Many daycare centers use English to communicate with parents or guardians.

If you haven't spoken English for an extended period, communicating in this unfamiliar language can be challenging. Our professional development conversation course, "English for Educators," will improve your English skills, enabling you to feel more confident in typical conversations with English-speaking colleagues.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the professional development program…

• if you work as an educational professional in daycare centers.
• if you have basic knowledge of the English language (e.g., "school English").

Contents

• Introduction – Getting to know each other: Talking about children, hobbies, daily life, the weather
• Talking about resilience, health and attachment
• Talking about child's development
• Talking about literacy and media
• Talking about children with special needs
• Talking about participation: Working with parents

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Breitenweg 10-12,
28195 Bremen,
Phone: +49 421 17 47 2-154
, Email: m.fink@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
450 €

Are you already proficient in German and want to demonstrate a B2 level of professional language proficiency for the field of education? Are you currently undergoing the recognition process to become an educator and need to prove your language skills? Do you want to pursue training in the field of education and need to demonstrate a B2 level of German?

With us, you can take the institution's own specialist language exam in pedagogy B2.

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Requirements for participation

You can take the B2 level pedagogical language exam…

• if you are already proficient in the language and want or need to demonstrate a B2 level of professional language proficiency in the field of education

Contents

If you are interested in taking the specialist language exam in pedagogy B2, please contact us.

We will inform you about the content and procedure of the exam.

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Breitenweg 10-12,
28195 Bremen, Germany
, Phone: +49 421 17 47 2-76
, Email: c.borchers@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
€250 contribution

For Ukrainian teachers and teachers with foreign qualifications

As a teacher undergoing the recognition process or as a language support teacher in Bremen, this qualification in subject-specific language for schools (C1/C2) will help you reach your goal more easily!

This specialized language qualification is a job-related language course aiming for C2 level. Commissioned by the Senator for Children and Education, we offer you extensive language instruction in which you will learn subject-specific terminology and teaching language for diverse teaching scenarios, as well as how to present confidently. Role-appropriate communication, for example in parent-teacher conferences, is also practiced.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the qualification "Specialized Language for Schools (C1/C2) Module 2"..

• if you are a teacher in the recognition process and have already reached German language level C1.
• if you are a language support teacher in Bremen and have already reached the German language level C1.

Contents

• Module 1: Leading student-centered, differentiated and methodologically diverse lessons: Language resources, subject-specific terms and teaching language (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 2: Confident presentation in everyday school life (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 3: Actively shaping the educational partnership – communicating professionally (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 4: Independently and continuously managing one's own language acquisition (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 5: Preparation for the subject-specific language exam C2 (40 hours plus 20 hours of guided self-study)

At the end of the qualification, you will take a specialized language exam for "school" at language level C2 (based on the CEFR). In the exam, you will demonstrate whether you understand the linguistic requirements in various school situations and whether you can express yourself confidently and appropriately.

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Breitenweg 10-12,
28195 Bremen, Germany
, Phone: +49 421 17 47 2-58,
Email: e.raschke@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
see description

For Ukrainian teachers and teachers with foreign qualifications

As a teacher undergoing the recognition process or as a language support teacher in Bremen, this qualification in subject-specific language for schools (C1/C2) will help you reach your goal more easily!

This specialized language qualification is a job-related language course aiming for C1 level. Commissioned by the Senator for Children and Education, we offer language instruction in which you will practice your specific vocabulary and be prepared for a wide variety of situations in school that require confident written or oral communication.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the qualification "Specialized Language for Schools (C1/C2) Module 1"..

• if you are a teacher in the recognition process and have already reached German language level B2.
• if you are a language support teacher in Bremen and have already reached German language level B2.

Contents

You will train your specific vocabulary and deepen your language knowledge in order to successfully master a wide variety of situations at school with oral or written communication.

We will show you how to correct yourself and design your own professional development learning process.

Topics:

• Module 1: Moderating conflicts among young people (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 2: Dealing with classroom disruptions (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 3: Understanding and writing educational texts, reading, writing and learning strategies (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 4: Promoting participation and inclusion in schools – language resources, subject-specific terms and classroom language (40 hours plus 10 hours of guided self-study)
• Module 5: Preparation for the specialist language exam C1 (40 hours plus 20 hours of guided self-study)

At the end of the qualification, you will take a specialized language exam for "school" at language level C1 (based on the CEFR). In the exam, you will demonstrate whether you understand the linguistic requirements in various school situations and whether you can express yourself confidently and appropriately.

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Breitenweg 10-12,
28195 Bremen,
Phone: +49 421 17 47 2-58,
Email: e.raschke@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
see description

The field of youth services has specific language requirements.

In this practical specialist language training course for pedagogy professionals in youth services who speak German as a second language, you will expand your vocabulary to act with greater confidence in challenging conversation situations. You will develop strategies to further enhance your specialist language skills beyond the training course itself. You will also learn tools for writing and understanding key professional text types such as documentation.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the training course…

• if you work in youth services and speak German as a second language.

Contents

• Design different conversation situations in a linguistically variable and audience-appropriate manner (conversations with young people, parents, guardians, legal representatives, colleagues, institutions and authorities)
• Write down important information (notices, work emails, handover notes)
• Read and understand job-specific texts (regulations, etc.)

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Bahnhofsplatz 14,
28195 Bremen, Germany,
Telephone: +49 421 17 47 2-98
, Email: k.niemeyer@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
450 €

Our part-time preparatory course for foreign nursing staff supports you in preparing for the knowledge test and in the recognition process.

This is how you can return to your qualified profession as quickly as possible: In this preparatory course, we support you as a trained nurse in having your professional qualification recognized in Germany and in preparing for the state knowledge examination to become a registered nurse.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the course…

• if you have already completed nursing training in your country of origin.
• if you have been admitted to the knowledge test by the Senator for Health, Women and Consumer Protection in Bremen/ the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family in Lüneburg.
• if you have German language skills at level B2 (proof via language certificate or internal placement test).
• if you have professional experience in the nursing sector in Germany as well as comprehensive skills in basic care and basic knowledge in care planning and documentation.

Contents

The content of the qualification is defined according to the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG) 2018:

Competency area I: Responsibly planning, organizing, designing, implementing, managing and evaluating nursing processes and nursing diagnostics in acute and long-term care situations

• Nursing basics at all ages
• Nursing and medical basics of people with special illnesses of all ages
• Health promotion and prevention

Competence area II: Designing communication and consultation in a person- and situation-oriented manner

• Training, consulting, guidance
• Fundamentals of Communication
• Communication in everyday work life
• Conflict management

Competence area III: Responsibly shaping and co-shaping intra- and interprofessional action in different systemic contexts

• rehabilitation
• hygiene

Competency area IV: Reflecting on and justifying one's own actions based on laws, regulations and ethical guidelines

• Legal basis
• Long-term care insurance (social law)
• Ethics/ Euthanasia/ Palliative Care/ Advance Directive

Competency area V: Reflecting on and justifying one's own actions based on scientific findings and professional ethical values ​​and attitudes

• Nursing process/planning
• Expert standards
• documentation

The course is supplemented and supported by the use of a digital learning platform (self-organized learning). The course concludes with a practical and oral knowledge assessment.

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Faulenstraße 31,
28195 Bremen, Germany.
Telephone: +49 421 17 47 2-21.
Email: a.hoffmann@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
see description

As a (prospective) manager in the fields of social work, child and youth welfare, inclusion, work and housing, deepen your leadership skills!

In this training program, you will reflect on your leadership role, acquire specialist and methodological knowledge in areas such as communication and conflict management, and thus professionalize your area of ​​responsibility. We will support you on your path to becoming a leader, so that you can fulfill your leadership tasks with enjoyment and responsibility!

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the professional development program…

• if you are a (prospective) manager in the fields of social work, child and youth welfare, inclusion, work and housing.

Contents

Goals:

• Learn to recognize and apply important aspects of leadership competence
• Assess and reflect on leadership tasks and leadership role
• Exploring and utilizing self-management, self-efficacy, and self-reflection as control instruments
• Implementing systemic perspectives on leadership in practice
• Expand and professionalize specialist and methodological knowledge in the areas of communication and conflict management
• Explore and practice methods of personnel and team development
• Planning, supporting and successfully implementing change processes
• Apply and further develop professional insights into leadership skills in your own professional practice

Modules/Content:

• Module 1: Fundamentals of Leadership Skills
• Module 2: Communication and Conflict Management
• Module 3: Team Leadership and Team Development
• Module 4: Change Management
• Module 5: Leadership skills in everyday work

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Bahnhofsplatz 14,
28195 Bremen, Germany.
Telephone: +49 421 17 47 2-154.
Email: teilhabe@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
1790 €

Group leader in the field of employment and vocational training

As a group leader in the field of employment and vocational support, you will expand your skills to support and accompany people with disabilities in their participation in working life.

The Special Education Additional Qualification (SPZ) is just right for you if you already lead a group in a workshop for people with disabilities (WfbM) or are active in other areas of employment and vocational support.

They expand their personal, social, and professional perception and action skills. They learn to plan and design vocational training processes, work and employment processes, and workplaces to enable people with disabilities to participate in working life.

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Requirements for participation

You can participate in the professional development program…

• if you work as a group leader in a sheltered workshop or other areas of employment and vocational support.

Contents

• Module 1: Fields of work, role and tasks of a certified specialist for employment and vocational rehabilitation
• Modules 2 and 3: Target audience of a certified specialist for employment and vocational rehabilitation
• Module 4: Vocational Education
• Module 5: Skills Development and Diagnostic Procedures
• Module 6: Motivation and Learning
• Module 7: Person-centered design of work processes and workplaces
• Module 8: Observation
• Module 9: Person-centered design of participation processes
• Module 10: Work pedagogy and methods of vocational education
• Module 11: Communication and Conversation Techniques
• Module 12: Group Leadership and Moderation
• Module 13: Personality and Life World
• Module 14: Project Work Preparation
• Module 15: Exam preparation and presentation techniques

The content is based on the legally defined fields of action (GFABPrV of 13.12.2016) and the recommendations of the BIBB.

Venue:

PBW
Paritätisches Bildungswerk,
Bahnhofsplatz 14,
28195 Bremen, Germany.
Telephone: +49 421 17 47 2-154.
Email: teilhabe@pbwbremen.de

Registration information:
Registration required

Cost:
see description