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Traineeships and work in the UK

This page contains information about:

• Traineeships
• Summer jobs
• Part-time and full-time jobs
• Au Pair jobs
• Teaching in the UK
• Legislation
• Moving from Portugal to the UK
• Moving to Portugal from the UK
• General information about the UK

Note that the inclusion of any commercial company on these pages does not mean that it is recommended by the British Council.

Traineeships

• Leonardo da Vinci - European Community's vocational training programme:
  - Portugal – National Agency for European Community's education and training programmes
  - UK - Partner search database (for Leonardo da Vinci programme);
• IAESTE Portugal (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience);
• European Union traineeships;
• United Kingdom: Work UK: http://www.workuk.co.uk/;
• UK Student Life.

Summer jobs

• http://www.summerjobs4students.co.uk/;
• http://www.vacationwork.co.uk/links/links.php;
• http://www.venture-europe.com/;
• Or search the internet: summer+jobs+uk (or +city name).

Part-time and full-time jobs

We advise you to read the British Council information sheet relevant to your area of work, as these often contain useful information about requirements necessary for working in some professions.
Please search the internet: part+time+jobs+uk (or +city name) and jobs+uk (or +city name).

Au Pair

• Home Office information.
• http://www.childcare-europe.com/;
• http://www.aupairsetc.co.uk/;
• Or search the internet: au+pair+uk or +city name.

Teaching in the UK

• Please read the British Council information sheet: 'Teacher Training';
• General Teaching Councils:
  Please search the internet: general+teaching+council+england (or +northern+ireland or +scotland or +wales);
• Please search the internet: jobs+teaching+subject+uk (or city name) (eg jobs+teaching+art+uk);
• Associations of Teachers: please search the internet: association+teachers+subject +uk (or +city name).

Legislation

• Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities (in Legislação, Trabalho e Segurança Social);
• British Embassy;
• Working in the UK: Government page;
• UKCISA – UK Council for International Student Affairs;
• EU Guide to your rights as an EU citizen in Portugal, e.g., can I take my dog? Can my Brazilian friend come too? etc.

Moving from Portugal to the UK?

• EU Guide to your rights as an EU citizen in the UK.

General information about the UK

'Studying and Living in the UK' pdf document, available in Education UK: 'About the UK' followed by 'Living in the UK'.

Get to know the specific characteristics of each of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) by consulting the ‘About the UK’ section in Education UK.

We also recommend reading the information on living in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, available at the British Council website.

Moving to Portugal from the UK

• Escape Artist guide to Portugal (E);
• Go Abroad guide to Portugal (E);
• International schools in Portugal;
• Working in Portugal: see the 'Jobseekers' section of Portugal Employment and Training Institute's English pages (under 'Employment').

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