Peer Group for foreigners working in Denmark
Most aspects of everyday life are influenced by the local language and culture – including your professional life. As a non-Danish professional, it may therefore require some extra effort to get the most out of your career and work life in Denmark.
IDAs peer group provides the opportunity to share experiences and get valuable insights into the work lives and career paths of fellow international IDA members.
Because of your similar educational backgrounds, you and the other members will share a common understanding of each other’s professional lives and career paths. This ensures that you can relate to each other’s situations and provide competent feedback.
At the facilitated peer group meetings, you can cover anything from networking with Danes and bonding with colleagues, to career development and the practicalities of transitioning to a new labour market.
Price and information
- Max 15 members
- 5 physical meetings pr. year
- Themes and dates are decided by the members
- Trained peer group facilitator plans and facilitates the meetings
- The price for attending five meetings in a peer group is only 650 DKK.
Only for IDA-members:
The peer group is for IDA-members only. If you want to become a member, you can sign up here:
Examples of topics you can discuss in the group
- Language barriers and intercultural (mis)communication
- Navigating the corporate structure of a foreign culture
- Career mobility and development
- Networking outside your workplace
- The practicalities of settling in Denmark
- Managing big life changes
Volunteer facilitators will lead the meetings
The peer group is planned and facilitated by voluntary IDA members as the final part of their course in professional facilitation. IDA’s experienced network facilitator will support and supervise the volunteer peer group facilitators throughout the entire process.
You choose the themes
The peer group takes a point of departure in cases from your working lives and careers. Our tools are mentoring and discussion, case work and visits from external experts who can contribute with new methods. Your interests serve as the foundation for the peer group, and you can contribute with ideas for subjects, cases or presentations that facilitate a constructive conversation at the group meetings. The group is confidential and a safe space for you to discuss current challenges with like-minded individuals who are not personally invested in your workplace.
Be aware that
The peer group is for IDA-members only and is only set up if an adequate number of people show interest. The peer group meetings will be located wherever there is the most geographical demand.