Thuringian Agency for Skilled Worker Recruitment (ThAFF) Working and Living in Thuringia

The Thuringian Agency for Skilled Worker Recruitment (ThAFF) is the state-wide point of contact for securing skilled workers in Thuringia. It supports Thuringian companies in attracting and retaining qualified employees long-term. At the same time, it accompanies skilled workers in their professional and personal arrival in Thuringia. As the Welcome Center of the Free State, the ThAFF offers free advice, orientation, and networking, bringing together relevant stakeholders from business, the labor market, education, and administration.

Our Offer

Offers for applicants

We support people who work in Thuringia, want to further their professional development, or are new to the region.

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Offers for employers

We support Thuringian employers in attracting, retaining, and developing new perspectives for personnel work.

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Offers for network partners

As a state-wide network hub, we bring together partners from business, administration, education, consulting and the labor market.

Strong partner in Thuringia

The ThAFF has been based at LEG Thüringen since 2011 and is funded by the Free State of Thuringia. It was created to specifically support employers and skilled workers in times of demographic change and increasing demand for skilled workers, and to strengthen Thuringia as a place to work and do business.