International au pair association

National Au Pair Association Colombia (ASCAAP) elects new Board

The Asociación Colombiana de Agencias Au Pair (ASCAAP) held their Annual General Meeting in Bogotá last April.

The members elected their new President and Executive Board and the composition of the Board is now as follows:

President: Jhon Carlos Garzon Cometta, (Andar por el Mundo)

Vice-president: Mauricio Arango Read more…

The Asociación Colombiana de Agencias Au Pair (ASCAAP) held their Annual General Meeting in Bogotá last April. The members elected their new President and Executive Board and the composition of the Board isRead More..

11 July 2018

New au pair survey: number of au pairs in Germany at an all-time high

New au pair survey: number of au pairs in Germany at an all-time high In 2017, 13,500 au pairs came to work in Germany. In addition to au pairs from Eastern Europe andRead More..

08 June 2018

U.S. Senate appropriations committee supports J1-exchange visitor programs

#SaveJ1 After the worrying news we received from the U.S. beginning of September (see previous posts) regarding possible plans to abandon some of the J1- Visitor Programs – including au pair- we areRead More..

11 September 2017

Call to Action: Help us to save the U.S.A. Au Pair Program #SaveJ1

CALL TO ACTION HELP US TO SAVE THE U.S.A. AU PAIR PROGRAM #SAVEJ1 As we have already reported the American government is considering eliminating in-bound cultural exchange programs into the U.S.A. including Au Pair,Read More..

06 September 2017

Trump Administration considering cuts to J1 Cultural Exchange programs including Au Pair

The Washington Post as well as other sources reported that under Donald Trump´s Executive Order “Buy American, Hire American” several J1 programs including au pair will be under review and possibly changed, reducedRead More..

30 August 2017

CAPAA – Survey on interest for Australian Au Pair Visa

Short Survey on interest for Australian Au Pair Visa The Australian government is considering to implement a dedicated au pair Visa. CAPAA the National Au Pair Association in Australia has been working towardsRead More..

07 August 2017

IAPA Workshops Brazil and Colombia

The IAPA Board is planning to be more in touch with its members not only during the annual event WETM-IAC but also by visiting them in their surrounding. “We want to understand betterRead More..

30 January 2017

IAPA official partner of ICEF Berlin Workshop 2016

IAPA will be represented at ICEF BERLIN Workshop October 30.- November 01. 2016 Every year ICEF Berlin workshop attracts hundreds of organizations and individuals active the international education and youth exchange sector. Last year about 2500 participantsRead More..

18 October 2016

IRELAND NEWS: Au Pair Bill presented in Irish Parliament

As already reported previously IAPA has been in very close contact with the Irish National Association APAC Ireland on the developments regarding the Au Pair programme in Ireland and we would like toRead More..

13 July 2016

IAPA and ECAPS support Irish au pair programme

The International Au Pair Association (IAPA) and the European Committee for Au Pair Standards (ECAPS) are closely following the developments in the Irish au pair industry and very concerned to learn of the latestRead More..

11 March 2016

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