Activation and Vocational Integration
Planned Services – Subject to the Required Approval
Sprachhafen is developing individual activation and vocational integration programmes in accordance with Section 45 of the German Social Code Book III (SGB III).
The services are intended for people seeking vocational training, jobseekers, unemployed individuals and people at risk of unemployment who require individual support with personal stabilisation, vocational orientation, job applications, entering employment or starting a business.
The approach is comprehensive and person-centred. In addition to vocational integration, it considers personal, linguistic, social and practical challenges that may prevent sustainable participation in vocational training or employment.
Activation and Vocational Orientation
This service supports people who wish to develop new career goals or return to vocational training or employment following a period of unemployment.
- Identification of personal abilities, interests and professional experience
- Assessment of the current personal and employment situation
- Development of realistic vocational objectives
- Establishment of a reliable daily routine
- Strengthening of motivation, confidence and personal responsibility
- Identification of individual support needs
- Reduction of personal and vocational barriers to employment
- Development of an individual integration plan
- Referral to suitable language, education and qualification programmes
Application Coaching and Labour-Market Integration
Individual coaching prepares participants specifically for vocational training and job applications.
- Preparation of a professional CV
- Creation of individual cover letters
- Review and improvement of existing application documents
- Assistance with online applications
- Search for suitable apprenticeships, internships and employment
- Development of an individual application strategy
- Preparation for job interviews
- Practice of typical interview situations
- Contact with training providers and employers
- Assistance with using online job platforms
- Evaluation of unsuccessful applications and development of alternative strategies
Holistic Everyday Support
Personal and social challenges can significantly affect vocational integration. Sprachhafen therefore combines employment-related support with stabilising and practical assistance.
- Development of a structured daily and weekly routine
- Strengthening of self-organisation and reliability
- Assistance with letters, appointments and documents
- Organisation of financial and administrative matters
- Promotion of mobility and reliable appointment attendance
- Support with family-related or social difficulties
- Referral to counselling, therapy and other support services
- Promotion of healthy everyday routines
- Improvement of language and communication skills
- Balancing family responsibilities, daily life and employment
- Development of a personal support network
The objective is to strengthen the participant’s ability to manage everyday life and establish stable conditions for vocational training, employment and social participation.
Preparation for Vocational Training and Employment
This service supports participants step by step on their pathway into suitable vocational training or employment.
- Vocational orientation and skills assessment
- Development of realistic training and employment objectives
- Identification of suitable companies and occupational fields
- Preparation for internships and workplace trials
- Contact with employers and vocational training providers
- Assistance with the transition into training or employment
- Clarification of available support before employment begins
- Promotion of workplace-related communication
- Preparation for workplace requirements
- Development of strategies for managing stress and conflict
Stabilisation Following Entry into Employment
Support does not necessarily end when an employment contract is signed. New expectations, uncertainty or workplace conflicts during the first weeks and months may place continued employment at risk.
- Support during the induction period
- Development of a reliable work routine
- Assistance with punctuality, organisation and communication
- Reflection on workplace feedback
- Preparation for difficult conversations with supervisors
- Support with workplace conflicts
- Balancing employment, family responsibilities and daily life
- Development of vocational German language skills
- Development of stress-management strategies
- Early identification and reduction of employment risks
- Cooperation with the employer, subject to the participant’s prior consent
- Long-term stabilisation of the employment relationship
The objective is sustainable labour-market integration and the prevention of premature termination of employment.
Preparation for Self-Employment
Participants with a realistic business idea may receive individual support in preparing for self-employment.
- Review and development of the business idea
- Assessment of personal and professional requirements
- Development of a viable business model
- Identification of the target market
- Preparation of a basic business concept
- Assistance with a business plan and financial planning
- General information concerning registration, taxation and insurance
- Development of a marketing and customer-acquisition strategy
- Preparation for meetings with public authorities and advisory services
- Referral to tax advisers, chambers and specialist start-up services
- Planning the first steps towards self-employment
- Realistic assessment of opportunities and risks
Language-Sensitive and Integration-Focused Coaching
Sprachhafen combines vocational coaching, social education support and qualified language development. The service is particularly suitable for people with migration or refugee experience who require additional support in accessing the German vocational training and labour market.
- Vocational German language development
- Preparation for meetings with employers and public authorities
- Explanation of labour-market terminology and procedures
- Assistance with understanding job advertisements and employment contracts
- Workplace communication training
- Orientation within the German vocational training and employment system
- Culturally sensitive clarification of misunderstandings
- Development of realistic vocational perspectives
Depending on the approved programme, coaching may be supported in German, English or Sinhala.
Planned Programme Formats
Subject to successful provider certification and programme approval, the following formats are planned:
Career Perspective Coaching
Individual assessment, activation and development of a realistic vocational perspective.
Application Coaching
Professional application documents, job-search strategies and preparation for job interviews.
Vocational Training and Employment Coaching
Individual support with finding an apprenticeship, internship or suitable employment.
Holistic Integration Coaching
A combination of vocational orientation, everyday stabilisation, language development and social education support.
Employment Stabilisation
Support following entry into employment with the objective of securing the employment relationship in the long term.
Business Start-Up Orientation
Preparation for self-employment and support with planning the next steps towards a possible business start-up.
Access and Funding
Following successful provider certification and programme approval, participation may be funded through an Activation and Placement Voucher (Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein – AVGS).
The relevant Employment Agency or Jobcentre decides whether to issue an AVGS or approve another form of funding. An entitlement to a voucher does not exist in every individual case.
- Valid certification of Sprachhafen as an approved provider
- Approval of the specific programme
- Compatibility of the programme with the participant’s approved funding objective
- Individual authorisation or formal commissioning
- Written confirmation of funding