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Are you looking to gain qualifications in literacy and basic education?
Or are you already working in this field and looking for new methods and approaches?
Would you like to learn new, in-depth, and practice-oriented methods?
With ourflexible professional development seriesyou can gain qualifications and further your training in various areas of literacy and basic education. You can participate in multiple modules or complete individual modules as you choose.
The first part includes the modules of theBAMF-accredited "ProGrundbildung Basic Qualification".
You will learn and deepen your skills in teaching
- reading and writing skills
- numeracy skills
- basic IT skills
- health education
- family education
- workplace-oriented and vocational basic education
- financial literacy
- social and civic basic education
Free. Flexible. Certified.
Advanced Modules 2026 & 2027:
01/22/2027: Module 12 Taster Day: Basic Education and Literacy in Volunteering
Feb 14–15, 2026: Module 7 Learning counseling and psychosocial support
Mar 07–08, 2026: Module 8 Civic education
Apr 18–19, 2026: Module 9 Work- and career-oriented basic education
Jun 12, 2026: Module 10 Escape Rooms in Basic Education
Jul 18–19, 2026: Module 11 Designing Low-Threshold Basic Education Programs
You can book the advanced modules individually according to your professional and personal interests. For the freeregistration, you will be redirected to our booking portal.
Certificate of attendanceAt the end of each advanced module, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Each module consists of 16 teaching units (TU) and is generally spread over two event days of 8 TU each.
Modules of the certified ProGrundbildung 2025 basic qualification:
FULLY BOOKED!
Aug 23–24, 2025: Module 1 Approaches to Literacy Work
Aug 30–31, 2025: Module 2 Literacy Acquisition
Sep 13–14, 2025: Module 3 Heterogeneous Groups and Internal Differentiation
Oct 18–19, 2025: Module 5 Working with New Media
Oct 25–26, 2025: Module 4 Supporting the Learning Process
Nov 29–30, 2025: Module 6 Numeracy and Basic Financial Literacy
Certification requirements: The "ProGrundbildung Basic Qualification" is a professional development program for literacy work recognized by the BAMF. By successfully completing at least 5 ProGrundbildung modules, writing a practical paper, and participating in a final colloquium, you can earn a recognized certificate.
Each module consists of 16 teaching units (TU). The total scope of the "ProGrundbildung Basic Qualification" training is 160 TU, consisting of in-person modules (80 TU) and the study of course materials (80 TU).
These dates represent the second and final round of modules for the certified ProGrundbildung basic qualification.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The basic qualification is one of the recognized certificates for literacy training (see List of recognized degree programs and further training in the field of literacy (bamf.de) and can be considered by the BAMF for authorization as an instructor in literacy courses (see BAMF - Federal Office for Migration and Refugees - Authorization of instructors in literacy courses.
Please note that the decision regarding authorization as an instructor does not fall within the responsibility or decision-making authority of the state association.
Such authorizations are always reviewed on a case-by-case basis and depend on your other qualifications; therefore, we cannot provide an individual assessment of how the decision regarding your authorization will turn out. Please inform yourself about the authorization criteriaon the BAMF website. Please handle the application process for authorization as a literacy instructor yourself, in cooperation with your training provider.
The most important points for you:
- All modules are free of charge
- You can attend a single module or an entire series
- Rolling enrollment possible
- Location:Albrechtstraße 7, 39104 Magdeburg (located at the offices of the Landesverband der Volkshochschulen Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.)
- A module lasts two days, Saturday and Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day
- The modules take place in person (unless otherwise stated)