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65.792.000

8.771.000 11%

7.191.000 9%

Germans without migration background Germans with migration background Foreigners

Whole population in Germany: 81.913.000 persons

Effective Language Courses for Immigrants

Why are they necessary?

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Main Language Programs in Germany

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I. Integration Course

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Ordinance on Integration Courses (IntV) Section 3, 2

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Research on Language Learning Topics "Research and documentation regarding the language needs of participants in integration courses including data of course providers and course participants (InDaZ)”

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General Language

Course

General Language Course

Orientation Course

600

UE

60 UE

Special Courses Young Adults

Women / Parents

Illiterate Persons

Learners with special needs Special Language Course

900

UE

Orientation Course

60 UE

Intensive Course

Intensive Language Course

Orientation Course

400

UE

30 UE

The Integration Course

Structure

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Quality Assurance

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Integration Course Facts and Figures since 2005

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Results of Evaluation Long-term Study 2007 - 2011

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New Developments

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Survey of language level expected by economic enterprises

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Main obstacles for immigrants regarding integration into the labour market

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II. Vocational Language Training (ESF)

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ESF-BAMF-Program: Basics

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ESF-BAMF-Program: Facts and Figures

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Participant 100.000 (January 22, 2014; Munich)

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ESF-BAMF-Program: Course Orientations

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5

16

18

46

59

63

88

94

163

191

328

362

377

444

478

712

1558

Environmental professions

Education and teaching

Construction and building sector

Administrative and office occupations

Hotel/restaurant/catering

Housekeeping

Warehousing and logistics

Craft/trade/manual skills

Academics and high-skilled immigrants

Low-skilled immigrants

Health and social services

Commercial area

Service sector

Industrial/technical jobs

Language classes for various professions

General vocational orientation

General occupation-related language …

ESF-BAMF Course Integration Course

Funding EU funding National funding

Basis EU Ordinance Federal law

Residence Act

Structure 730 lessons

German for professional

purposes + work training

600 / 900 language lessons

60 lessons civic orientation

Test Course providers are free

to offer standardized /non-

standardized tests or none

German Test for Migrants

Living in Germany

(Civic Orientation)

Contents According to job related

needs and special interests

of the participants

According to general

language needs

Comparison: ESF-BAMF Course vs. Integration Course

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