Success stories

We conduct more than 23,000 consultations every year. The people who turn to our advice centers come to the consultation with very different concerns. Here we will tell you how they were able to master their individual challenges with the help of advice on education and career, based on selected reports. In order to protect the privacy of our customers, the first names have been changed.

  • Mittelalter Mann in legerer Geschäftskleidung wendet sich an sein Team mit Zetteln in der Hand.

    Lorenz (58): From self-employment to employment

    Lorenz successfully ran a small company in the tourism industry for many years. However, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine caused his company’s business to collapse. After a long period of self-employment, Lorenz decided to seek employment and wants to join a non-profit organisation.

    Lorenz's story

  • Hoang (62): Successful re-entry through professional reorientation

    After more than 15 years in Germany, during which Hoang (62) only gained a little professional experience, she wanted a fresh start and better guidance on the job market. With the help of education and career counselling, Hoang gained clarity about her strengths, professional interests, and options. She eventually found a suitable job in retail, which provided her with the security and independence she had been longing for.

    Hoang's story
  • Junger Mann mit Locken am PC im Büro.

    Matthias (33): From university dropout to IT specialist for system integration

    Matthias dropped out of university after a few semesters of business informatics. However, without a degree, he couldn’t get the jobs he wanted in the IT sector. After taking on several short-term jobs, he turned to the education and career counselling service. Through the post-qualification programme to become an IT specialist for system integration, Matthias was given long-term career prospects.

    Matthias' Geschichte

  • Anna (39): Successful work on self-presentation

    When Anna came to Germany with her children, she had completed a three-year nursing training programme in Georgia after the ninth grade and barely spoke any German. She turned to the advice centre for help in finding a suitable language course. A counsellor not only helped Anna find a language course, but also supported her over the next few months as she qualified as a nursing assistant and ultimately succeeded in the job application process.

    Anna's story
  • Frau in der Hocke vor Kindern, die ihr zuhören.

    Mascha (35): Developing prospects in Germany

    Mascha has a bachelor’s degree in teaching from Russia but has not yet worked in her profession. She came to Germany with her two children and started a language course, which she was initially unable to complete for family reasons. The advice centre helped her find a place and financial support for a new language course, as well as career prospects as a nursery school teacher.

    Mascha's story

  • Anne (27): Overcoming exam anxiety and graduating as a retail Sales Assistant

    Anne was unable to complete her vocational training as a retail saleswoman due to severe exam anxiety and dropped out in her second year of training. Without a qualification, she gained work experience in her field through part-time jobs. Anne visited the counselling centre to find out how she could catch up on her vocational qualification despite her exam nerves. There, she learned that she met the requirements for a modular post-qualification programme.

    Anne's story
  • Female chef at commercial kitchen, smileing towards camera.

    Joana (42): Qualification as a Chef

    Joana has been working as a cook for many years without a professional qualification. Faced with the risk of losing her job, she is seeking a professional environment with better working conditions, where she can also develop her talent for guiding others. Joana decides to retrain as a chef, with the prospect of later qualifying as a trainer.

    Read Joanas story

What our clients say:

Im thankful for your service, it supports people to find orientation and motivation.

Helps me out to find a school. I really appreciated the way they handled, friendly people with high knowledge.

After our counselling session, I was motivated further to make my desire of becoming a nurse in Germany, a reality! Thank you!

It is a good starting point. I am very happy with the counselling. All my questions were answered and I got new ideas from the counselling.

Really helpful to know what I should do for now. And what are my options.

I so much appreciate the counselling and I got all the relevant information I need and also corrected the mistakes I did during my applications.

This service is invaluable for somebody like me to help me understand how the work market functions in Germany (very different from the UK!). My counsellor was excellent, pointed me in the right directions, helped me find right organisations I needed. I’m very grateful!!

Extraordinary experience. I get detailed answers to my questions.

The counsellor understood my background and education during the first visit and in the second visit they gave me my options and gave advice on financial assistance. I am now clear on which way to proceed. Overall my best decision to contact the counsellor. Thank you.

The counselling was good and helped me evaluate, however I would have loved it even more if I had come up with a concrete answer by the end. 🙂

The counsellor made me feel very comfortable around him and also took the time to break down the relevant information into digestible bits, while ensuring that I have a good overall picture of the education system as well as Ausbildung in nursing in Germany.