Your benefits of coaching
with OTIVAS
The OTIVAS team supports you at every stage. We will help you identify your strengths, develop important skills for effective self-presentation and adapt to the requirements of the modern labour market.
Personalized Approach
Individual approach during personal consultations. Solving your issues based on your unique needs and situation.
Various Languages
OTIVAS offers AVGS-Coaching in different languages. Please let us know in which language you would like to receive advice and we will provide you with the assistance you need.
1:1 Consulting
Personalized support tailored to your needs and goals will help you achieve the desired results at every stage.
AVGS Online
Our certified coaching programs are now available online, allowing you to take advantage of AVGS benefits and enjoy maximum flexibility.
Quick Response
We act swiftly, so you can quickly schedule an initial consultation and receive a personalized coaching recommendation.
Experienced Coaches
Benefit from the expertise of professionals who combine in-depth theoretical knowledge with extensive practical experience across various industries.
About coaching
What is BOOST Individual Coaching?
BOOST Individual Coaching by OTIVAS is designed for individuals who face obstacles in their journey to employment. It specifically targets migrants and refugees, for whom the greatest challenge is building a new life in Germany.
In the BOOST Individual Coaching program, participants receive support in addressing key integration issues in Germany, such as housing, recognition of degrees and qualifications, adapting to the new culture, finding stable employment, or enrolling in courses to acquire new professional skills.
Start your journey to successful integration today with OTIVAS.
Main Phases of BOOST Individual Coaching:
- Skills and Interests Analysis: Identify your strengths, needs, and career goals.
- Overcoming Key Barriers: Provide social support and remove personal and professional obstacles hindering employment, including assistance with housing search.
- Recognition of Foreign Qualifications: Support with the recognition of foreign qualifications or obtaining a German education or vocational training, including help with the translation and recognition of educational degrees.
- Life Skills Development: Develop essential skills for successful integration into the workplace. This includes stress management, effective time management, self-organization, and responsibility.
- Preparation for Employment: Create an effective resume, develop a personalized job search strategy, and prepare for job interviews.
- Goal Setting: Establish realistic, achievable goals and create a step-by-step plan for implementation.
We create a supportive atmosphere in which you can overcome the difficulties of integration and job search and start a new phase of your life with confidence.
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Module 1: Individual admission interview
Objective: To gather basic information about the participant and their current situation
Contents:
- Personal introduction (background, skills, goals)
- Recording the current life situation (housing situation, financial situation, health status)
- Definition of professional and personal goals
Module 2: Competence analysis
Objective: To recognise the strengths, weaknesses and interests of the participant
Contents:
- Application of self-assessment tests
- Identification of skills and talents
- Identification of professional interests and motivations
Module 3: Identification of barriers to placement
Objective: Identify obstacles to successful placement
Contents:
- Analysing the individual situation and personal challenges
- Recognising barriers and creating an action plan to overcome them
Module 4: Overcoming barriers to placement
Objective: Reduction or elimination of obstacles to a successful job search
Contents:
- Social counselling and support with challenges
- Strategies for coping with stress and time management
- Referral to resources and external offers of help
Module 5: Support with personal challenges
Objective: Advice and support in personal matters to improve employability
Contents:
- Counselling on life issues
- Support in overcoming personal obstacles
- Provision of resources and offers of help
Module 6: Developing life skills for the labour market
Goal: Strengthening life skills for better integration into the labour market
Contents:
- Stress and time management
- Promotion of self-organisation and personal responsibility
- Building self-confidence and self-efficacy
Module 7: Orientation on the labour market
Objective: To impart knowledge of the labour market and further training opportunities
Contents:
- Analysis of the current labour market and relevant sectors
- Information on funding opportunities and further training programmes
- Strategies for an effective job search
Module 8: Preparation of application documents
Objective: Creation of professional application documents
Contents:
- Creating and optimising a CV
- Formulating a convincing cover letter
- Compilation of the accompanying documents
Module 9: Development of an individual application strategy
Objective: Development of a personalised application strategy
Contents:
- Analysing job advertisements
- Adapting application documents to specific positions
- Preparing and conducting job interviews
Module 10: Setting goals for the future and final discussion
Goal: Definition of long-term goals and establishment of an action plan to achieve them
Contents:
- Definition of short, medium and long-term goals
- Creation of an action plan with concrete steps
- Final discussion and feedback round
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Our clients share their experiences with the Job Coaching program, supported by the Activation and Placement Voucher (AVGS).
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How you can join our coaching
We support you from start to finish. During the dialogue, we focus on your personal situation and professionally accompany you in individual coaching according to the AVGS – in person in Berlin or online throughout Germany.
Contact OTIVAS
Choose a convenient way to contact us or get an automatic personalised coaching offer for your JobCentre.
Get financing
Get funding from the JobCentre or Arbeitsagentur to participate in coaching.
Starting coaching
Start coaching and start working towards your professional goals.
AVGS Coaching
Download the flyer here and find out all the details and answers to your questions!
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FAQ – the most frequently asked questions
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about AVGS.
How do I get an AVGS (activation and placement voucher)?
Ask your placement specialist at the employment agency or job centre by e-mail if you are receiving unemployment benefit I or II (also as a top-up). Enclose our flyer with this e-mail. Write a few sentences about why you would like to do the coaching at OTIVAS. We will help you step by step with our application assistant to apply for your AVGS.
Can I have career coaching financed by the employment agency or job centre?
Yes, the individual coaching can be financed 100% with an activation and placement voucher (AVGS). This must be issued for 20 teaching units over 8 weeks.
Where do the coaching sessions take place?
OTIVAS has offices in Berlin and also has flexible project locations. This means that our coaches are there for you throughout Germany – and certainly in your neighbourhood. The easiest way for you is with online coaching, which you can do from the comfort of your own home. A combination of online and face-to-face appointments is also possible.
We can provide you with the necessary IT equipment for your online coaching if required. However, the prerequisite is that your funding body, e.g. the job centre, agrees to your chosen format
I have health restrictions. Can I still take part in job coaching?
Naturally. One focus of our job coaching is on health and prevention. We work together with specialised health coaches and psychologists. In this way, we comprehensively assess your situation and work with you to develop specific strategies that take your health situation into account. All discussions, results and documents are of course treated confidentially.
Who is AVGS Coaching Online recommended for?
The online format of AVGS Coaching has many advantages. Basically, you are freer in your choice of coaches, as all our coaches are also available in the virtual meeting rooms. Coaching is also possible where no location is available.
You also save the time and costs of travelling.
During the session, you can take advantage of features such as the digital whiteboard, direct data exchange, co-browsing and notes in the chat. All of this is still available after the coaching session, so you have time to look at things again. The room is only deleted when the complete coaching programme is finished.
There is a further advantage for so-called digital nomads, for example, i.e. people who are not tied to one place of work and travel the world a lot. You can of course utilise the same advantages for yourself if, for example, you are enjoying a break abroad and want to prepare for your career start in a location that is convenient for you.
Do you receive an AVGS if you are still working or if you are in temporary employment? Can I still take part in job coaching?
In short, yes. You can then be considered a jobseeker. Contact your employment agency and ask about the AVGS coaching funding option so that you can find a new job straight after leaving your previous job.
