Your Orientation

Before you meet your Host Family and embark on your Au Pair experience, we make sure you are fully prepared through our comprehensive two-day Orientation at AIFS' Sydney centre. Our face to face Orientation is designed to assist you in adapting to Australian culture, to prepare you for the time you spend with your Host Family, and offer practical advice and tips on childcare.

Our orientations are interactive so you will be doing group activities, and getting plenty opportunities to share ideas with your peers. We don’t just want to spend two days talking at you, we like to play games, talk and share experiences. Our orientation will give you the opportunity to ask questions and prepare for your amazing Au Pair experience! The Orientation schedule is packed full of important information to benefit you as an Au Pair. You’ll also attend a pediatric first aid course so they should an emergency ever occur you have the skills to be equipped in this situation.

By the time you meet your Host Family, you will be well equipped to go forward into your experience with good expectations and a clear understanding of all that it entails! Spending your first few days at Orientation is a wonderful opportunity to start making friends with all the other Au Pairs from around the world who will be sharing this exciting experience with you.

Orientation outline

Here's a general outline of what you'll be doing during orientation, although it might change a little bit from time to time. 

Before you meet your Host Family and embark on your Au Pair experience, we make sure you are fully prepared through our comprehensive two-day Orientation at AIFS' Sydney centre. Our face to face Orientation is designed to assist you in adapting to Australian culture, to prepare you for the time you spend with your Host Family, and offer practical advice and tips on childcare.

Our orientations are interactive so you will be doing group activities, and getting plenty opportunities to share ideas with your peers. We don’t just want to spend two days talking at you, we like to play games, talk and share experiences. Our orientation will give you the opportunity to ask questions and prepare for your amazing Au Pair experience! The Orientation schedule is packed full of important information to benefit you as an Au Pair. You’ll also attend a pediatric first aid course so they should an emergency ever occur you have the skills to be equipped in this situation.

By the time you meet your Host Family, you will be well equipped to go forward into your experience with good expectations and a clear understanding of all that it entails! Spending your first few days at Orientation is a wonderful opportunity to start making friends with all the other Au Pairs from around the world who will be sharing this exciting experience with you.

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Support

We're with you every step of the way! From the moment you apply for the programme, in Australia and even when you return home- we're there for you whenever you need us

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Application Process

Read about our 4 step application process here so you know exactly what you need to do and when

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Questions?

We know you're going to have a lot questions so we're here to answer any question you have throughout the entire process check out our FAQs first and get your answer straight away.

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