Professional language courses according to DeuFöV

• People who have successfully completed an integration course or have a B1 certificate.
• You must be registered as unemployed or seeking work.
  You can get the entitlement certificate from your adviser at the Job Centre/Agency for Employment.

The vocational language courses at the VHS Tempelhof-Schöneberge are currently held at level B2. The prerequisite is language level B1.

The Adult Education Centre offers two types of courses:

• Courses with a bridge module (B2.0, B2.1 and B2.2) last 500 lessons.
• Courses without a bridge module (B2.1 and B2.2) last 400 lessons.

For people who receive social benefits or have a very low income, the course is free of charge. This is decided by the Job Centre/Agency for Employment.

• The vocational language course takes place daily from Monday to Friday, either in the morning or in the afternoon.
• Please note that the course is also held during school holidays.

In the course, German is taught at level B2 and, in addition, knowledge about working life and general professional language used in the workplace rather than technical/professional terms from specific professions.

The course ends with an examination at level B2.

The exam and the course book are free of charge for participants.

The courses require prior consultation and, if necessary, a placement test.
Please call our telephone counselling service and make an appointment for a personal conversation about the German courses offered and your registration.

• Information on registration and counselling for German courses

During the counselling session, you will find out whether you meet the requirements for free participation in the course, what documents we need and what you need to be aware of.
You can also ask questions about the course.

People who want to improve their job-related language skills and have appropriate German language skills (as in the course description on the internet).

There are different courses at levels B1 and higher.

The duration of the courses varies, there are workshops and also courses over many weeks.
One lesson costs at least 2.50 €.

The courses take place at different times of the day in different learning locations in the district of Tempelhof-Schöneberg.

Whether the course ends with an exam depends on the specific course.

Participants have to buy the textbook themselves. You will receive more detailed information on the first day of the course.

Most courses require prior counselling and, if necessary, a placement test.
Please call our telephone counselling service and make an appointment for a personal conversation about the German courses offered and your registration.

• Information on registration and counselling for German courses

Some courses can also be booked without counselling.

• Information on enrolment at the Volkshochschule Tempelhof-Schöneberg

During the counselling session you will find out together with the counsellors which courses are suitable for you, so that you can learn successfully later on in the course.