Our Bridge Programs
Our Bridge Programs comprise online language courses from Beginner (A1) to Advanced (C1) German and, depending on your credentials and chosen profession, online courses in preparation for an apprenticeship, skills assessment test or other qualification measures.
We evaluate your non-German diploma and work experience then compare them with the requirements of your ideal job. This allows us to plan the specific Bridge Program that prepares you for practicing your chosen profession in Germany.
Bridge Program - Anerkennung
For seasoned professionals, we offer the Bridge Program – Anerkennung, the goal of which is to acquire the German proficiency and communication skills required for the official recognition (Anerkennung) of their non-German educational or occupational qualifications and, if need, for passing a skills assessment test (Kenntnisprüfung) or a company-based qualification course (Anpassungslehrgang). The Qualifizierung is especially important to education professionals, nurses and other practitioners of regulated professions in Germany.
Program Components
German Training + Application Support
The Bridge Program ANERKENNUNG starts with intensive online German language courses from beginner to upper intermediate levels especially designed to prepare learners for working and living in Germany. Each course combines self-study modules and live online sessions.
While you are learning German, we also guide you in securing the documentary requirements for the application for employment, professional recognition (Anerkennung) — and for those from visa-required countries — the appropriate national visa for Germany. Should you require specialized legal support, we could also engage an immigration lawyer for an additional fee.
Job Training + Employment Search Support
Bridge Program - Ausbildung
Depending on the profession the profession, the German Ausbildung usually takes 2 to 3 years and takes place in a technical college (Berufschule) and an apprenticing company or institution (Ausbildungsbetrieb). Theory learned in the Berufschule is immediately put into practice in the Ausbildungsbetrieb. In the remunerated apprenticeship model, the Berufschule does not charge any tuition fees and apprentices receive a monthly training salary from their Ausbildungsbetrieb. Upon successful completion of the Ausbildung, apprentices obtain a state-conferred professional title, which is mandatory for regulated professions such as childhood education and nursing.
In our Bridge Program – AUSBILDUNG, learners acquire the German proficiency required for an Ausbildung in childhood education (Erzieher/in, Pädagogische Fachkraft) and other regulated professions.
Program Components
Online German Training
The Bridge Program AUSBILDUNG focuses on the acquisition of the required German language proficiency for the target profession and the intercultural communication skills for living and working in Germany.
Our online courses are a combination of self-study modules and assignments that may be done at the learner’s pace and live online sessions with an instructor.
Participants have two learning paces to choose from: (1) the Intensive Track with regular live sessions in a fixed group, completed in 14 months, (2) the Flexi-Track with live sessions booked as needed and completed up to 30 months.
Apprenticeship Search Support
While you are learning German, we guide you in preparing the documentary requirements for applications at technical colleges, apprenticing institutions/companies — and for those from visa-required countries — for a national visa for an apprenticeship.
As soon as you acquire intermediate German proficiency and secure your complete application dossier, you become part of the talent pool of the professional matching platform ProfiZentrale. On ProfiZentrale, you can get discovered by apprenticing institutions/companies and get invited to online interviews, allowing you to reinforce the German skills you acquired in the Bridge Program.
Our Application Process
Our Bridge Programs are specially designed for individuals striving to build a lasting career in Germany. We carefully select participants whose educational or professional credentials demonstrate clear potential for placement in a remunerated apprenticeship (Ausbildung) or for achieving official recognition of their professional qualifications (Anerkennung) in Germany.
1. We take a very close look at your credentials and your ideal job
To assess your credentials , we require copies of your curriculum vitae, diploma, transcript of records with course description and training hours and other documents. We also provide a language assessment to see how fast you can learn German. This helps us create your personalized Bridge Program based on your credentials and your readiness to learn German.
2. We plan your Bridge Program according to your needs and goals
Qualified applicants get a personalized Bridge Program timeline, detailing the topics they need to work on each week and specifying when a live session is needed. The Program Timeline comes with the course fees and a list of expected administrative costs (e.g. processing fees at German offices) for their specific case. This is how we keep our process and fees transparent.
