New Directions

The course 'New Directions' in the Department of Academics at the Jobcenter, is a course targeted to your specific situation. Together, we will figure out how you can walk new directions to land your next job.

Welcome to your course 'New Directions'. Through a series of meetings with your personal consultant at the Jobcenter you will receive counselling to identify new areas in your job search and figure out how to land your next job. 

Personal feedback with a focus on your next steps

The main focus of New Directions is the personal feedback. Therefore, you are assigned to a personal consultant, and together you will identify your current challenges and barriers in your job search, and find out what it takes to overcome and solve them. 

This will happen during your New Directions course

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New Directions - Kickoff

Kickoff is a workshop that initiates your New Directions course. At the Kickoff workshop you will be introduced to new tools and new knowledge about the job market that will help you identify the next steps in your job search. 

Kickoff is a three hour workshop, where you and other job seeking Academics will participate in exercises and listen to presentations. One of the main focuses throughout the workshop is to develop your individual action plan which will be the starting point for your work with New Directions. 

New Directions - Workshops

During the workshop course you will participate in 4 workshops with other job seeing Academics. At the workshops you will be introduced to tools that you will work more with during the following workshops. 

One of the core elements of the workshops is that you get to work with unsolicited applications and learn how to bring your qualifications into play in new companies, through an internship or wage subsidy. 

The duration of each workshop is 3 hours and the workshops will be distributed over 8 weeks. 

New Directions - Career Counselling

In the Career Counselling course you will be in close contact with your personal consultant. Together you will make a plan of how you land your next job as fast as possible. 

The course lasts 13 weeks in total, and will typically consist of 3 personal meetings and 2 meetings through the phone. You will discuss the details with your personal consultant. 

Ongoing participation in New Directions

If you have been unemployed for more than a year, you will continuously participate in a New Directions course.

General information about New Directions course

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Duration

The course spans over 8-15 weeks. New Directions - Kickoff is a one day event. 

Ongoing participation in a course

If you have been unemployed for more than a year, you will continuously participate in a New Directions course. 

Location

All activities take place at the Jobcenter.

When you register your arrival at one of our scanners in Jobcenter Copenhagen (reception entrance or hallways), you will receive details of where your activity takes place for the day. 

Our address is

Jobcenter København - Department of Academics

Gammel Køge Landevej 43

2500 Valby

If you need to call in sick or cancel an appointment

Register your illness on jobnet.dk before your appointment should have taken place.

If you have a sudden job interview or a job and you have an appointment with us on the same day, you will need to call us on 82 56 56 82 to cancel your appointment with us. 

 

Find more information about your participation in an activation activity

Read more about activation on the page 'Counselling course'.  

Contact 

Jobcenter København - Department of Academics

Gammel Køge Landevej 43

2500 Valby

Call the department of academics

To get in touch with the Department for Academics, call 82 56 56 82 between 9:00 and 11:00 every weekday.