BEC helps Ukrainians

To contribute to the common effort, BEC decided to support those who have fled Ukraine and settled in Brno in improving their situation on the local labour market. BEC offers assistance to Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Brno and may wish to seek employment with some of the international companies BEC also serves.

We offer:

• Business / Workplace and Conversation English classes with volunteer tutors, free of charge
• Help with seeking out jobs in technology, business administration and customer support in various languages
• Legal and social counselling in English or Russian (by appointment)

Scroll down to find out more about the individual areas of help.

English classes

Please note: The level assessment and subsequent class allocation has already taken place. The groups are closed now and new courses will be scheduled perhaps in September again. If you’re interested in joining a class, please let us know by e-mail (languages@brnoexpatcentre.eu) and we’ll get back to you once the new classes are ready.

We’re launching classes of English so that Ukrainians coming to Brno may practice their English some more and bring it to a higher level, suitable for the day-to-day work in the multinational companies based in Brno which have English as their main communication language. (Read our guide Getting a job with a list of over 30 international companies which are recruiting now)

The classes are free of charge and are intended for people with Intermediate (A2) knowledge of English.

We have groups focused on the following areas:

• Business / Workplace English
• CV / Job interview preparation
• Conversation class

We are very grateful to those expats who registered to teach as volunteers and share their time with those in need and to Madri Bučková and Simon Hooper for helping us coordinate the courses. If you’d still like to join the tutors team, let us know at languages@brnoexpatcentre.eu. Thanks!

Seeking jobs

We can help you search for jobs in technology, business administration and customer support in various languages. English is needed across all the job offers, as a rule.

Specific websites with job offers for Ukrainians (in Ukrainian and Czech)
https://www.jobs4ua.cz/ (by the government agency CzechInvest)
https://uajobs.cz/ (by volunteers)
https://www.ukrajinci.cz/anonce/prace+a6313.htm (by Ukrajinska Iniciativa v ČR)

General information for Ukrainians about employment in the CR (by the Ministry of Interior, in Czech, Ukrainian, Russian, English) : https://nasiukrajinci.cz/cs/prace/

If you still need help, contact our consultants.

Legal and social counselling

Start by contacting our consultants through this form. Your question will reach the person who is most qualified to help you with the topic. If you want a consultation in person and in Russian, please, ask for an appointment before walking into the office.