Schools, Study / further training

The local education authority (Schulamt) gives advice on schools and on what support is available, for example for children who can’t yet speak or understand German very well.

The German school system is often not easy to understand for people coming to live in Germany. The local education authority can help new arrivals cope with all the bureaucracy.

Local education authorities can give advice to parents of school-age children coming to live in Germany on the following topics:

• What school should my child go to?
• What are the various different school-leaving qualifications?
• Which schools place special emphasis on assisting children who need additional help?
• Where will my child get the support he or she needs?
• Which schools place special emphasis on the areas in which my child is particularly strong?

Sometimes, additional help and specially trained support teachers are available (important for children who can’t yet speak or understand German).

If you’re not sure …

• “I don’t know if the school my child is going to is the right one.“
• or if your child is not getting enough assistance and support
  … you should contact the School Inspectors at the local education authority.

Asking the local education authority for advice often means better assistance and support for your child in his or her education.

No guarantee can be given that the above information is up to date, correct or complete.

Study in Baden-Württemberg

www.bw-studyguide.de
The website provides information in English on study opportunities and financing in Baden-Württemberg.

Study in Germany- Guide

Consultation for people interested in further training

Rottweil – Villingen-Schwenningen Employment Agency  (Agentur für Arbeit Rottweil  – Villingen-Schwenningen)

Information also on funding opportunities
in Rottweil: Neckarstraße 100, Tel.:0800 4 5555 00
in Villingen-Schwenningen, Lantwattenstraße 2, Tel.: 0800 4 5555 00
in Tuttlingen, Werderstraße 19, Tel.: 0800 4 5555 00

Konstanz Chamber of Trade (Handwerkskammer Konstanz)

Webersteig 3, 78462 Konstanz, Tel.: 07531-205251

Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg Chamber of Trade and Industry  (Industrie und Handelskammer Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg)

Romäusring 4, 78050 Villingen-Schwenningen,
Mrs. Annette Maier, Tel.: 07721-922-153

Chamber of Trade training centres in Tuttlingen, Rottweil and Villingen-Schwenningen

• Berufliche Bildungsstätte Tuttlingen GmbH,
  Max-Planck-Straße 17, 78532 Tuttlingen, Tel.: 07461-9290-0
• Bildungsakademie Rottweil,
  Steinhauserstr. 18, 78628 Rottweil, Tel.: 0741-5337-0

Professional Training

Network for Professional Training Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg Regional Office

• In Villingen-Schwenningen: www.fortbildung-vs.de
• In Rottweil: www.fortbildung-rottweil.de
• In Tuttlingen: www.fortbildung-tut.de

The Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg Network for Continuing Vocational Education is a quality community of more than 90 educational institutions in the region.

It offers companies, professionals, and job seekers customized professional training for career re-entry and advancement, reorientation, and internal personnel development.