The job-related language training courses are part of the “Vocational German language promotion”. They are aimed at immigrants who are able to demonstrate the required previous language skills and who are also registered as looking for a training post, looking for work, or registered as unemployed. Course participation is reserved for those who are (part-) sponsored by the BAMF . Direct payers cannot participate in this specific course.
There are basic and special courses. They all focus on grammatical skills, spoken and written workplace communication, vocation-specific vocabulary and additional language skills for the everyday situation at work.
Three distinct courses are available:
The special course B1 is aimed at participants who have not reached the B1 level in the integration course despite repeating 300 teaching units. It is also eligible for learners whose B1 certificate is older than 6 months and who reached level A2 in their placement test. The course consists of 400 teaching units.
The basic course B2 is aimed at participants who have already completed level B1 . It consists of 500 teaching units.
The basic course C1 is aimed at participants who have already completed level B2 . It consists of 400 teaching units.
Each of these courses is concluded with an official German exam.
Classes are conducted by qualified teachers and take place Mondays to Fridays, with 4 to 5 teaching units daily.*
Registration
German language students interested in the job-related language training courses must first attend a consultation with the office responsible for them: this may be either the Job Centre or the Employment Agency, depending on personal circumstances. If you are unsure who the appropriate contact is for you, please get in touch with us; we can identify the correct office for you. They will then let you know if you are entitled to take part in one of these courses.
If you receive authorisation, it is valid for 3 months. Once you have submitted your authorisation to Sprachenakademie, you have 4 weeks to begin taking a course. If no free spaces are available, Sprachenakademie is obliged to point you towards other language schools.
* The scope of each course and the number of teaching units per day may vary slightly due to the latest regulations. We follow the applicable rules of the BAMF for the conduct of lessons.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current official hygiene and distance rules of the government, many of our courses take place online or must be postponed. Participants of courses that are concerned by changes will be contacted by email. Please click here to find further information and links for self-study.