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Wheat Field

Recruitment Instructions

Information for new applicants

Kenya (select agricultural colleges):

  • Kenyan citizens who wish to apply for a place on the Seasonal Worker Scheme must have graduated from one of our partner colleges in the past two years.

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  • All recent graduates of those institutions will receive a registration link prior to the commencement of each HOPS recruitment round in Kenya.

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  • Those who decide to apply will be required to visit their college admissions office to confirm that they did in fact complete a course of study there.

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  • Applicants will be invited to attend an interview with a member of the HOPS team. Interviews are held at one of our affiliated colleges.

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  • Successful applicants will be invited to work on one of HOPS’ partner farms in the UK. Recruits will then receive assistance with their pre-departure preparations.

Kyrgyzstan:

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Attention: registration for Kyrgyz citizens will open on 29th November 2024 at 15:00 Bishkek time. A registration link will be available at https://migrant.kg and on the info.migrant.kg Instagram page. We would strongly advise all applicants to apply via Instagram. The link will remain active until 10,000 people have registered. Please note that applicants who registered earlier in November will not be considered for selection. The full advert can be found here.

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Внимание: регистрация для граждан Кыргызстана откроется 29 ноября 2024 года в 15:00 по бишкекскому времени. Ссылка для регистрации будет доступна на сайте https://migrant.kg и на странице info.migrant.kg в Instagram. Настоятельно рекомендуем всем заявителям подавать заявку через Instagram. Ссылка будет активна до тех пор, пока не зарегистрируются 10 000 человек. Обратите внимание, что заявители, зарегистрировавшиеся ранее в ноябре, не будут рассматриваться для отбора. Полный текст объявления можно найти здесь.

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  • Kyrgyz citizens who wish to apply for a place on the Seasonal Worker Scheme should wait for the Centre for Employment of Citizens Abroad to post a registration link on https://migrant.kg/kg/.

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  • This registration link will only remain active for a short period of time. Applicants will be prompted to fill out a short online form.

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  • Applicants who progress beyond the registration stage will be invited to take an online Russian test. Intermediate-level Russian is a strict requirement for all applicants.

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  • Applicants who demonstrate a sufficiently strong grasp of Russian will be invited for interview in Bishkek. The interview will be conducted in Russian and will be filmed in order to safeguard the integrity of our selection process.

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  • Successful candidates will be invited to work on one of HOPS’ partner farms in the UK. Recruits will then receive assistance with their pre-departure preparations.

Uzbekistan:

  • Uzbek citizens who wish to apply for a place on the Seasonal Worker Scheme should wait for the Agency of External Labour Migration to post a registration link on its website. The agency will send out a notification on its Telegram channel once it has done this.

 

  • This registration link will only remain active for a short period of time, typically for 24 hours. Applicants will be prompted to complete a short online form to provide us with information about their employment history, language skills, and other qualifications.

 

  • Applicants who progress beyond the registration stage will be invited to take an online Russian test. Intermediate-level Russian is a strict requirement for all applicants from Central Asia.

 

  • Applicants who demonstrate a sufficiently strong grasp of Russian will be invited for interview, either in Tashkent or Samarqand. The interview will be conducted in Russian and will be filmed in order to safeguard the integrity of our selection process.

 

  • Successful candidates will be invited to work on one of HOPS’ partner farms in the UK. HOPS’ representatives in Central Asia will assist recruits with their pre-departure preparations.

Information for returnees

All countries:

  • Prospective returnee workers – except under exceptional circumstances – must receive an invitation from a farm they have previously worked on.

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  • Prospective returnees must therefore let their former manager know that they wish to participate in the SWS again, and enquire as to whether the farm would like to invite them back.

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  • If the farm agrees to invite a worker back, it will inform HOPS of the decision. The worker will then receive a new invitation, with all the relevant placement information, via the Gateway.

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