MiA courses

Courses aimed at integrating foreign women, previously known as “low-threshold women’s courses,” have been in existence since the 1990s and are a proven tool of integration policy. Local education and integration policy providers implement the courses nationwide.

Since 2020, the program has been renamed “Migrantinnen einfach stark im Alltag (MiA)” (Migrant Women Simply Strong in Everyday Life). MiA courses are characterized by their particularly low threshold.

Target group:

Foreign women and girls

with permanent residence status in Germany
from the age of 16
without completed vocational or school education in Germany
from countries outside Western Europe, North America, and Australia
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Course topics:

The course topics are tailored to the needs of the participants and can cover a wide range of subjects. The main focus is on:

Expansion of language skills
Reflection on personal migration experiences
Information about living in Germany
Support in parenting and educational matters
Information about professional development and qualification opportunities

Goals:

The MiA courses are a classic empowerment program: the courses build on the skills of the participants, highlight them, and develop them further. They help participants to recognize their strengths and become more self-confident and independent. In this way, they contribute to gender equality as a fundamental right in our society. The sub-goals of the courses are:

Participants have the courage to communicate in German within the limits of their abilities and have improved their language skills.
They reflected on their migration history and their role as women in society.
They are aware of their resources and are strengthened in these and their self-efficacy.
You have an extensive social network and know how to establish contacts in your social environment.
They have actionable knowledge about challenges in their everyday lives, particularly in the areas of education, parenting, health, mobility, continuing education, and counseling services.
They are encouraged and motivated to develop and educate themselves further.

The information was taken from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

Further information can be found here.