1927\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The most comprehensive information document about the Austrian Service Abroad is the NI-guide. In addition, there are guides regarding the communication with the civil service agency (ZISA), about the use of our communication plattform PODIO, and about the correct creation of signatures (as part of your eMail). 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