Step-by-step ORP registration: tips from IvAlive

If you’re looking for a job or thinking about changing your career path in the canton of Vaud, it’s important to know about the ORP (Office régional de placement).

The ORP is a regional employment service that:

• helps you look for a job

• offers career guidance

• supports your integration into the labour market

• assists unemployed people and those exploring new opportunities

📌 Why register with the ORP?

After registering, you may receive:

• a personal advisor

• access to job vacancies

• courses, retraining, and integration programmes

• in some cases, the right to unemployment benefits

📌 How does the registration work?

In the video we explain all the steps of online registration and how to complete the questionnaire.

In short:

• register online or at your local ORP office

• complete the questionnaire

• submit documents (CV, residence permit, diplomas)

• schedule your first meeting with a consultant

📌 What should you share with your ORP consultant?

Before or during your first meeting, be ready to talk about:

✔️ your work experience

✔️ your education and diplomas (even if they are not yet recognised)

✔️ your language skills (FR / DE / EN)

✔️ any work experience in Switzerland

✔️ the type of job you are looking for

✔️ your willingness to learn or retrain

✔️ any schedule limitations (children, health, transport)

✔️ your residence permit status

📌 IvAlive recommendations:

• Before registering, inform your EVAM advisor about your plans and goals

• Prepare a CV that meets Swiss standards

• Clearly define your professional goal

• Be open and specific in your communication

• Ask about courses, internships, and support programmes

• Keep all documents and correspondence

Remember:

The ORP is not a control authority. It is a resource to help you integrate into the labour market.

The better prepared you are, the more effective the support will be.

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