Individual Academy for Intercultural Education & Social Affairs gGmbH offers the individual measure “Individual job application coaching”, acc. § 45 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 SGB III Introduction to the training and labor market as well as identification, reduction and elimination of placement barriers.

Objective

The main aim of the measure is to introduce the participant to the training or labor market and thus promote sustainable integration into training or work in the long term. Participants should be enabled to independently apply for jobs on the training and job market. To this end, they learn how to use common job search portals. They are helped to create professional application documents. Classic application situations are discussed and acted out with the participants. Participants receive individual and success-oriented support during the application process. Unemployment is thus reduced, ended or avoided altogether in the future. A core element of the measure is the teaching of German language skills for the application process and the job.

Further objectives of the individual measure

• Dealing with existing (multiple) problems and finding solutions
• Introduction to everyday training and working life
• Sensitization and activation for company qualification offers
• Raising awareness of regional and national training and job opportunities
• Increasing motivation and changing perspectives
• Strengthening personal initiative, willingness to learn and work attitude
• Enabling professional experience through internships

Target group

The target group of the measure are those seeking training, those at risk of unemployment and the unemployed. The offer is aimed in particular at people with a migration background whose individual circumstances are not compatible with the training or labor market.
The participants have language barriers that have made access to the training and employment market difficult to date. The program is also aimed at participants with poor reading and writing skills. The target group includes participants of all language levels.
The measure helps participants who have identified existing personal and other barriers to placement in the previous application process or when taking advantage of other support offers. The participants are people who (among other things) face specific challenges when looking for an apprenticeship or job due to their migration background.

Time scope

The measure consists of a total of six modules, which can be combined and designed according to the support needs of the participants. The teaching units (TU) last 45 minutes.

Individual job application coaching

The individual application coaching (one-to-one measure) is intended to impart sustainable application skills, support decision-making and enable a change of perspective. The aim is to promote self-organization, support the planning of the application process and teach networking strategies.

The individual measure begins with a situation analysis (15 lessons) to determine the initial situation of the participant. This includes a German placement test, an assessment of previous application efforts and deficits, an analysis of strengths and weaknesses, the identification of existing barriers to placement and the development of an individual solution strategy.

German for writing job applications (15 units)

Here, important German skills for the application process, the interview and the job are taught, including communication training.

The Application 4.0 module (15 units) teaches participants how to use common job search portals and application-related digital media and software, including editing, uploading and sending digital application documents.

Participants are taught how to prepare application documents (20 units), including the basics of preparing applications, writing CVs and cover letters, proofreading and consultation.

Job interview training (15 units), incl. reenactment of classic job application situations, reenactment of job interviews and assessment centers for specific occupational groups

Enabling professional experience (approx. 1 week internship or 8 units of reflection), including preparation and application for an internship, enabling professional experience with an employer or institution, reflection on learning needs