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Career Paths in Education

Higher Education Teaching, School Education, Youth and Adult Education, Intercultural Education, Political Education, Language Teaching, Advising, Teacher Training 

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  - In higher education, you train prospective teachers on the requirements of intercultural methodology and didactics.
  - You work in international offices and organize study-related educational programs that have an international and intercultural background.
  - You teach at elementary, primary, and secondary schools.
  - You develop educational and teaching approaches tailored to specific target groups.
  - You conduct courses, seminars, and individual events on language, culture, and regional studies.
  - In adult education, you work for various educational institutions as a freelance lecturer.
  - You organize events to accompany lessons, such as excursions and an evening program for a weekend seminar.
  - You select suitable teaching materials and trial new learning and teaching methods.
  - You support course participants with their questions, assignments, and learning difficulties.
  - You teach German courses for refugees and asylum seekers.
  - In schools, you work as a teacher of German as a second language.
  - As an institute or department manager, you identify educational needs and determine the course and event program.
  - You are responsible for recruiting, supervising, and guiding teaching staff.
  - You advise customers and those interested in education about the educational opportunities available.
  - For cultural institutions, you develop approaches to support the integration of local residents with foreign citizenship, for example.

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  - Schools
  - Higher, vocational, and technical education institutions
  - Adult continuing education centers
  - Language schools and centers
  - Preparatory colleges
  - Refugee centers
  - Religious educational institutions
  - Institutes that offer e-learning
  - Organizations that offer volunteer services
  - Educational institutions of political parties, trade unions, and other organizations
  - Kindergartens and preschools
  - Religious communities
  - Public sector administration, e.g. Federal Language Office
  - Publishing, e.g. textbooks or magazines for German language teaching
  - Software and database companies, e.g. educational software

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  - Stellenangebote WiLa-Arbeitmarkt
  - Deutscher Bildungsserver
  - Jobbörse der Agentur für Arbeit
  - Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten e.V.
  - Freiwilligendienste Kultur und Bildung
  - Stellenbörse der Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (BKJ) e.V.
  - Institut für Internationale Zusammenarbeit des Deutschen Volkshochschulverbandes (dvv international)
  - Hueber - Sprachunterricht in der Erwachsenenbildung
  - Bundesverband für akademische Sprachtherapie und Logopädie
  - KULTweet   
  - Hueber Jobbörse
  - Forum Deutsch als Fremdsprache
  - Deutscher Volkshochschul Verband