Teaching specialist vocational English skills in one-to-one lessons – AVGS individual programme

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The Activation and Placement Voucher (AVGS) is a support scheme provided by the Employment Agency and the Jobcentres. The legal basis for this is Section 45 of SGB III (Social Code Book III). The voucher entitles you to take part in a programme run by an approved programme provider (AVGS-MAT). Colón is AZAV-certified and recognised as an approved programme provider for AVGS-MAT.

Contents Your individual training sessions will be tailored to your needs Reactivating and expanding your existing vocabulary (where applicable), including grammar Development and expansion of job-related vocabulary (tailored to your specific sector, e.g. the fields of healthcare and social services, retail, hospitality, transport, warehousing/logistics, or even topic-specific areas such as finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, sales and marketing, projects, etc.) Reading comprehension skills (including work- and subject-related texts) Listening comprehension and speaking skills (including following speeches and discussions, conducting conversations, and making small talk) Competence in written expression and correspondence in accordance with current standards: letter writing, quotations, reports, invoices, presentations, notes, faxes, emails, etc., and arranging appointments Oral expression skills: overcoming language inhibitions through authentic situations, including specific aspects of job applications in the target language, and practising telephone interviews and face-to-face interviews Optional exam preparation for the telc or TOEIC exam, tailored to your level 

Course objective The aim is to prepare participants for the education and labour markets, or to identify, reduce or eliminate so-called barriers to employment through targeted, individually tailored language training in one-to-one lessons.   Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, you will receive a Colón certificate of attendance detailing the course content, the scope of the course and the level achieved in the foreign language. Each individual course also concludes with a Colón and a TOEIC language test at your level (optional).

Course duration / Timetable The course duration is tailored to your learning needs in the target language and comprises a maximum of 160 teaching hours of one-to-one tuition over a maximum of 8 weeks. Appointments are arranged and confirmed individually in advance.

Completion

Colón Certificate of Attendance and Examination

Your benefits

This one-to-one training can be delivered either as face-to-face lessons or online. If you do not have your own laptop or PC, you can borrow a Colón laptop for your one-to-one training.

Funding may be available from the Employment Agency or Jobcentre via an activation and placement voucher. Programme number: 123/6714/22

Notes

Registration and assessment:

Arrange your personal consultation to determine your individual training needs (written and oral assessment). We’d be happy to advise you!