Employee Status: Trainee
Areas of Employment:
Internship Period: 18 months
Responsibilities:
- Dairy Farms:
- Milking cows, feeding, spreading straw, caring for calves
- Assisting veterinarians, transporting goods on loaders or tractors
- Pig Farms:
- Feeding, castration, vaccination, insemination of sows
- Working in the farrowing shop, cleaning production premises, transportation, occasional tractor fieldwork
Accommodation:
- Provided housing near the farm (private room, kitchen, bathroom, heating)
- Accommodation cost: 1500 - 2500 DKK (~200 - 340 EUR)
Salary:
- Under 25 years old:
- First 6 months: DKK 11,697.68 (EUR 1,560)
- Next 12 months: DKK 13,568.73 (EUR 1,810)
- Over 25 years old:
- First 6 months: DKK 11,697.68 (EUR 1,560)
- Next 12 months: DKK 15,709.13 (EUR 2,095)
- Monthly costs (approx.):
- Wage tax: 16-20%
- Accommodation: 250 EUR
- Meals: 250 EUR
- Net monthly income after expenses:
- Under 25: 900 - 1,100 EUR
- Over 25: 1,000 - 1,200 EUR
Social Protection:
- Free medical care, sick leave, 7 weeks paid holiday for 18 months
Program Process:
- Job search: 2-5 weeks (6-8 weeks for married couples)
- Internship permit processing: 6 - 10 weeks
- Total waiting time: 8 - 15 weeks
- After internship: Possible employment as a skilled worker in Denmark or other countries like Finland, Canada, or Norway.
Program Costs:
- Real Staff Services: 400 EUR
- Immigration Fee: 560 EUR
- Visa Fee: Approx. 230 EUR
- Language Exam (KET/IELTS): Cost varies
- Travel and Insurance: Cost varies
Requirements:
- Age: 18 - 29.5 years
- International certificate of English (A2 level or higher)
- Previous agricultural experience (preferred, not mandatory)
- Ability to drive a car or tractor (advantageous)
- Studying agriculture (veterinary, zootechnical, or farming)
- Good physical and psychological health
Cooperation Process:
- Preliminary conversation and consultation
- Language certificate and educational certificate review
- Interview and contract signing with "Real Staff"
- Payment and submission of documents to the Danish Embassy
- Obtaining work permit and flight arrangements
- Work commencement in Denmark