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German courses for immigrants in Heidelberg
“Every new language is like an open window that shows a new view of the world and expands your attitude towards life.“Frank Harris (1856 – 1931) British-born American author
Table of contents
Learn German in Heidelberg ............................ page 4
I. Language-learning from the City of Heidelberg ................................. page 6
II. Free German courses and test coaching from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations and charities ................................................... page 8
III.FederalOfficeforMigrationand Refugees(BAMF)integrationcourses ........ page 12
IV.BAMFintegrationcoursesforparents ....... page 16
V. BAMFcoursesinGermanfor professional purposes ................................. page 20
VI.HeidelbergprovidersofBAMF integration courses and / or courses in German for professional purposes ........ page 24
Imprint ............................................................... page 27
Learn German in Heidelberg | 54 | Learn German in Heidelberg
Learn German in HeidelbergThere are many different places in Heidelberg where you can learn German. This brochure, 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.
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Youwillfindseveraldifferentkindsofcourses listedinthisleaflet
– 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.
Thecourseslistedinthisleafletmaynotbeallthecourses 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 email to [email protected].
Photo Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.
6 | Language-learning support from the City of Heidelberg Language-learning support from the City of Heidelberg | 7
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 yourself. The rest is paid with an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) from the City of Heidelberg. These vouchers are funded from donations.
Moreinformationisavailablefrom
City of HeidelbergOffice of Social Welfare and Senior Citizens (Amt für Soziales und Senioren) Bergheimer Straße 155, 69115 Heidelberg Ms. Kobs, phone 06221 58-37392 or Mr. Fröhlich, phone 06221 58-37260 [email protected]
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 commu-nicate 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).
Photo Philipp RotheI. Language-learning support from the City of Heidelberg
Free German courses from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations | 9 8 | Free German courses from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations
II. Free German courses and test coaching from Heidelberg nonprofitorganizationsand charities More information is available from the contact persons named
No certificate will be awarded at end of the following courses.
1. Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.
2. Caritasverband Heidelberg e. V.
3. Quartiersmanagement Rohrbach-Hasenleiser
4. Caritasverband Heidelberg e. V. & Diakonisches Werk der Evangelischen Kirche Heidelberg
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
Ms. Sommer Phone 06221 182797 [email protected] Plöck 101, Altstadt, 69117 Heidelberg
Course locations
Refugee accommodation Henkel-Teroson-Straße 14 – 16 Pfaffengrund, 69123 Heidelberg
Former Hotel Metropol Alte Eppelheimer Straße 80 Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
The small meeting room in WeltHaus Willy-Brandt-Platz 5 Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
Volunteer-led language courses for residents of the refugee home at Hardtstraße, suitable particularly for refugees taking an apprenticeship. Contact and course location
Ms. Nada Phone 06221 7278191 [email protected] accommodation at Hardtstraße 10 / 1 Kirchheim, 69124 Heidelberg
German conversation classes
Contact and course location
Ms. Ramirez Phone 06221 330330 [email protected] Straße 21 Rohrbach, 69126 Heidelberg
Volunteer-led language courses for residents of the state of Baden-Württemberg’s Patrick Henry Village (PHV) refugee arrival center
Contact and course location
Ms. Sekulic and Mr. Jahnel Phone 06221 7395869 [email protected], Grasweg 8 Kirchheim, 69124 Heidelberg
Free German courses from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations | 11 10 | Free German courses from Heidelberg nonprofit organizations
5. Diakonisches Werk der Evangelischen Kirche Heidelberg
Individual language-learning support (1:1) for immigrants in Heidelberg within the framework of ”Volunteer-led integration assistance”
Contact
Ms. BlümelPhone 06221 [email protected] Karl-Ludwig-Straße 6 Altstadt, 69117 Heidelberg
Language support through interpreting during formal conversations or in consultation situations within the framework of “SprachmittlerNetzwerk Heidelberg”
Contact
Ms. KernPhone 06221 53750 [email protected] Karl-Ludwig-Straße 6 Altstadt, 69117 Heidelberg
6. Frauen-Forum Emmertsgrund
7. InternationalesFrauen-undFamilienzentrum Heidelberg e. V.
8. Interkulturelles Frauencafé, TES e. V. Stadtteilmanagement Emmertsgrund
9. Rotary-Club Heidelberg – Alte Brücke andVolkshochschuleHeidelberg(vhs), ‘Deutsch-Paten’ project
Free German courses for women and girls
Contact and course location
Ms. Oedel [email protected] Information every Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. Emmertsgrundpassage 31 (at the Jugendcafé) Emmertsgrund, 69126 Heidelberg
Free German courses for women
Contact and course location
Ms. Rupp Phone 06221 182334 [email protected] Theaterstraße 16 Altstadt, 69117 Heidelberg
Free German courses for women
Contact and course location
Ms. Bertolo Phone 06221 1394016 [email protected] Emmertsgrundpassage 11 b Emmertsgrund, 69126 Heidelberg
Support from volunteer mentors for those learning German at the Volkshochschule adult education center
Contact and course location
Mr. Dierkes Rotary-Club Heidelberg – Alte Brücke [email protected] or Dr. Szarka Volkshochschule Heidelberg Phone 06221 911960 [email protected]
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration courses | 1312 | Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration courses
III. FederalOfficeforMigration andRefugees(BAMF) integration courses
WhatistheFederalOfficeforMigrationand Refugees(BAMF)integrationcourse?
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 learn- ing the Latin alphabet for the first time, and special courses for persons with disabilities.
WhatwillyoubeabletodobytheendoftheBAMFintegration 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 certifi-cate’ (Zertifikat Integrationskurs). This certificate is useful for people with an immigration background who wish, for example, to apply for a residence title (Aufenthaltstitel) or naturalization, or who are preparing to enter the job market.
WhocantaketheBAMFintegrationcourse?
– 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 (Aufenthalts-erlaubnis)
Immigrants can be either entitled to take an integration course(=voluntaryattendance),orrequiredtodoso,eitherbyajobcenter(Jobcenter),anemploymentagency(Arbeitsagentur),orbyorganizationsthatpayoutbenefitsundertheAsylumSeekers’BenefitsAct (=compulsoryattendance).
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 within two years between the entitlement to attending a course and the last 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 avail- able. Your language school may suggest that you attend an integration course for parents that includes childcare. For more information please see page 16.
Photo Philipp Rothe
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration courses | 1514 | Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) integration courses
WhatdoIhavetodototaketheBAMFintegrationcourse?
Moreinformationisavailablefrom
BAMF Regional Coordinator, Integration Mr. Michel
Regionalstelle Karlsruhe, Referat 610Pfizerstraße 1, Gebäude F76139 KarlsruhePhone 0911 943 23682 [email protected]
any integration course provider in Heidelberg, or www.bamf.de/EN/Willkommen/DeutschLernen/ Integrationskurse/integrationskurse-node.html.
* Applications must be submitted to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Regionalstelle Karlsruhe, Referat 610, Pfizerstraße 1, building F, 76139 Karlsruhe. Help with applications is available from the local integration course providers.
Voluntary participation:Apply to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) for entitlement to take the integration course*
Compulsory participation:Receive a certificate of obligation (Verpflichtungs- schein) from a foreigners’ authority, job centre, employment agency, etc.
or
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 organiza-tion previously chosen by them. (In this leaflet is a list of all the organizations offering the inte-gration course.)
Participants complete either the general integration course or a special course, and pass the tests at the end of the course.
AwardoftheZertifikatIntegrationskursThis 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.
Photo Annette Schiffmann – Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.
BAMF integration courses for parents | 1716 | BAMF integration courses for parents
IV.BAMFintegrationcourses for parents
WhatistheBAMFintegrationcourseforparents?
The BAMF integration course for parents enables parents to attend an integration course while their children aged 0 to 5 years receive professional childcare on site. The course consists of a language course (900 contact hours) and an orientation course (100 contact hours) that can be attended by parents part-time over a longer period of time. The content of the language course deals with everyday family situations and later with the German education system. Thus, parents will learn how they can support their children in the best possible way. The orientation course concentrates on the German legal system, values, politics and history. The first integration course for parents will start in Heidelberg Wieblingen in spring 2019 – organized by TERTIA GmbH placement agency in cooperation with and financially supported by the Office of Equal Oppor-tunities of the City of Heidelberg (Amt für Chancengleichheit
der Stadt Heidelberg). The lessons are given each morning over a 15-month period. The course does not take place during the school holidays.
WhatwillyoubeabletodobytheendoftheBAMFintegration course for parents?
The integration course for parents ends with the language test ‘German test for immigrants’ (Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer) and the orientation course test ‘Life in Germany’ (Leben in Deutschland). If you reach language level B1 and pass the orien-tation test you will receive the Integration Course Certificate (Zertifikat Integrationskurs).
BAMF integration courses for parents | 1918 | BAMF integration courses for parents
Who can take the integration course for parents?
– Ethnic German resettlers with children – Newly arrived immigrants who hold a residence title
(Aufenthaltstitel) with children – Foreigners who have been living in Germany for some
time with children – European Union citizens with children – Asylum seekers with good prospects of remaining in
Germany with children.
What will the integration course for parents and the corresponding childcare 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 (Wohngeld), or
benefits under the Asylum Seekers‘ Benefits Act (Leistungen nach dem Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz), 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 within two years can submit an application and have half of their course fees refunded. Ethnic German resettlers do not have to pay a course fee. Childcare is free for all participants.
Moreinformationisavailablefrom
TERTIA – Berufsförderung GmbH & Co. KGSchlosskirschenweg 24 – 2669124 Heidelberg-Kirchheim
Ms. HerkertPhone 06221 [email protected] hours: Friday 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
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V. BAMFcoursesinGerman for professional purposes
WhataretheBAMF’s‘Germanforprofessionalpurposes’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 (400 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 (400 – 600 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).
WhocantaketheBAMFcourseinGermanfor professional purposes?
First criterion
You must belong to one of the following groups: – Immigrants, including refugees who are in the process
of having their entitlement to asylum 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.
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Second criterion
You must also belong to at least 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.
Third criterion
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).
Moreinformationisavailablefrom
BAMF Ms. Lamm Regional coordinator for language support for professional purposes Wolframstraße 62, 70191 Stuttgart Phone 0911 943-73943, [email protected]
Agentur für Arbeit (Heidelberg employment agency)Kaiserstraße 69 – 71, 69115 Heidelberg, Phone 0800 4555500
Jobcenter Heidelberg Speyerer Straße 6, 69115 Heidelberg, [email protected]
Heidelberg providers of BAMF German courses | 2524 | Heidelberg providers of BAMF German courses
VI. HeidelbergprovidersofBAMF integration courses and / or courses in German for profes- sional purposes
1. BerlitzDeutschlandGmbH
2. BBQBeruflicheBildunggGmbH
3. Donner + Partner GmbH Bildungszentren
Mr. Lieder Phone 06221 164004 [email protected]ße 7a, Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
Mr. KnanbiPhone 06221 [email protected]ße 6, Rohrbach, 69126 Heidelberg
Mr. AnhaltPhone 06221 [email protected] Straße 147, Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
4. F+U Academy of Languages gGmbH
5. Heidelberger Dienste gGmbH
Ms. Wagner Phone 06221 [email protected]ße 1, Altstadt, 69117 Heidelberg
Ms. Yeon Mobile phone 0176 21224565 [email protected]ömerstraße 141 – 143, Rohrbach, 69126 Heidelberg
6. Heidelberger Pädagogium
7. Internationaler Bund e. V.
8. TERTIA Berufsförderung GmbH & Co.KG
9. USS GmbH
Mr. Weigel Phone 06221 [email protected]öderstraße 22 a, Neuenheim, 69120 Heidelberg
Ms. Egelhof Phone 06221 [email protected]ße 2, Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
Ms. PohlPhone 06221 [email protected] Schlosskirschenweg 26, Kirchheim, 69124 Heidelberg
Ms. Schäfer Phone 06221 [email protected] Englerstraße 6, Rohrbach-Süd, 69126 Heidelberg
Integration courses
German for professional purposes
Integration courses for parents
10. Volkshochschule Heidelberg e. V.
11. GebärdenVerstehen e. Kfr. (Gebärdensprachschule)
Ms. Türschmann-Qataoui Phone 06221 [email protected] Straße 76, Bergheim, 69115 Heidelberg
Ms. Schwager Phone 06221 [email protected] Maaßstraße 26, Wieblingen, 69123 Heidelberg
Imprint
Preparation and coordination
City of HeidelbergOffice of Equal OpportunitiesAnti-Discrimination and Diversity ManagementIntegrationBergheimer Straße 6969115 Heidelberg
Phone 06221 58-15500Fax 06221 [email protected]/chancengleichheit
Layout Mayor’s Office
PhotographsFront page, page 13 and page 18, Annette Schiffmann – Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.Page 3, Heidelberg Marketing GmbHPage 4, 5, 10, Philipp RothePage 9, Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.
Edition 2nd edition, March 2019
Photo Annette Schiffmann – Asylarbeitskreis Heidelberg e. V.
City of HeidelbergBergheimer Straße 69 69115 Heidelberg
Phone 06221 58-15500 Fax 06221 58-49160 chancengleichheit @heidelberg.dewww.heidelberg.de
OfficeofEqualOpportunities
