Job-BSK (Job-Berufssprachkurse): Learning German in the workplace
Do you employ people who need support with learning German and would like to offer them assistance? With the BAMF-funded Job-BSK programme, you now have the opportunity to integrate your employees into their roles quickly and in a practical way. These are specifically workplace-related, tailor-made, flexible vocational language courses of short duration for adults with German as a second language at level A2 or B1 (CEFR*) prior to taking up employment, whilst in employment or undergoing vocational training.
* CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
All the benefits at a glance:
- German technical language tailored precisely to your staff’s job profiles in the following sectors:
- Health and care
- Industry and technology
- Warehousing and logistics
- Trade / Retail
- IT / Communications
- Hospitality and catering
- Flexible course formats: as a crash course before starting work or part-time whilst working
- Flexible attendance: online, at our language school, at your company premises or a hybrid option (Please note: For training at your company premises, we will charge you for travel costs.)
- AI-optimised specialist language programmes with 24/7 online access to my.inlingua
- Small classes: minimum 3 participants, ideally 7 participants (Groups comprising participants from different companies can also be organised.)
- Short course duration: 100 to 120 teaching units (TU)
- Participation is
- free of charge for participants with a gross annual income of up to 20,000 EUR
- A co-payment of 2.56 EUR per teaching unit is payable by participants with a gross annual income in excess of 20,000 EUR
- “Team teaching” between language trainers and your company’s trainers is encouraged
- Additional individual language coaching is fully eligible for funding if required
- Certificates on completion: detailed certificates of attendance detailing the skills acquired
- Tax return: Should your employees incur costs for the language course, they can claim these as “income-related expenses” for tax purposes.
Requirements:
- Participants must be in specific employment or taking part in a vocational preparation programme.
- Your cooperation is essential, for example by granting your staff time off work.
- If the course is to take place at your premises, certain minimum standards must be met (e.g. accessibility, room facilities, availability of resources).
Who is eligible to take part?
- Employees with an employment contract
- People about to take up employment, with an employment contract
- People on a labour market preparation programme, e.g. programmes with employers (MAG) or programmes run by organisations (MAT)
- People with a verifiable language level of at least A2 (CEFR*)
Applying for a Job-BSK – how does it work and what documents are required?
- Submitting an application: To take part in a Job-BSK programme, participants need ‘authorisation to participate’. In order for employees to receive this authorisation, an application must be submitted to the BAMF.
- Submitting documents:
- Original application for authorisation to participate as an employee
- Original postal authorisation
- Copy of the employment contract
- Copy of the residence permit
We’re happy to assist you with the application process and will handle all communication with the BAMF!
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