Duration:  300 teaching units
Max. Number of participants: 25
Lesson times: Lesson times are Monday to Thursday from 17:00 to 21:00
Funding opportunity: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Since 2016, it has been possible to take advantage of job-related language support for people with a migration background. Job-related German language support builds directly on the integration courses: Immigrants learn everyday German in the integration courses. In subsequent vocational language courses, job-seeking migrants and refugees are continuously prepared for the labor market. The vocational language courses are made up of various courses that can be individually combined in a modular fashion and combine German lessons with measures offered by the Federal Employment Agency. Each course concludes with a certificate examination. The certificate you receive can be very useful in your future career.

Immigrants, including refugees who are in the process of being recognized and have good prospects of staying (the latter applies above all to the four countries of origin Syria, Iran, Iraq and Eritrea). Refugees from safe countries of origin are excluded.

• Citizens of the EU
• Germans with a migration background

The employment agencies and job centers decide who can take part in the vocational language courses.  Even if you are in employment, you can take part in professional language courses if you do not yet have sufficient language skills to cope with everyday (future) working life.

• You have already completed an integration course and/or already speak German at A1, A2, B1, B2 or C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). To attend courses with target language level A2 and B1, prior attendance of an integration course is included. German test for immigrants that has been taken and not passed. This requirement must be met by tolerated persons in accordance with § 4 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 2 DeuFöV, who do not have access to the integration course, cannot be fulfilled.
• You must be registered as a jobseeker and/or generally receive benefits in accordance with SGB II (Hartz IV) or SGB III (unemployment benefit); you are looking for a training position, are already in training or are currently undergoing the recognition procedure for your vocational or training qualification.
• You go through the recognition procedure for your vocational or training qualification.
• They have a migration background and a need for further language training. I.e. you belong to one of the following groups:

1. Immigrants from third countries, including tolerated persons according to § 4 para. 1 sentence 2 DeuFöV and permitted persons according to §§ 4 para. 1 sentence 3 DeuFöV in conjunction with 45a para. 2 sentence 3, 4 AufenthG. Permitted persons from countries of origin with good prospects of staying are eligible to participate. These include Syria and Eritrea as of 01.08.2019.
2. Citizens of the EU,
3. Germans with  a migration background.

• You have already completed an integration course and/ or already speak German at level  B1, B2 or C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Lesson times are Monday to Thursday from 17:00 to 21:00

The B2 course comprises 400 or 500 teaching units and aims to achieve language level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The language lessons have a general vocational focus. The course concludes with a certificate examination.