Counseling centres

Social and psycho-social counselling

• with the application and enforcement of social welfare claims such as unemployment benefit II, social welfare benefit, housing benefit, child benefit, etc., as well as with benefit claims for EU citizens and their family members
• in questions concerning health care such as health insurance, sickness benefit, applications according to the law for severely handicapped persons
• in case of personal and/or family conflicts/crises
• in case of foundation applications of the state of Berlin "Stiftung Hilfe für die Familie" in case of pregnancy and/or family emergencies
• in pension matters through the insured person's elders of the pension insurance company
• in legal matters, if required, with the support of a Turkish-speaking lawyer on the following topics: Tenancy law, Turkish family law, aliens law, citizenship law, labour law.

[DeepL:] We advise women* who are experiencing or have experienced physical, psychological and/or sexual violence and would like support in:

• Planning further possible courses of action and information about legal and police options
• Clarification of fundamental questions regarding separation, divorce and rights of access and residence

as well as support with

• arranging sheltered accommodation for women* affected by violence and their children
• communication with authorities and offices (job center, police, youth welfare office, etc.)
• enforcing measures to protect against violence
• the search for competent lawyers
• Achieving financial independence
• building up non-violent life prospects

Do you want to continue your professional training?

• You would like to (re)orientate yourself professionally?
• You would like to apply for a job or are looking for one?
• You would like to study or are looking for an apprenticeship?
• Do you want to learn German or improve your foreign
  
  improve your foreign language skills?
• You don't know how to finance your education or further training?
• You would like to catch up on a vocational or school qualification?
• You would like to receive an education premium?

• Counselling on career change or reorientation, education and training and re-entry.
  
  *Counselling on general education and learning opportunities
  
  *Advice on financing possibilities for education
  
  *Application check, application workshops, support in preparing application documents
  
  *Information on job offers
  
  *Educational counselling for refugees

[DeepL:] We offer you individual advice on the various routes to a vocational qualification and on qualification-oriented training. One focus of our advice is modular post-qualification. It offers you the opportunity to acquire a vocational qualification step by step via partial qualifications and to shorten the qualification period if previous vocational experience is recognized.

Advice on offer

• Individual specialist advice on acquiring vocational qualifications, partial qualifications that can be combined with vocational qualifications and advanced training.
• "Vocational orientation workshop" - Are you looking for a career change and not yet sure where you want to go professionally and where your strengths lie? In the workshop, we help you to identify your career-related skills and potential and to develop your career prospects.
• Information events and (group) consultations for participants in the "Qualification before employment" program

[DeepL:] Our advisory services and key topics:

• Advice on (initial and further) training
• Advice on professional (re)orientation and CVs
• Advice on career prospects and access to employment (career path, professional development, application strategy, etc.)
• Advice on employment and qualification (job situation, company qualification and career development and flexibility)
• Advice on learning, forms of learning and learning strategies
• Advice on funding, financing and its conditions
• Mobile advice for refugees and immigrants

• Advice on career change or reorientation, education and training and re-entry.
• Advice on general education and learning opportunities
• Advice on financing opportunities for education
• Application check, application workshops, support in the preparation of application documents
• Information on job offers
• Educational counselling for refugees

[DeepL:] Our advisory services and key topics:

• Advice on (initial and further) training
• Advice on professional (re)orientation and CVs
• Advice on career prospects and access to employment (career path, professional development, application strategy, etc.)
• Advice on employment and qualification (job situation, company qualification and career development and flexibility)
• Advice on learning, forms of learning and learning strategies
• Advice on funding, financing and its conditions
• Mobile advice for refugees and immigrants

[DeepL:] The target groups are:

• Entrepreneurs and employees of SMEs
• HR and training managers in SMEs
• Representatives of interests in companies
• The professional public

The advisory service includes:

• Advice on further training needs and qualifications for company employees (workplace situation, in-company qualification)
• Advice on possible vocational qualifications (individual company retraining, post-qualification, modular qualification with the aim of obtaining a vocational qualification while working)
• Advice on current funding opportunities, financing and their conditions
• Advice on the implementation of company training objectives, training needs analysis, further training strategy
• Advice on setting up and optimizing the "personnel and further training" management process
• Sensitization of companies for low-skilled and older employees as well as company health management

• Counselling on career change or reorientation, education and training and re-entry.
  
  *Counselling on general education and learning opportunities
  
  *Advice on financing possibilities for education
  
  *Application check, application workshops, support in the preparation of application documents
  
  *Information on job offers
  
  *Educational counselling for refugees

[DeepL:] Advice on education and careers for all people, including further education, educational opportunities, financing education, career guidance and development

Further focal points:

• Advice also for students, in the event of dropping out of university and/or professional reorientation
• Qualification advice also for companies/institutions in the health, care and social sector

[DeepL:] Advice on the following topics:

• Training and further education
• Studies
• Internship, compulsory internship
• professional reorientation and reorientation, career entry and CV
• Individual location and skills analyses
• Professional integration of refugees and immigrants
• Recognition of foreign educational qualifications
• Funding, financing and help with applications (BAföG, upgrading BAföG, education bonus, etc)
• Career prospects and access to employment (career path, professional development, application strategy, etc.)
• Employment and qualification (job situation, company qualification and career development as well as flexibility)
• Catching up on a vocational qualification
• Voluntary services (FSJ, FÖJ, voluntary work, etc)
• Language acquisition and improvement
• Learning, learning methods and strategies
• Referral of specific advice requests to specialist institutions and bodies

Appointments by appointment also in and other locations (see website):

Herzbergstr. 33/34, House 3, 10365 Berlin

Wolfener Str. 32-34, House O, 12681 Berlin

Mobile educational counselling is about your questions and your concerns. You are the focus of attention. The counselling is free of charge for you.

We advise on

• German courses
• Training and studies
• qualification
• Recognition of certificates and degrees
• Application documents, e.g. curriculum vitae
• job search
• Work
• internships
• orientation
• skills

We look for solutions together.

We advise, support and accompany especially from Bulgaria and Romania newly immigrated people and living in precarious housing situations.

• in their search for an apartment and in their dealings with the authorities.
• to support the educational aspirations of their children of pre-school age
• who are looking for suitable childcare for their young children (0-6).
• with disadvantaged immigrant school children to help them succeed in school.