Education Guidance
What is it?
The dbi now offers guidance and support.
The guidance can help you with questions about:
Education
Education means:
People learn new things.
For example:
- Reading
- Writing
- Maths
- History
We get education in places like:
- Kindergarten
- School
- University
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Learning never stops.
Adults can learn new things too.
Education also means:
You want to learn something new.
You want to join a course.
You want to reach a goal.
Job
A job is the work a person has learned to do.
Some people are cooks.
Other people are teachers.
Adults can also learn a new job.
To do this, they may need:
Further training A qualification
Qualification
A qualification means that a person learns something for a specific job or task.
The person joins a course.
After the course, the person receives a certificate.
Some jobs require a certificate.
Further Training
Further training helps people improve their skills.
The person joins a course.
The person learns new things.
The person becomes better at their work.
Who provides the guidance?
Jan-Frederik Kniffka
Phone: 0152 283085905
Email: bildungsberatung@dbi-falk.de
Together with you, he can help find a career path that fits you.
Mr Kniffka is here to help.
- The guidance is free.
- The guidance is private.
- The guidance is personal.
- The guidance is independent.
Independent guidance – what does that mean?
Our guidance is free and private.
This means:
- You do not have to pay.
- What we talk about stays between us.
- We do not work for financial gain.
The guidance is supported by the Free State of Thuringia through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
The guidance is co-funded by the European Union.
Why education guidance?
People want to make changes in their lives.
People may want to learn a new job.
People may want to earn more money.
The education guidance service from the Diaconal Education Institute Johannes Falk (dbi) helps people do this.
For example:
People who have not had a job for a long time.
People who are not happy in their current job.
The guidance is for people from Eisenach and the Wartburg district.
You may have questions like:
- How can I return to work after a long illness?
- How can I return to work after a long period without a job?
- How do I write a job application?
- How can I learn a new job?
- How do I find the right apprenticeship or training programme?
- How can I improve my skills?
- How can I learn something new?
- I am from another country. Are my certificates recognised here?
The guidance shows different options and helps you plan your next steps. Together, we plan your learning and career journey.
We provide information about:
- Qualifications
- Training courses
- Funding and financial support
We help you with education, qualifications, training, and work.
Why choose education guidance?
- We help you find the right path.
- We help you reach your goals.
Short distances and a strong network
We work with many partners.
For example:
- Education providers
- Businesses
- Public services
- Social organisations
- We can connect you with the right person quickly.
Broad knowledge
We know many education and training opportunities in:
Eisenach / The Wartburg district Thuringia
We can tell you about:
- Apprenticeships
- Further training
- Qualifications
Who pays for training?
Training courses cost money.
But you may not have to pay all the costs yourself. We can show you what funding is available.
We can help you apply for:
- Further training
- Retraining
- Qualifications
How can you contact us? Visit us
We are in the centre of Eisenach.
You are welcome to visit us.
Address:
Karlsplatz 20
99817 Eisenach
We also have regular drop-in sessions at:
Bürgertreff “Mittendrin”
Markt 23
99817 Eisenach
Useful words explained
Employment
Employment is another word for work or a job. People who have a job are called employees or workers.
For example:
People who work in a workshop for people with disabilities are employees.
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