Language support in vocational education and training

Companies providing training as well as vocational schools are increasingly facing the task of having to support language learning processes of trainees. This is changing the work of vocational training personnel. In order to address the resulting qualification requirement, the Hesse Ministerium für Soziales und Integration [Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration] is using the “Language support integrated in work and training” project to initiate the implementation across the region of in-depth advanced vocational education and training provision in the area of occupational pedagogy for vocational training personnel. The article presents the objectives, the concept and initial experiences.