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English course

The Activation and Placement Voucher (AVGS) is a funding programme provided by the Federal Employment Agency and job centres. The legal basis is § 45 SGB III (Third Social Code). The voucher entitles you to participate in a programme offered by an approved provider MAT (AVGS-MAT). Colón is AZAV-certified and recognised as an approved provider for AVGS-MAT.

Contents Your private lessons will be individually agreed with you
Reactivation and expansion of existing vocabulary (if applicable), including grammar
Building and expanding work-related vocabulary (individually tailored to specific sectors, e.g. the fields of health and social services, trade, hospitality, transport, warehousing/logistics, or thematically, e.g. finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, sales and marketing, projects, etc.)
Competence: reading comprehension (including work-/subject-specific texts)
Competence: listening comprehension and speaking (including following speeches and discussions, holding conversations, small talk)
Competence: written expression and correspondence in line with current standards: letter formatting, quotations, reports, invoices, presentations, notes, faxes, emails, etc., making appointments
Competence: spoken expression: reducing language barriers through authentic situations – including special features when applying for jobs in the target foreign language, practising telephone interviews and job interviews
Optional exam preparation for the telc or TOEIC exam suitable for your level

Course objective
The aim is to prepare you for the training and job market or to identify, reduce or eliminate so-called placement obstacles through targeted, individually tailored language training in private lessons.

Certificate
After successful completion, you will receive a Colón certificate of participation stating the course content, scope and achieved language level. Each individual course also concludes with a Colón and a TOEIC language test at your level (optional).

Course duration / times
The course duration is tailored to your need for support in the target language and comprises a maximum of 160 teaching hours in private lessons within a maximum of 8 weeks. The dates are arranged and agreed individually in advance.

  • Small group instruction English (2 persons) specialized language

    Evening course Individual lessons Intensive course Specialized language A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    Private lessons with 2 people

  • Small group instruction English (2 persons)

    Individual lessons A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    Private lessons with 2 people

  • Minigroup English

    Evening course A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    only 3-5 participants / 2x weekly in the evenings for 15 sessions

  • Minigroup TOEFL preparation course

    Evening course B1 B2

    only 3-5 participants / 2x weekly in the evenings for 30 sessions

  • Private lessons English

    Educational leave Evening course Individual lessons A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    Private lessons individually bookable Mon-Fri between 7.30 and 21.00, Saturdays on request

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, TOEFL preparation course C1

    Educational leave Intensive course C1

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Placement of professional specialized knowledge English in individual instruction – AVGS individual measure

    Individual lessons Specialized language A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

    funded by activation and placement voucher (all levels: A1–C2)

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, certificate course B1.1

    Educational leave Intensive course B1

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • English for the office

    Specialized language Telc exam B2

    Mo-Fr 08:50-13:00 | with prior knowledge

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, certificate course B1.2

    Educational leave Intensive course B1

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Evening course open-end English

    Evening course A2 B1 B2

    Open evening classes once a week

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, Upper-Intermediate B2.1

    Educational leave Intensive course B2

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, basic course A1.2 (30 lessons per week)

    Educational leave Intensive course

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, advanced course A2

    Educational leave Intensive course A2

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, Upper-Intermediate B2.1+

    Educational leave Intensive course B2

    Monday–Friday 08:00–15:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized

  • Intensive course / educational leave English, Upper-Intermediate C1

    Educational leave Intensive course C1

    Monday–Friday 08:00–13:00 / educational leave Hamburg recognized