Austria

Young people may gather professional experience abroad and acquire/improve foreign language skills, which are important aspects when starting a career. Another objective is to promote young people’s understanding of other countries and cultures. Austria has so far concluded agreements in this regard with Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America, and is therefore among the top EU countries regarding the number of concluded and effective WHP agreements.

Young professionals employed in Canada who want to travel to receive or provide training from a partner company in Austria.

Post-secondary graduates who want professional training in tourism, agriculture or forestry. Participants must have a degree or diploma in at least one of the three fields.