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Bixter.training will find a trustworthy employer for you in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Canada.
Bixter.training will help you with all paperwork, applications, work contract, and registration, as well as start up the right visa application for you. Note that Bixter does not bear any liability for falsified papers, misinformation or incomplete information with regards to visa matters provided by applicants for Bixter.training programs, hereby full responsibility lays on the applicant's side.
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Requirements for the candidates

Age between 18-35 years

You must be 18-35 years old at the time of the start of your traineeship program.
In case of Danish and Dutch Programs the limit is 29 years.

Be a currently enrolled student or graduate

You must prove your qualification with diploma/letter of enrollment and educational transcript.
In case of the Danish Agricultural Program you must be enrolled in 2nd year of an agricultural education, livestock, horticulture.

Proof of English skills

You must be able to speak the language on a communicatoinal level.
In case of Danish Program you must hold a certificate IELTS 3.0 / KET A2/ TOEFL above 60.

Each program has specific requirements - read below
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Traineeship program descriptions

DENMARK

LIVESTOCK

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  • 12-18 MONTHS
  • Cows, Poultry, & Pigs
  • Free Danish healthcare
  • Working hours weekly: 37h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
Allowance / Salary
  • First 6 months: € 1,550 / month before taxes
  • Next 6-12 months: if <25 years: € 1,8000 / month - if 25+ years: 2,080 month (before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for students
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (college or university)
  • Acceptable directions: Animal Science, General livestock, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Zoo technology
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • English test passed (IELTS 3.0 / KET A2/ TOEFL)
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €550
  • Embassy fee €230
  • English test €100-250
  • Plane ticket to & from Denmark
  • Accommodation: €200-250 / month

HOSPITALITY

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  • 12-18 MONTHS
  • Restaurants & Hotels
  • Free Danish healthcare
  • Working hours weekly: 37h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the establishment
Allowance / Salary
  • €1746 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for candidates
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (college or university) or GRADUATE (no later than 1,5 years)
  • Acceptable directions: Hospitality, Restaurant and Hotel Management and related.
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Advanced Level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €550
  • Embassy fee €230
  • Plane ticket to & from Denmark
  • Accommodation: €200-250 / month
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GERMANY

LIVESTOCK

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  • 12 MONTHS
  • Cows, Poultry & Pigs
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: not possible
  • Accommodation: on the farm
Allowance / Salary
  • € 12 / hour before taxes
  • Overtime work not possible
Requirements for candidates
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (University 3rd year / 5th semester Universities with H+ Accreditation) or GRADUATES (H+ Accredited University)
  • Specific study direction of livestock: pigs, cows, poultry
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • Can not have completed an internship/traineeship abroad before in case of current student
program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €75
  • Plane ticket to & from Germany
  • Accommodation: €100-235 / month

HOSPITALITY

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  • 12 MONTHS
  • Restaurants & Hotels
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: not possible
  • Accommodation at the establishment
Allowance / Salary
  • € 12 / hour before taxes
  • Overtime work not possible
Requirements for candidates
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (University 3rd year / 5th semester Universities with H+ Accreditation) or GRADUATES (H+ Accredited University)
  • Specific study direction of hospitality: hotel management, restaurant management, catering
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Advanced level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • Can not have completed an internship/traineeship abroad before in case of current student
program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €75
  • Plane ticket to & from Germany
  • Accommodation: €100-235 / month

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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  • 12 MONTHS
  • Dairy Factories & Chocolate Factories
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: not possible
  • Accommodation at the establishment
Allowance / Salary
  • € 12 / hour before taxes
  • Overtime work is not possible
Requirements for candidates
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (University 3rd year / 5th semester Universities with H+ Accreditation) or GRADUATES (H+ Accredited University)
  • Specific study direction of food technology: food processing, nutrition...etc.
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • Can not have completed an internship/traineeship abroad before in case of current student
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €75
  • Plane ticket to & from Germany
  • Accommodation: €100-235 / month
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THE NETHERLANDS

LIVESTOCK

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  • 6-12 MONTHS
  • Cows, Poultry, & Pigs
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
Allowance / Salary
  • € 1300 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for students
  • STUDENTS AND GRADUATES (bachelor or master degree). In case of graduates, the diploma cannot be older, than 2 years at the arrival in the Netherlands
  • Acceptable directions: Animal Science, General livestock, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Zoo Technology
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • Negative TBC Test
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €320
  • Private health care insurance €110 / month
  • Plane ticket to & from the Netherlands
  • Accommodation: €200-300 / month

HORTICULTURE

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  • 6-12 MONTHS
  • Greenhouses
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation at the placement
Allowance / Salary
  • € 1300 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for students
  • STUDENTS AND GRADUATES (bachelor or master degree). In case of graduates the diploma cannot be older than 2 years at the arrival in the Netherlands
  • Acceptable directions: General Agriculture, Crop Science/Agronomy, Vegetable/Fruit Growing, Plant Production
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • Negative TBC Test
Program Costs
  • Bixter Fee
  • Visa fee €320
  • Private health care insurance €110 month
  • Plane ticket to & from the Netherlands
  • Accommodation: €200-300 / month
READ MORE ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS


NORWAY

HORTICULTURE

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  • 6 MONTHS
  • HORTICULTURE
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: not possible
  • Accommodation on the farm
Allowance / Salary
  • € 1900 - € 2050 / month before taxes
  • No overtime work
Requirements for students
  • ACTIVE CURRENT STUDENTS (bachelor or master degree)
  • Acceptable directions: General Agriculture, Crop Science/ Agronomy, Vegetable/Fruit Growing, Planty Production
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program Costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €630
  • Plane ticket to & from Norway
  • Accommodation: €200-300 / month

HORTICULTURE

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  • 3-6 MONTHS
  • HORTICULTURE
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation at the placement
Allowance / Salary
  • €2200 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for students
  • GRADUATES (bachelor or master degree) or 1 SEASON EXPERIENCE in greenhouses with recommendation letter
  • Acceptable directions: General Agriculture, Crop Science/Agronomy, Vegetable/Fruit Growing, Plant Production
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-45 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €630
  • Plane ticket to & from Norway
  • Accommodation: €200-300 / month
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SWEDEN

LIVESTOCK

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  • 6 - 12 MONTHS
  • Cows, Poultry, & Pigs
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
Allowance / Salary
  • € 1350 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for students
  • STUDENTS AND GRADUATES (bachelor or master degree). In case of graduates the diploma cannot be older than 2 years at the arrival in Sweden
  • Acceptable directions: Animal Science, General livestock, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Zoo Technology
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €150
  • Health care insurance
  • Plane ticket to & from Sweden
  • Accommodation: €150-250 / month

HORTICULTURE

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  • 6 - 12 MONTH
  • Greenhouses
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation at the placement
Allowance / Salary
  • € 1350 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for Students
  • STUDENTS AND GRADUATES (bachelor or master degree). In case of graduates the diploma cannot be older than 2 years at the arrival in Sweden
  • Acceptable directions: General Agriculture, Crop Science/Agronomy, Vegetable/Fruit Growing, Plant Production
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-29 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program Costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €150
  • Health care insurance
  • Plane ticket to & from Sweden
  • Accommodation: €150-250 / month
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Professional program descriptions

DENMARK

CANADA

LIVESTOCK SKILLED

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  • MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
  • Cows, & Pigs
  • Free Danish healthcare
  • Working hours weekly: 37h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
Salary
  • Around € 3900 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for candidates
  • 1 year of successfully finished Bixter traineeship
  • Graduation diploma (minimum BA level)
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-45 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
  • For Pig direction - veterinary course from Denmark
Program Costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee €578
  • Embassy fee €230
  • Accommodation: €250-350 / month
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LIVESTOCK SKILLED

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  • MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
  • Cows, & Pigs
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
SALARy
  • Around € 3000 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for candidates
  • 1 year of successfully finished Bixter traineeship
  • Graduation diploma (minimum BA level)
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-45 years
  • English test passed (IELTS 3.0 / KET A2/ TOEFL)
  • Driving license for male candidate
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee € 630
  • Accommodation: €250-350 / month

NORWAY

LIVESTOCK SKILLED

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  • MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
  • Cows, & Pigs
  • Working hours weekly: 37h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
Salary
  • Around € 3900 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for candidates
  • 1 year of successfully finished Bixter traineeship or specialized vocational education (min. 3 years duration)
  • Graduation diploma (minimum BA level)
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-45 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidates
Program Costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee € 578
  • Accommodation: €250-350 / month

HOSPITALITY SKILLED

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  • MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
  • Restaurants, & Hotels
  • Working hours weekly: 40h
  • Overtime work: yes with pay
  • Accommodation on the farm
SALARy
  • Around € 3000 / month before taxes
  • Overtime pay is agreed in contract
Requirements for candidates
  • 1 year of successfully finished Bixter traineeship or specialized vocational education (min. 3 years duration)
  • Graduation diploma (minimum BA level)
  • International Passport
  • Age between 18-45 years
  • Communicational level of English
  • Driving license for male candidate
Program costs
  • Bixter fee
  • Visa fee € 630
  • Accommodation: €250-350 / month
READ MORE ABOUT NORWAY

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our programs
dairy

Your main responsibilities will be feeding and milking the cows and small calves. All farms are equipped with modern high-tech milking systems.

pigs

Your main responsibilities will be feeding and taking care of the pigs insemination, castration, and other tasks.

poultry

Your main responsibilities will be feeding, taking care of chickens, and collection of eggs. All farms are equipped with modern stables.

HORTICULTURE

Your main responsibilities will be stickling, taking care of growing process, sorting and packing different types of vegetables, flowers and plants. 

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Hospitality

Your main responsibilities will be providing support for the head chef, ensure the tidiness of the establishment, catering duties, preparation of food, daily tasks. 

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Food technology

Your main responsibilities will be the supervision of the quality of food products and the control of specific processes in the factory.

applications process

1.

You must fulfill all the requirements for the traineeship program you wish to apply for.

2.

Contact us at info@bixter.com or find your local national certified Bixter agency that will guide you through the CV-proces.

3.

Write your CV with personal and educational information, and which interest you have for the agriculture, hospitality, food technology -> send to agent or Bixter.

4.

Bixter will find the best match for you with a host family in your desired coutnry, taking your wishes, and specialization into consideration. You will get a legal and signed traineeship contract with farmer and host family - which traineeship work - allowance - working hours. This is also the time you pay the Bixter fee directly to us.

5.

Application for trainee visa. Bixter will help you to open up a ID-case for you - but you have to pay the visa fee online. This process take around 2 months.

6.

Your visa is ready for you - you have to go to the embassy or consulate in your home country and get biometrics. Bixter will help you to book an appointment, but you have to pay the embassy fee directly at the embassy.

7.

You book the flight return ticket to your traineeship country and back.

8.

You arrive to your traineeship - the farmer will greet you in the airport or at the train station and welcome you to your host family.

9.

You work as a trainee - you live in a private room at the host establishment - and you get an allowance each month.

10.

After 6, or 18 months you finish your traineeship and you get a certificate from Bixter as a trainee graduate, and a personal reference note.

11

You return to your home country to finish your education.