IN training – successful training through technical and language learning

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In coordination with the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Hanover Chamber of Crafts, the Hanover region has developed a model project to establish targeted language support in vocational training in cooperation with the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. Four vocational schools in the Hanover region are participating in the innovation project funded by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (see below).

The aim of the model project is to ensure the successful dual schooling of (newly) immigrated trainees through integrated language support and language training. For this reason, the "company language day" was included in the project in addition to regular vocational school lessons. The companies provide this day as an additional language learning day so that language acquisition can take place in the familiar organizational setting of the vocational school. This additional company language day is organized through the integration of BAMF vocational language courses, which are conducted by educational institutions at the location of the vocational school.

An essential prerequisite for successful completion of training is therefore the close integration of language support and language training measures between the training company, the vocational school, and the supporting institutions (chambers, BAMF, school authorities). Other key success factors include the coordination of courses by the local authority, a clear stance and communication on the part of the chambers towards the companies, and the organizational integration of vocational language courses into the vocational school.

Target group

Newly arrived trainees in the Hanover region and their companies

Duration

August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2027

Partner schools

• BBS 2
• BBS 3
• BBS ME
• Alice Salomon School (from the 2025/2026 school year)

Initiators

• Lower Saxony Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs
• Hanover Chamber of Crafts
• Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• Hanover Region

Other partners:

• Hanover Medical Association
• Hanover Dental Association

The Hanover Region is a strategic partner through its Department of Economic and Employment Promotion (
) and is providing proportional funding for the project.