Partial qualification program TQ and TQplus housekeeper

The modular partial qualification in home economics offers job seekers or employees a perspective for gradually acquiring a professional qualification in the home economics field. The six modules can be completed individually without any time constraints. All modules cover the content of the training regulations and thus provide a solid foundation for the external examination before the relevant chamber.

Target group

• People without or without usable vocational qualifications, low-skilled workers who are either unemployed or looking for work
• People who are employed as non-formally qualified people and who want to develop their careers by participating in the qualification and/or are aiming for a professional qualification

TQplus modules: People in need of additional learning and integration support (e.g. migrants and the long-term unemployed), semi-skilled and unskilled workers, and low-skilled job seekers

Goals

• Imparting theoretical and practical knowledge and skills according to the selected module
• Achieving a self-contained, usable qualification with each module
• Upon completion of all modules: Creation of the basis for the external examination before the relevant chamber

Content & Services

• Module 1: Cleaning and maintenance of living and functional areas in the housekeeping profession
• Module 2: Everyday care services in the profession of housekeeper
• Module 3: Everyday care services in the profession of housekeeper
• Module 4: Person-group-oriented care services in the housekeeping profession
• Module 5: Household services for people in special circumstances in the profession of housekeeper
• Module 6: Marketing for household products and services in the home economics profession

Plus modules with job-related language training:

• Module 7: Cleaning and maintenance of living and functional areas with job-related language support and integration support in the profession of housekeeper
• Module 8: Daily care services with job-related language support and integration support in the profession of housekeeper
• Module 9: Everyday care services with job-related language support and integration support in the profession of housekeeper

Duration & Course

Entry is by prior arrangement.

The TQ modules usually last:

• 360 teaching units / 9 weeks [specialized theory and practice]
• 160 teaching units / 4 weeks [operational trial].

The subject-specific content of the TQplus modules [Modules 7-9] for individuals in need of additional learning and integration support (e.g., migrants, the long-term unemployed) corresponds to the standard TQ modules. However, participants also receive remedial instruction with individual focuses totaling 260 teaching units per module, and the vocational trial lasts 5 weeks (200 teaching units).

Financial support

The individual modules are approved continuing education measures under the AZAV (German Federal Vocational Training Act) and can be funded through a training voucher from the Federal Employment Agency or your Job Center. You will need a training voucher for each module.

Employed workers can receive support through the WeGebAU and the Qualification Opportunities Act.