{"id":4599,"date":"2021-09-20T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T09:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/?page_id=4599"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:15:43","slug":"preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.auslandsdienst.at\/en\/preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"

PREPARATION FOR YOUR SERVICE ABROAD<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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The association Austrian Service Abroad prepares candidates for their time abroad comprehensively. On average, candidates spend one<\/strong> (1) year in preparation before starting their service at the location of their assignment.<\/p>\n

During this time, they volunteer in teams and units according to the association\u2019s\u00a0organizational chart<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and thus acquire competencies relevant to an organization, such as communication and leadership skills, as well as know-how about working in teams and the functioning of associations.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the candidates prepare themselves in terms of knowledge for their assignment abroad and participate in regular conferences (such as the\u00a0Wednesday Conference<\/a>), seminars (multi-day Gedenkdienst, Social Service, and Peace Service seminars), monthly physical meetings in all federal states of Austria, biannual cohort meetings, as well as an annual Gedenkdienst Poland study trip and \/ or an Understanding Israel seminar.<\/p>\n

Here brief descriptions of 2 of our initiatives:<\/p>\n<\/div>