On the mountain. (usc) If each of the course participants had spoken in their native language at the graduation ceremony of the ISE integration course, there would have been a Babylonian confusion of languages. But 21 men and women showed that they can communicate quite well with each other in German. ISE Education Officer Peter Blendowski was full of praise for the predominantly very good results in the language test.
At the end of the course at the ISE Language and Vocational Training Center, which was funded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and led by Andrea Gaßner, 21 men and women of very different ages from 15 different countries took the language test. In addition to Iraq, Syria and Kazakhstan, exotic countries such as Iceland, the USA and Mexico were also represented. The men and women between the ages of 20 and 43 underwent intensive language lessons that spanned from May 6, 2019 to January 9, 2020.
At the certificate award ceremony, Education Officer Peter Blendowski reported that of the 21 who took the language test, 17 had reached level B1 and four had reached the lower level A2. He viewed this success as proof of the good teaching of course leader Andrea Gaßner. However, the language course does not mean that learning and integration are over. “If you accept the numerous educational opportunities, all career goals are open,” assured Blendowski, who himself immigrated from Poland when he was younger.
The regional coordinator of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Vera Rohrer, was very pleased with the success: “We haven’t had such a good result for a long time.” She saw this as proof of the good training provided by ISE. “This is an enormous success for the school.” She appealed to the migrants to develop further and not to stand still.
Gertraud Mertel, head of the district office, and her colleague Edgar Schott from the city of Amberg congratulated the responsible immigration authorities. Mertel spoke of an important step for the future path in Germany. Schott said the course participants had created an important building block. He reminded them that integration is an ongoing thing. Course leader Gaßner encouraged the graduates to seek training and, if they had sufficient language skills, to possibly even study.
For the report
Hubert Uschald