Integration Courses

Westfälisches Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum is an approved integration course provider at its Greven, Georgsmarienhütte, and Warendorf locations. Every integration course consists of a language course and an orientation course. The general integration course comprises 700 teaching units (UE); depending on the type of course that suits you, the total length can be up to 1,000 teaching units. Participants with strong learning backgrounds can also complete the integration course as an intensive course with 430 teaching units.

The integration course

• Basic course (300 teaching units)
• Advanced course (300 teaching units)
• Orientation course / "Leben in Deutschland" (100 teaching units)

The language course concludes with the "Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer" (German Test for Immigrants, DTZ A2/B1).

You complete the orientation course with the final test "Leben in Deutschland" (Life in Germany, LiD).

If you pass the language exam at level B1 and the "Leben in Deutschland" test, you have successfully completed the final test and receive the "Zertifikat Integrationskurs" (Integration Course Certificate).

The language course covers important topics from everyday life, for example:

• Work and career
• Training and further education
• Childcare and raising children
• Shopping/commerce/consumption
• Leisure and social contacts
• Health and hygiene/the human body
• Media and media use
• Housing.

You will also learn to write letters and emails in German, fill in forms, make phone calls, and apply for a job. The topics vary depending on which type of course you attend.

In the orientation course, you will talk about, for example:

• the German legal system, history, and culture
• rights and obligations in Germany
• ways of living together in society
• values that are important in Germany, for example freedom of religion, tolerance, and equal rights for women and men.

Upcoming Integration Courses

Below you will find the current integration courses. Contact us for detailed information on available places, the curriculum, and the registration process. Our team will be happy to answer your questions and help you choose the right course. We look forward to welcoming you to one of our integration courses and accompanying you on your path to integration.

Participation:

Participation in the integration course is subject to a fee. For foreign nationals, whether there is a legal entitlement to take part in an integration course depends on when they received their residence permit. You can find out more here:

For participants receiving unemployment benefit II (ALG II) or social assistance, participation is FREE OF CHARGE upon application. The cost exemption is valid from the date of issue by the BAMF. We are happy to help you with the application.

German Test for Immigrants (Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer):

After completing 600 teaching units, participants take the "Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer".

The final "Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer" consists of a written and an oral exam section, in which each participant's language competence is demonstrated in skill-based test modules (listening, reading, writing, speaking) at levels A2 and B1. The written exam lasts 100 minutes and includes tasks on listening and reading comprehension. In the last 30 minutes, you write a short letter. The oral section lasts around 16 minutes.

Leben in Deutschland (Life in Germany):

The orientation course comprises 100 teaching hours and is made up of three modules:

• Module I: Politics in a democracy
• Module II: History and responsibility
• Module III: People and society

At the end of the course, the final test "Leben in Deutschland" takes place.

Hier können Sie sich mit dem Fragenkatalog zur Testvorbereitung einen ersten Überblick über die Prüfung verschaffen .

Course Locations | Advice & Registration & Process

Drop by in person or contact us by phone to arrange a consultation appointment. Please bring the following, if available:

• Entitlement/obligation certificate for integration courses
• Identity card
• Proof of benefits from the Jobcenter or social welfare office

Before registration, an approved teacher conducts a placement test. Based on the placement results, the participant is enrolled in the appropriate module.

Repeating the course:

If you have always attended lessons properly and used up the full number of hours of the integration course, but did not reach language level B1 in the language exam of the final test, you can apply for a one-time repetition of 300 teaching units.

You can then also retake the language exam once more free of charge.