German courses for immigrants in Heidelberg.

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1 German courses for immigrants in Heidelberg

2 Every new language is like an open window that shows a new view of the world and expands your attitude towards life. Frank Harris ( ) Irish editor, novelist, short story writer and journalist Photo Heidelberg Marketing GmbH Learn German in Heidelberg There are many different places in Heidelberg where you can learn German. This leaflet, which lists some low-cost language courses in the city, is for immigrants of non-school age. It will also be useful for people whose job it is to provide advice to immigrants. You will find several different kinds of courses listed in this leaflet Language-learning support from the City of Heidelberg Language courses run by nonprofit organizations and charities Integration courses, and language courses for professional purposes, run by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) The leaflet also explains what criteria you need to meet if you want to attend one of the courses. The courses listed in this leaflet may not be all the courses that are available. We regularly update this leaflet. If you wish to suggest changes, or learn of another inexpensive language course that is not listed in the leaflet, please let us know by sending an to chancengleichheit@heidelberg.de.

3 Photo Philipp Rothe I. Language-learning support paid for by the City of Heidelberg What language-learning support does the City of Heidelberg offer? Anyone coming to Heidelberg and applying for asylum in the city can attend a language course at the Volkshochschule adult education center, with support from the City of Heidelberg. The course lasts 4 weeks with a total of 100 contact hours. In the course you will learn the essentials you need to communicate in everyday life. The courses are paid for by the City of Heidelberg. There is also a follow-on course (Aufbaukurs) for participants who wish to continue learning German. This course also has 100 contact hours. Who can attend a language course paid for by the City of Heidelberg? To attend these courses, you must: be living in City of Heidelberg temporary accommodation, be of non-school age, have been in Germany for no more than 15 months, and be entitled to benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG). These benefits must be applied for through the City of Heidelberg Office of Social Welfare and Senior Citizens (Amt für Soziales und Senioren). The Volkshochschule courses are aimed particularly at people who are not entitled to take a BAMF integration course. What do the language courses cost? You do not need to pay anything for the first language course. The city s Office of Social Welfare and Senior Citizens pays part of the costs. You can pay the rest using your Heidelberg-Pass. Everyone entitled to asylum-seeker benefits receives a Heidelberg-Pass. If you wish to attend the follow-on course, you will need to pay 32 euros yourself. The rest is paid with an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) from the City of Heidelberg. These vouchers are funded from donations. More information is available from City of Heidelberg Office of Social Welfare and Senior Citizens Fischmarkt 2, Heidelberg Ms. Kobs, or Mr. Fröhlich, sozialamt@heidelberg.de

4 II. Free German courses and test coaching from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations and charities (no certificate awarded at end of course). More information is available from the contact persons named. 1. Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V. Sprachbrücken project Volunteer-led language courses at various levels of difficulty, and test coaching. The courses are open to residents of the refugee homes named below, except the course at WeltHaus, which is open to all. Contact Mrs. Sommer Phone Plöck 101, Altstadt Heidelberg Course locations Refugee accommodation at Henkel-Teroson-Straße Pfaffengrund, Heidelberg Refugee accommodation at Patton Barracks Kirchheimer Weg 4, Kirchheim, Heidelberg Former Hotel Metropol Alte Eppelheimer Straße 80, Bergheim, Heidelberg The small meeting room in WeltHaus Willy-Brandt-Platz 5, Bergheim, Heidelberg 2. Caritasverband Heidelberg e. V. Volunteer-led language courses for residents of the refugee home on Hardtstraße, suitable particularly for refugees taking an apprenticeship. Ms. Nada Phone Refugee accommodation at Hardtstraße 10/1, Kirchheim Heidelberg 3. Caritasverband Heidelberg e. V. Quartiersmanagement Rohrbach-Hasenleiser German conversation classes Ms. Ramirez Phone Freiburger Straße 21-23, Rohrbach Heidelberg 4. Caritasverband Heidelberg e. V. & Diakonisches Werk der Evangelischen Kirche Heidelberg Volunteer-led language courses for residents of the state of Baden-Württemberg s Patrick Henry Village (PHV) refugee arrival center. Mr. Orf and Mr. Zülch Phone phv-ehrenamt@caritas-diakonie-hd.de PHV, Grasweg 8, Kirchheim Heidelberg

5 5. Frauen-Forum Emmertsgrund Free German courses for women and girls Ms. Oedel Phone Emmertsgrundpassage 31 (ground floor), Emmertsgrund Heidelberg 8. Rotary-Club Heidelberg - Alte Brücke and Volkshochschule Heidelberg (vhs), Deutsch-Paten project Support from volunteer mentors for those learning German at the Volkshochschule adult education center Contact Mr. Dierkes Rotary-Club Heidelberg - Alte Brücke rainerdierkes@t-online.de or 6. Internationales Frauen- und Familienzentrum Heidelberg e. V. Dr. Szarka (female) Volkshochschule Heidelberg Phone szarka@vhs-hd.de Free German courses for women Ms. Rupp Phone info@ifz-heidelberg.de Theaterstraße 16, Altstadt Heidelberg 7. Interkulturelles Frauencafé, TES e. V. Stadtteilmanagement Emmertsgrund Free German courses for women Ms. Bertolo Phone stadtteilmanagement@emmertsgrund.de Emmertsgrundpassage 11b, Emmertsgrund Heidelberg Photo Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v.

6 III. Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration courses What is the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration course? The BAMF s standard integration course consists of 700 contact hours. It is made up of a language course (600 hours), where you will learn the German you need for everyday life, and an orientation course (100 contact hours), where you will learn about the legal system, history and culture of Germany. Special integration courses aimed at specific groups are also available, namely the literacy course, the youth integration course, the intensive integration course for those who learn languages easily, integration courses for women, parents and those learning the Latin alphabet for the first time, and special courses for persons with disabilities. What will you be able to do by the end of the BAMF integration course? By the end of the integration course, you should be able to speak German to level B1, and to take and pass the Life in Germany (Leben in Deutschland) test. If you are successful in the test, you will be awarded the integration course certificate (Zertifikat Integrationskurs). This certificate is useful for people with an Photo Philipp Rothe immigration background who wish, for example, to apply for a residence title (Aufenthaltstitel) or naturalization, or who are preparing to enter the job market. Who can take the BAMF integration course? Ethnic German resettlers Newly-arrived immigrants who hold a residence title (Aufenthaltstitel) Foreigners who have been living in Germany for some time European Union citizens Asylum seekers with good prospects of remaining in Germany Certain persons whose deportation has been suspended (Geduldete) and who hold a residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) Immigrants can be either entitled to take an integration course (= voluntary attendance), or required to do so, either by a job center (Jobcenter), an employment agency (Arbeitsagentur), or by organizations that pay out benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (= compulsory attendance). What will the integration course cost you? Participants must pay 1.95 for each hour of an integration course. The tests at the end of the course are free. If you receive benefits such as Unemployment Benefit II (Arbeitslosengeld II), social assistance (Sozialhilfe), housing benefit, or benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, you can apply to attend the course free of charge. In this case you can also have some of your travel costs paid for you. Everyone who passes the final test can submit an application and have half of their course fees refunded. Ethnic German resettlers do not have to pay a course fee. Is there childcare for when I am attending an integration course? Please ask your language school about what childcare is available.

7 What do I have to do to take the BAMF integration course? Voluntary participation: Apply to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) for entitlement to take the integration course* or Compulsory participation: Receive a certificate of obligation from a foreigners authority, job center, employment agency, etc. With their certificate of eligibility or obligation the participant receives full details of the assessment / language test that they must take before they can attend the integration course. The participant is told what type of course they can attend, and where. The course is chosen for them according to their current knowledge of German. Participants start the course at the organization to which they were assigned, or at the organization previously chosen by them. (In this leaflet is a list of all the organizations offering the integration course.) Photo Annette Schiffmann - Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v. Participants complete either the general integration course or a special course, and pass the tests at the end of the course. Award of the Zertifikat Integrationskurs This certificate brings legal benefits for its holder. For example, it is needed when applying for a right to reside (Niederlassungserlaubnis), and it makes it easier to apply for naturalization. More information BAMF regional coordinator Mr. Michel Zeppelinstr Karlsruhe Phone hartmut.michel@bamf.bund.de or any integration course provider in Heidelberg, or *Applications must be submitted to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Zeppelinstraße 2, Karlsruhe. Help with applications is available from the local integration course providers.

8 IV. Courses in German for professional purposes in Heidelberg (since 2016 part of the BAMF s standard offering) What are the BAMF s German for professional purposes courses, and what is their aim? These courses are designed to follow on directly from the integration courses. They aim to teach you the German you need to work in Germany. A number of different modules are available: the basic modules (300 contact hours) where attendees learn German relevant to work in general; subject-specific modules (300 contact hours); and modules for those in the process of having their vocational qualifications officially recognized ( contact hours). Courses in German for professional purposes can also be combined with various training options offered by the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit). Who can take the BAMF course in German for professional purposes? Criterion 1 You must belong to at least one of the following groups: Immigrants, including refugees who are in the process of having their vocational qualifications officially recognized and with good prospects of remaining in Germany Persons whose deportation has been suspended (Geduldete) in accordance with Section 60a (2), sentence 3, of the Residence Act (AufenthG) EU citizens German citizens with an immigration background. Criterion 2 You must also belong to one of these groups: Job-seekers, persons registered as unemployed or as seeking an apprenticeship, and/or recipients of benefits in accordance with Social Code Book II (Hartz IV) or Social Code Book III (Arbeitslosengeld) Persons in employment Persons in the process of having their vocational qualifications officially recognized, and persons taking apprenticeships. Criterion 3 You must also have completed an integration course and/or speak German to level B1, but still need to know more German for your work. Whether you can attend a course in German for professional purposes is the decision of the employment agencies, the job center, or sometimes the BAMF. What does it cost to take the courses? The courses in German for professional purposes are generally free for participants. The only situation in which you must pay is if you already have a job and do not receive any social security benefits. In this case you must pay half the cost of the course (currently 2.07 per contact hour). More information is available from BAMF Ms. Lamm Regional coordinator for language support for professional purposes Wolframstraße Stuttgart Phone marion.lamm@bamf.bund.de Heidelberg employment agency (Agentur für Arbeit Heidelberg) Kaiserstraße Heidelberg Phone Jobcenter Heidelberg Speyerer Straße 6, Heidelberg jobcenter-heidelberg@jobcenter-ge.de

9 Heidelberg providers of BAMF integration courses and / or courses in German for professional purposes Integration courses German for professional purposes 1. Berlitz Deutschland GmbH Mr. Lieder Phone christian.lieder@berlitz.de Sofienstraße 7a, Bergheim, Heidelberg 2. BBQ Berufliche Bildung ggmbh Mr. Dittler Phone dittler.christian@biwe-bbq.de Kurfürsten-Anlage 5, Bergheim, Heidelberg 3. Donner + Partner GmbH training centers Mr. Gärtner Phone gaertner.hd@donner-partner.de Bergheimer Straße 147, Bergheim, Heidelberg 4. F+U Academy of Languages ggmbh Ms. Wagner Phone tatjana.wagner@fuu.de Hauptstraße 1, Altstadt, Heidelberg 5. GFN AG Mr. Motaleb Cell siamak.motaleb@gfn.de Kurfürsten-Anlage 64-68, Bergheim, Heidelberg 6. Heidelberger Dienste ggmbh 7. Heidelberger Pädagogium Mr. Weigel Phone info@heidelberger-paedagogium.de Schröderstraße 22a, Neuenheim, Heidelberg 8. Internationaler Bund e. V. Ms. Egelhof Phone sprachkurse.heidelberg@internationaler-bund.de Belfortstraße 2, Bergheim, Heidelberg 9. USS GmbH Ms. Schäfer Phone nina.schaefer@uss.de Englerstraße 6, Rohrbach-Süd, Heidelberg 10. Volkshochschule Heidelberg e. V. Ms. Türschmann-Qataoui Phone sprachen@vhs-hd.de Bergheimer Straße 76, Bergheim, Heidelberg 11. GebärdenVerstehen e. Kfr. (sign language school) Ms. Schwager Phone jana.schwager@gebaerdenverstehen.de Maaßstraße 26, Wieblingen, Heidelberg Jee Yae Yeon Cell yeon@hddienste.de Hospitalstraße 5, Bergheim, Heidelberg

10 Photo Annette Schiffmann - Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v. Publication details Content and Coordination City of Heidelberg Office of Equal Opportunities Equal opportunities for immigrants Integration Bergheimer Straße Heidelberg Phone Fax chancengleichheit@heidelberg.de Layout Mayor s Office Photos Frontpage, Page 13 and 18: Annette Schiffmann - Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v. Page 3: Heidelberg Marketing GmbH Page 4 5, 10: Philipp Rothe Page 9: Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v. Edition 1st Edition, October 2017

11 Office of Equal Opportunities City of Heidelberg Bergheimer Straße Heidelberg Phone Fax Photo Annette Schiffmann - Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e.v.