Learning & development assistant

Start your future in the social sector and support children and adolescents on their path of learning and growing. In the further training to become a learning and development assistant, you will qualify for work in daycare centers, schools, or all-day programs, with no prior experience required.

Our course offers you a clear introduction to social professions and opens up perspectives for you, for example, as a school companion, daycare or school assistant, or in full-day care.
After the basic course, you can further specialize with an optional IHK advanced course and further expand your career opportunities in the social sector.
Are you ready to start your career in the social sector? Then discover the training to become a learning and development facilitator now.

Das sagen unsere Absolvent:innen:

„Dank der Impact School habe ich endlich einen Job gefunden, der zu meinem Leben passt und mich wirklich erfüllt. Ich bin Mama von zwei Kindern, war lange arbeitslos und auf der Suche nach Orientierung. Direkt im Anschluss an den L&E Kurs habe ich als Schulbegleiterin angefangen.

Melanie Lo Grasso

What the course teaches you

Your path into the social sector
You can work professionally with children and young people.
Specialize your knowledge with an optional IHK specialization.
You support learning, development and social skills.
Great job opportunities with over 400,000 vacancies.

The advantages of the course

Optional with IHK certificate: „Specialist for integration and inclusion“ or specialist for „early childhood education“
No prior experience necessary
6 months full-time
Mit der Weiterbildung legst du den Grundstein für deinen Einstieg in den sozialen Bereich – praxisnah, verständlich und mit echten Perspektiven. Du lernst, Kinder und Jugendliche im Alltag professionell zu begleiten, sie in ihrer Entwicklung zu unterstützen und sicher mit Eltern, Lehrkräften und pädagogischen Teams zusammenzuarbeiten. Nach dem Basiskurs kannst du dich zusätzlich mit einer optionalen IHK Vertiefung in Inklusion und Integration oder Kleinkindpädagogik weiter spezialisieren und dein Profil gezielt stärken. Ob Schulbegleitung, Lernassistenz, OGS Betreuung, pädagogische Hilfskraft oder KitahelferIn – der Kurs eröffnet dir vielfältige Chancen in Kita, Schule und Ganztagsbetreuung.

This is how the course is structured

Block 01

Digital basics in everyday pedagogical life

Learn to work confidently with MS Office and common software used in schools and daycare centers.
You will develop important digital skills and understand how digital communication works in an educational environment.

Block 02

Socio-educational action

Gain an insight into the basics of pedagogy and understand how attachment and relationships shape the development of young people.
You will discover key aspects of developmental psychology and find out how children and young people learn, grow and develop.

Block 03

Pedagogical principles

Deepen your knowledge of pedagogical work and get to know central concepts from pedagogy and social pedagogy.
You will gain important basic knowledge about how pedagogical work is structured and how development can be specifically supported.

Block 04

Legal and ethical principles

Get an overview of important legal framework conditions such as child and youth protection and data protection.
You will also learn about ethical principles that are important for responsible pedagogical action.

Block 05

Methodology and didactics

Get to know different teaching and learning methods and discover how educational programs are planned and designed.
In this way, you will develop a feel for how learning can be meaningfully supported in everyday life.

Block 06

Inclusion and communication

Discover how inclusive education works and how you can support children and young people with different needs.
You will also strengthen your communication with parents and learn how to hold confident conversations in an educational environment.

Block 07

Practical application and supervision

Put your knowledge into practice and gain initial experience in everyday pedagogical work.
Accompanying supervision and application training will help you to reflect on your experiences and prepare you specifically for your career start.

 

Zusatzmodul: IHK

Option: IHK certificate course

Deepen your knowledge and expand your qualification with an additional 3-month IHK certificate course.
You can volunteer for the Specialist for early childhood education or to the Specialist for integration and inclusion specialize.

 

Zusatzmodul: Sprache

Option: Language

This voluntary module helps you to further improve your German language skills for everyday working life.
You will practise typical conversations from daycare, school and childcare and gain more confidence in communicating with children, parents and teams.

Ready to start your career in education? You can qualify as a learning and development assistant in just 6 months.

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Entry possible at any time
6 months full-time / 9 months part-time
Option IHK certificate
100% Online
100 % Free of charge

What you need:

You are interested in working with children and young people and would like to accompany them in their learning and development process. Previous educational experience is not required.

If you are unemployed, looking for work or interested in a career change, you can complete the training with an education voucher.

What makes Impact School special.

We believe in every person and their ability to succeed professionally.

Individual support

Jeder Mensch ist anders. Wir passen unsere Unterstützung an deine persönliche Situation an – inklusive individuellem Jobcoaching, das dich bei Orientierung, Bewerbung und Berufseinstieg begleitet. Und auch nach Abschluss des Kurses lassen wir dich nicht allein: Wir bleiben an deiner Seite und unterstützen dich auf deinem weiteren beruflichen Weg.

Praxisnah und handlungsnah

Bei uns lernst du nah an der Praxis: Theorie und konkrete Handlungssituationen aus dem pädagogischen Alltag gehen Hand in Hand. So kannst du dein Wissen direkt anwenden, gewinnst Sicherheit und bist optimal auf den echten Berufsalltag in Kita, Schule und Betreuung vorbereitet.

Netzwerk an Praxis- und Arbeitgeberpartner:innen

Wir sind bestens vernetzt. Durch unser Netzwerk aus Praxis- und Arbeitgeberpartnern öffnen wir dir konkrete Türen – von ersten Praxiskontakten während der Weiterbildung bis hin zu echten Einstiegs- und Anschlussperspektiven auf dem Arbeitsmarkt.

Technische Ausstattung inklusive

Damit du dich voll auf deine Weiterbildung konzentrieren kannst, stellen wir die passende technische Ausstattung sicher. So bist du für das Online-Lernen von der ersten Minute an bestens ausgestattet – ohne dich um Technik oder Software kümmern zu müssen.

Hochqualifizierte Dozent:innen

Bei uns lernst du von erfahrenen Fachkräften. Unsere Dozentinnen und Dozenten bringen fundiertes pädagogisches Fachwissen und praktische Berufserfahrung mit und begleiten dich kompetent, engagiert und auf Augenhöhe durch die gesamte Weiterbildung.

AZAV-certified

Als AZAV-zertifizierter Bildungsträger erfüllen wir bundesweit anerkannte Qualitätsstandards und sind für die geförderte Weiterbildung zugelassen. So kannst du deine Weiterbildung z. B. über einen Bildungsgutschein (BGS) oder einen Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein (AVGS) in der Regel kostenfrei absolvieren.

Education experts about the Impact School

Shortly after starting your career, you will be making a real difference to children's lives every day. There are numerous paths open to you - whether you explore new areas or gain further qualifications, your career can continue to develop.

Stephan Bayer

Founder and Managing Director of sofatutor - Germany's largest learning platform for schools, education expert, Chairman of the Board of Social Job Networks e.V.

With a comprehensive and practice-oriented curriculum, this further education course ideally prepares career changers for work in schools and daycare centers. The course content covers all essential aspects of pedagogical work and provides the specialist knowledge required to successfully enter the profession.

Prof. Dr. Julia Siegmüller

President Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences and former Vice President EU FH University of Applied Sciences for Health, Social and Educational Sciences

In order to prepare daycare children well for life, we need well-qualified professionals - and a variety of entry opportunities into this professional field. With the pioneering Impact School and its innovative technology-based concepts, we can inspire more people to work in multi-professional daycare teams and enable them to enter and advance in this field.

Stefan Spieker

Vorstandsvorsitzender Fröbel e.V.

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It is very important to me that all participants find their place in an educational institution, where they can develop their skills and grow and flourish in their role every day

Sandra Romig
Education consultant at the Impact School

Certqua AZAV seal

The Impact School is certified by CERTQUA as an educational institution in adult education in accordance with the “Accreditation and Approval Ordinance for Employment Promotion” (AZAV). CERTQUA is a certification body recognized by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS). This recognition means that the Impact School meets the requirements nationwide to enable various funding opportunities, including education vouchers (BGS) and activation and placement vouchers (AVGS), which support further vocational training or qualifications.