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IAPA Au Pair of the Year 2016 announced at WETM-IAC: Congratulations Robert Isemer!

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A heart-warming cultural exchange success story was revealed at the WETM-IAC 2016 Celebration Dinner, amidst stunning views of the Atlanta, Georgia skyline. The 12th edition of the IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award has been awarded to German-born Robert Isemer. Robert was nominated by his host family, the Thurman’s, after spending a year with them in Vienna, VA, USA. Placed by agency American Professional Exchange PROaupair, Robert is a highly deserving young man who has shown just what a positive life-long impact an au pair can have on both the host family and their community. Robert was presented his award by International Au Pair Association (IAPA) …

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Member highlight: AFJ

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Who is AFJ? Since its creation in 1984, AFJ is specialised in Au Pair Placements and has dedicated its work to matching carefully screened families with dynamic Au Pairs. AFJ’s office is located in the South of France, in the heart of the beautiful city of Nice. The agency AFJ is one of the founding members of the IAPA. Birte Domenge – founder of the agency – has been active on the board of IAPA for 11 years notably as Chair for 4 years.   New challenges Starting from 2016, the family-run non-profit association has been reinventing itself by introducing new …

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IAPA and ECAPS support Irish au pair programme

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The International Au Pair Association (IAPA) and the European Committee for Au Pair Standards (ECAPS) are closely following the developments in the Irish au pair industry and very concerned to learn of the latest developments following a Spanish au pair’s law suit against her host family. We agree with the court that this young Spanish woman was not treated properly by her hosts and certainly not like an Au Pair, which literally means on par. However, our overriding concern is the lack of differentiation between a domestic worker and an Au Pair. We believe that by categorising Au Pairs as domestic …

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CAPAA and IAPA in support of bringing your au pair on a family vacation

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On Monday, 7 March an article was published in the New Zealand Herald on French au pair Manon Pache, who joined her Australian host family on a family vacation to New Zealand and was put in jail overnight and deported back to Australia by the immigration officials. Read the full story here >> Nicole Kofkin, representing the Australian Au Pair Association (CAPAA), joined a radio session by Radio New Zealand yesterday, to discuss the Customs issues experienced at Queenstown Airport – Listen to the radio session >> IAPA fully supports the idea of bringing an au pair on your family vacation, as this means …

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IAPA Au Pair of the Year 2016 – Proudly presenting the finalists

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The 12th edition of the IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award has again provided us with great stories that were shared with us through our member agencies. After reviewing the 46 host family essays, all describing their rewarding experiences with their au pair, we have now selected our three finalists IAPA Au Pair of the Year 2016 Award. Currently we are in the process of reading the stories the finalists have sent to us, in order to select our winner! Meet the finalists Robert Isemer (27), Germany Anna Mathilda Ljung (19), Sweden Hugo Didrik Emanuel Lindberg (18), Sweden nominated by the Thurman family, USA nominated by the …

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Welcome to School Solutions and Youth Exchange International from the Philippines as IAPA Affiliate member

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IAPA welcomes School Solutions and Youth Exchange International Inc. (SSAYEI) from the Philippines as IAPA’s newest Affiliate member. SSAYEI was established in 2013 and operates from Makati City. School Solutions and Youth Exchange International Inc. (SSAYEI) is a duly registered Non-Profit, international educational and cultural exchange organisation under SEC Registration No. CN201302571. They provide a wide range of life-changing cultural exchange experiences and create and maintain programmes that cultivate leadership skills, global knowledge and promote international understanding and goodwill. To learn more about SSAYEI, visit their website: www.ssayei.org, or connect with them on Facebook or Twitter.

Welcome Team Lingue Srl as the latest Italian agency to join IAPA

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IAPA welcomes Team Lingue Srl as the latest organisation to join IAPA as an Affiliate member. Team Lingue Srl has been operating as a language centre for over 30 years, and became an International House affiliate member in 1995. Team Lingue arranges study abroad programmes for adults, juniors and teenagers all over the world, as well as au pair, Work and Internship programmes in Europe, Australia, and the USA. They also organise Summer programmes abroad for juniors and teenagers, mainly in English speaking countries. and can also offer high school periods abroad. Team Lingue is recognised as a Quality English Agent and an International House …

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Abroad Counseling Education (ACE) Network from Nepal joins IAPA

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IAPA welcomes Abroad Counseling Education (ACE) Network Pvt. Ltd. from Nepal, as the latest agency to join IAPA as an Affiliate member. Abroad Counseling Education (ACE) Network has been operating since 2013 and is located in the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu city. They are connected with different kindergarten, schools, colleges, nursing colleges and caregiver training institutes in Nepal, which allows them to provide quality au pairs from Nepal. ACE Network’s main aim is to become the sole agent in the field of au pairs in Nepal! Read more about ACE Network on their website: http://acenetwork.edu.np/

IAPA welcomes Au Pair Experience and Travel as the latest Affiliate member

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IAPA happily welcomes Au Pair Experience and Travel S.A.S. as the newest Colombian Affiliate member. Au Pair Experience and Travel was established in early 2014 and is based in Barranquilla, Colombia. They offer the au pair programme, to open a new and different way of allowing young native Spanish speakers in the age of 18 to 27, to learn and develop a second language, while living with a host family abroad and in this way experiencing new places and cultures around the world. Au Pair Experience also keeps in touch with the applicants after they have travelled, to make sure they feel their continued assistance in any request they ask …

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New member benefit coming soon – IAPA AuPairsOnly app

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Together with Else Globe we have developed the unique IAPA AuPairsOnly app that will be available from the Appstore & Google playstore shortly! The IAPA AuPairsOnly will provide an place where au pairs can meet other au pairs in a secure environment. The app will be available to IAPA members only, who can then provide their au pairs with access to the app! IAPA members can opt for the free solution or pay a small subscription fee which enables additional features for the agency to communicate with their au pairs through the app. Together with its wider link to the Else Globe travel …

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