The suitable environment to begin

Internet environment for craftsmen to reach labour Market

With the rapid development of the means of communication in recent years, communication technologies have become the main place to find work . Internet environment is one of the basic ways to recieve a number of job opportunities in Sweden specially for craftsmen. You have to keep in your mind that to work as a craftsmen you need to show people what you have done before, so try to introduce your skills clearly to make people astonished by your works.

Social Media

If you want to know the most important employment tool that used the most in Sweden, you need to check Linkedin first. Linkedin is a web service and social network owned by Microsoft where you can manage your professional network. the wesite include a huge number af artist and craftsmen from Sweden and all over the world. you just need to create an acount, register your real name, profile picture, add your education and skills and then you can connect with people who share same craft as you. So if you want to start searching but still not sure what the approbrate thing to do, I recommend Linkedin for you.

2. Another Important and effective communication tool for you is Instagram. This app can be a good platform for you to publish your own works and let people know more about your skills. So if you have photos of your work or previous works, do hesitate to publish them to introduce your self to a huge number of another craftsmen and make sure to add hash tags (ex: #craft) to deliever your photos to a large number of people. Be ready to become a famous Craftsmen.

3. Facebook which include the largest number of people can be a good tool for your work as well. All you need to do is to create a page for you and post videos, photos and tag people that may have interest in your work.

4. Etsy. This website is cistomozed for crafts sell and gives you the oppurtinity to sell your works online. you just have to create your online shop and pay monthly to let people see your crafts and buy it online.

Crafts Workshops and Galleries

Sweden is a muliti cultural country, artists and craftsmen came from all over the world to present their works in Swedn. In addition to that Sweden has a traditional crafts that many of people around Sweden still working with and try to revive the old crafts by selling it in shops and invite people to open and free galleries and workshops to introduce Swedish traditional crafts to different people from different countries.

Immigrants craftsmen can participate in these workshops either by being a guest or be part of it to show their traditional works as well. These events may afford many job opportunities for immigrants artists and craftsmen by meeting sauitable people with same background or by gaining needed knowldge from experts. Try Eventbrite to look for your craft workshops. You can also check götebory website to see what's on in museums, galleries and other exhibition venues

online and offline crafts courses

In order to guarantee a succeful professional career in Sweden, the best thing you can do is to get a certificate from Swedish institutes and organization. This does not mean that you have to enter university as it can be a long road for you. Fortunately, the Swedish goverment afford different vocational courses for free but you have to be registered with Arbetsförmedlingen (Public Employment Service), to have the opportunity to enrol on these courses.

The courses will provide you with the skills you need to participate in society and working life in order to attract the attention of employers! Here are some companies that offer vocational courses:

Check out: Eductus

Check out: GRvux

Check out: Studium

Check out: Lernia

Check out glass making courses: Kosta glascenter

Check out ceramic courses and workshops: Keramiskt center Höganäs