Our Associate Members
Associate members play a vital role as enthusiastic supporters and partners, providing invaluable services to our community, including au pairs and host families. Hence, we wholeheartedly embrace the addition of any new associate member who brings forth an intriguing and beneficial service or product.
Associate Membership is open to organisations that offer services to au pair organisations or au pairs themselves, such as language schools, hotels, transport companies, language and insurance companies. It is open to organisations that have been in existence as a legal entity for at least two years. Associate Members can not vote.
Meet our Associate members:
INSURANCES
AVI
AVI is an international broker specialized in travel insurance since 1981. AVI operates and is fully licensed in Europe and the US, both as a broker and a TPA.
At AVI, we use our 35 years of professional knowledge and experience to:
- help partners properly assess their insurance needs
- build the most optimal product
- shop for the best value on the market
- build and control the sales and claim processes
- identify and control the different providers: alarm centres/risk carriers…
AVI international presence
Over 35 years, AVI has built a strong international organization with 3 main offices (France, Spain, USA) and 400 partners across the world including travel agencies, schools, airlines, banks, web portals, travel guides :
- Insurance Licenses in the US and Europe
- TPA Licenses in the US and Europe
- Multiple risk carriers
- Multilingual team
- Access to the largest medical networks
- Advanced online booking tool
- Up-front payment (GOP or direct access to the PPO)
- Multi-currencies reimbursements
- In-house claims reimbursements
- Additional services through AVI mobile app
For more details see www.avi-international.com
Care Med
As a German-American insurance specialist for Educational Travel, CareMed insures participants attending exchange programs such as summer camp,
High School, study abroad, internship, work & travel, volunteering, gap year, intercultural and social tourism.
CareMed insurance plans fulfil specific needs and visa requirements. Comprehensive travel insurance plans include coverage in case of illness/accident including risky sports, accident indemnity insurance, travel assistance, luggage insurance, and third party liability insurance.
CareMed’s reliable 24-hour service helps worldwide and in several languages. Our terms and conditions are available in multiple languages online. User-friendly websites, facilitate rapid information exchange. Insurers are highly rated and experienced in international travel markets. CareMed holds claims offices in North America and Europe offering direct settlement between providers and insurer worldwide. The administration is performed in our international office in Germany.
We cover the details while your clients cover the world.
For more details see www.caremed-travelinsurance.com
Dr. Walter: Travel Insurance Unlimited
For more than 55 years, Dr. Walter has been a leading travel insurance expert. Every year, the company provides services to 100,000 travellers, students, au pairs, volunteers, employees abroad and foreign visitors to Germany and Europe. As an international insurance broker, we provide customized insurance plans to support the safety and protection of your clients during their stays abroad.
Dr. Walter is a co-founding member of the German association Au-pair Society e. V. and has always been committed to the au-pair exchange idea. In cooperation with au pair agencies, Dr. Walter regularly conducts the survey “Au pair in Germany and worldwide”.
We are IASIS partner, WYSE and IAPA member. Every year since 2012 we have won the Star Insurance Provider Award with the votes of our international customers.
PROTRIP-WORLD is our top international insurance plan for educational travel consisting of health-, liability-, accident-, assistance and luggage insurance. Highlights are unlimited medical insurance, coverage for all kinds of high-risk sports in medical insurance, pre-existing conditions and au pair liability. The monthly premium starts from € 29,10.
For more information please contact us: international@dr-walter.com
Envisage Global Insurance is a specialized international group insurance broker for the J1, work and travel, youth travel and cultural exchange markets. In business since 1998, the organization is now recognized as one of the leading providers of international insurance plans to organizations from all around the world that send and receive students and other young people on cultural exchange and youth travel activities.
Envisage Global Insurance prides themselves in having a global network of one of the most experienced teams to support their customers in the industry. Owned and operated by Envisage International Corporation, they are headquartered in Neptune Beach Florida with satellite offices in Germany, Mexico and China.
Read more about Envisage Global Insurance on their website.
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Klemmer International Versicherungsmakler GmbH
Klemmer International Versicherungsmakler GmbH is an insurance broker with more than 20 employees and many years of experience in travel insurances.
In these globalized days, there are many reasons to travel in a foreign country: being a student, an Au-Pair, a PHD or for internships, work, holidays and many more.
For “Klemmer International” it is their ambition to offer proper insurance coverage to its clients in order to enable a stay without any sorrows. No matter, whether travelling in a group or as an individual – choosing products of “Klemmer International”, the clients are in good hands. In recent years the development-team has created their own products in cooperation with several solid, reliable and experienced insurers on the market, that are perfectly adapted to the individual needs of travellers.
The core competence of “Klemmer International” lies in the ability to represent the interests of the customers in any policy- and claim-related matters. The exclusive insurance concepts contain mainly health, accident and liability insurances to make sure, that the travellers are protected from risks of daily life.
Detailed information about the service portfolio and further insurance coverages is available at www.klemmer-international.com.
TRAVEL inSUREd!
ONLINE LANGUAGE COURSES
Proaupairs24.com is the online language school especially for Au Pairs who are already in Germany, Switzerland and Austria or are planning their au pair stay in one of these countries.
Proaupairs24 also supports agencies worldwide which are looking for the best quality language courses at a unique price and courses tailored to their needs and candidates
- The prices for the host family or candidate correspond to the host family´s contribution to the language course as recommended by the EU Commission. This is unique as it means the course is free of charge for the Au Pair
- All German classes at Proaupairs24 are taught exclusively by experienced native German teachers
- Participants keep the same teacher and their classmates throughout the entire course
- The education and the language skills acquired by a student are generally accepted by almost all German bodies like authorities, training places etc. A student can take exams and receive language certificates
- Proaupairs24 can teach students from anywhere in the world
- A free trial lesson can be arranged here: https://en.proaupairs24.com/gratis-probestunde
Proaupairs24.com is a supporting member of three major Au Pair associations in Germany, the partner language school of the Au Pair network of churches in Germany, and one of world’s largest Au Pair online portals
For more information visit: www.proaupairs24.com
Language Testing Solutions:
The use of innovative technology, ESL Professional human graders and a 100% oral exam to assess real-world English listening and speaking skills, mixed with the academic prowess of our staff and supporters, has guaranteed Academic Language Solutions remains a crucial partner for English assessment.
Find out more about this new member https://academiclanguagesolutions.com/
Skills for English is the result of a partnership between the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and PSI, a global testing provider, delivering 22 million assessments a year in over 160 countries.
One of the fastest growing English language assessments globally, their tests are accepted as a standard for study, work, and settlement purposes by an increasing number of governments and institutions worldwide.
Skills for English tests are available in two modalities:
- SELT– approved for UK visa purposes when taken in any of our UKVI approved centres outside the UK.
- Global– available for non-visa purposes in universities and language schools, and at-home through our industry-leading online proctoring platform.
All Skills for English tests offer the same robust, level-specific content and academic assurance from SQA, and can be used for entry, exit or in-sessional purposes.
Find our more about this member on their website https://skillsforenglish.com
CRM SYSTEMS
Enginehire is an all-in-one software system for running an au pair agency. They work with hundreds of au pair and childcare agencies around the world to help them streamline and automate all of their processes in just one single platform. With Enginehire organisationsare able to onboard families, change their partner organisations, post positions, collect applications, get documents digitally signed, collect payments, schedule interviews, record notes and share beautiful digital au pair portfolios with families and vice versa. It helps to streamline all those complex processes involved in the daily work of an au pair agency.
“At Enginehire, we are dedicated to supporting the au pair community by offering an all-in-one software solution tailored to the unique needs of au pairs and host families. Our platform streamlines the matching process, providing au pairs with access to your host family opportunities based on their preferences and qualifications, and makes it easy for you to collaborate with your partner agencies. For host families, our system simplifies the search for the ideal au pair, facilitating seamless communication and collaboration. We ensure a positive experience for both your host families and au pairs.
The young and dynamic and responsive Enginehire team supports agencies on every step of the way. To learn more, please visit their website
TRAVEL & FLIGHT BOOKING
StudentUniverse is one of the world’s leading travel booking sites for students and young adults under 30.
Since StudentUniverse took off in the US in 2000, they´ve since expanded into the UK, Australia and Canada with the goal of helping students worldwide travel more for less.
Through the years, students liked StudentUniverse so much that they were eventually acquired by Flight Centre Travel Group in 2015. They’ve partnered with more than 200 airlines including United Airlines, British Airways, Air China and more to give young people exclusive student flight discounts that can’t be found anywhere else.
The Travel Services team is proud to partner with several AuPair organizations, providing an expert team of booking professionals, dedicated account managers, and 24/7 emergency support.
Check out the StudentUniverse website for great flight deals.