BIWAQ V: Access to the labor market for jobseekers and support for local businesses.

Districts in Schwäbisch Gmünd:

Oststadt + Hardt + Altstadt

What is BIWAQ?

BIWAQ stands for Education, economy, work in the neighborhood and is a federal ESF program of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB). BIWAQ uses funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the BMWSB to improve the opportunities of residents in Districts with great development potential.

In the current funding period (BIWAQ V), the aim is to Employability of the long-term unemployed and people with a migration background. The focus here is primarily on the construction industry, skilled trades, gastronomy and household-related services.

BIWAQ pursues the following goals:

Integration into employment

Support in taking up new employment
Offers for further qualification

Strengthening the local economy

Networking and strengthening local companies
Empowering participants to become independent through cooperation

Digitalization and sustainability are important issues for all objectives.

Participants discover new career prospects.

Are you 18 years or older?
Are you looking for a job, an apprenticeship or an internship?
Would you like to try something new?

We support you with free advice and qualification offers:

Help on the PC

Help with forms

German course*

Applications*

Job search*

Professional training*

*with a focus on household-related services incl. gastronomy and construction incl. skilled trades

Hand in hand for a strong economy in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Would you like to align your company for the future through targeted innovations and the initiation of transformation processes?
Are you looking for suitable employees or do you have an internship vacancy?

We support you individually and free of charge with the following offers:

Integration into a local company network

Knowledge transfer and exchange of experience

Determination of personnel requirements

Informative range of events

Innovation-driven location protection

Dates: What you can expect in the near future.

Choir

Come and sing as if nobody is listening!

For whom? For everyone aged 14 and overn

Where? Werkhof Ost, Bucher Straße 145, Schw. Gmünd

What? Simply sing

When? Introductory singing on Friday, 23.02.24 at 1 and 4:30 pm

Costs? None, only your joy

Questions? Karin Stroh (JuFun) 017617071531 or Bärbel Schmid info@baerbelschmid.net

Intercultural women's breakfast

Women from different cultures meet in a cozy atmosphere to discuss life, family, education, health and work.

... we talk to each other, exchange knowledge, experience and information ... we collect ideas and use them to organize events
... we laugh and have fun together

Location

a.l.s.o. Café, 2nd floor

a.l.s.o. e.V.
Goethestrasse 65
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Phone: (0 71 71) 10 41 10 - 21
www.alsogmuend.de

Dates

every 3rd Thursday of the month: 18.01., 15.02., 21.03., 18.04., 16.05., 20.06., 18.07., 15.08., 19.09., 17.10., 21.22. and 19.12.2024

from 9.30 - 11.00

Training: Household-related services; Module 3 (topic of nutrition)

Lecturer

Vera Holzwarth (VHS): vholzwarth@gmuender-vhs.de, Tel.: 07171 92515 50
Christel Steiner (Nutrition theory)

Dates

German course

Date: Friday, 05.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Vera Holzwarth

Nutrition - overview of nutrients, body composition, tasks, energy content

Date: Monday, 08.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Christel Steiner

German course

Date: Wednesday, 10.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Vera Holzwarth

Food labeling, e.g. origin, best-before date, additives

Date: Monday, 15.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Christel Steiner

German course

Date: Wednesday, 17.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Vera Holzwarth

Food groups, basic quantities, units of measurement, seasonal calendar

Date: Monday, 22.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Christel Steiner

German course

Date: Wednesday, 24.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Vera Holzwarth

Household technology - appliances, operating instructions, workplace design

Date: Monday, 29.07.2024
Time: 9.00-11.30 a.m.
Location: Unipark, Building 6, 1st floor
Lecturer: Christel Steiner

Provided there are enough participants a repetition of the courses from September planned - new participants are welcome to register here.

Consultations: Job search/qualification

Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. by appointment Consultations on job search/qualification in the University Park (Oststadt)Building 6, Room 2.10.

Please make an appointment with Ms. Anette Pechmann in advance!

September 15, 2024: District festival Oststadt

More information will follow!

News: Stay informed.

Successful start: "Picnic in the university park"

Find out more about the successful first "Picknick im Unipark" in Schwäbisch Gmünd - a review of a diverse city festival for everyone!

Instagram presence for more sustainability

A local second-hand store makes the leap into the digital age thanks to student commitment and municipal support.

Training review

The first module of the "household-related services" training series was successfully completed by 13 participants at the end of May.

Visit to Berlin and presentation of certificates

Minister presents funding certificates at BIWAQ kick-off event.

International Women's Day campaign

"Flower Power" motto characterizes special women's breakfast at the Alevi Cultural Center.

Intercultural women's breakfast

Every 3rd Thursday of the month we invite women to an intercultural breakfast!

Our project partners: TA, VHS and a.l.s.o

Here we introduce you to the three partners of the project.

Thanks to our partners, we are achieving the goals of the program.

The job coaches from a.l.s.o and TA clarify with you how you can achieve your goal. Together with the Gmünd VHS they organize training courses.

More Cooperation partner provide support by contributing their expertise and resources. This is done, for example, by providing internships.

Do you have Interest in cooperation? Then please get in touch with the project management.