InteSA

Are you a social worker or social education worker who earned your university degree abroad? Through the “InteSA” project, we support you on your path to a career in social work or social education.

To this end, we work with you personally to assess which qualifications you already possess and which skills you still need to obtain state recognition as a social worker in Germany as quickly as possible. We then support you in acquiring the missing knowledge through individual counseling services and part-time professional development courses. The free qualification program, which is supported by the International Center and the Institute for Social Work and Social Pedagogy, is conducted in German.

Enrollment for the next cohort is open on a rolling basis until July.

Next dates: rolling entry is possible

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Further training to obtain state-recognition as a social worker

Qualification programmes

Online German Course

  • June 1 to November 30, 2026, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

InteSA Preparatory Course (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day)

  • June 26 & 27, 2026 The German State and Its Society (Johannes Mantzel)
  • July 31 & August 1, 2026 Introduction to Social Law I (Gerhard Zimmermann)
  • September 4 & 5, 2026 Introduction to Social Law II (Gerhard Zimmermann)
  • October 9 & 10, 2026 The Social Work Profession (Johannes Mantzel)
  • November 27 & 28, 2026 Fields of Social Work (Jens Gummlich)

Seminar on Law and Administration in Social Work

  • November 13 & 14, 2026 Legal Foundations

Additional training opportunities:

  • Individual counseling on training programs and career prospects
  • Support throughout the process of obtaining state recognition for social workers in Germany. Further information on obtaining state recognition can be found on our website.

Participation in the continuing education programmes is free of charge. A fee of € 300 is payable for the subsequent professional internship required to obtain state recognition.

 

Registration

Please register by e-mail to intesa@leuphana.de.

The following documents must be submitted when applying for the programme starting in May 2026:

  • Translated degree certificate in Social Work and the transcript of records
  • Language certificate B2 or higher (if available)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Work references, translated if necessary 

Project goals

The aim of the project is to offer foreign skilled workers tailored support to pave their way into the German labour market. Through targeted networking events and exchanges with practice partners, participants are prepared not only professionally but also practically for their professional future in Germany in order to be able to take up employment appropriate to their qualifications.

With the InteSA project, we want to make a valuable contribution to overcoming the glaring shortage of skilled workers in the field of social work by creating an integrative environment in which foreign skilled workers can realise their full potential.

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Questions about the project?

Please feel free to contact us by e-mail at: intesa@leuphana.de

Contact & Advising

Project director

Maria Schloßstein, M.A.
Universitätsallee 1, C40.116
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677-2337
maria.schlossstein@leuphana.de

Project Coordinator

Sami Qaiser
Universitätsallee 1, C40.216
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677-2939
sami.qaiser@leuphana.de