HTW (University of Applied Sciences) Dresden
The Dresden University of Applied Sciences offers its students a wide range of consulting services. Depending on the question or problem, the General Student Advisory Service, the Career Service or the departmental advisors of the faculties are available.
On the following page, the counselling services are presented in thematic order.
Contact: Mira Höfler
Student advisory service at HTW Dresden
The General Student Advisory Service is the first point of contact at all stages of study. We are also available at any time for an initial orientation talk if you are thinking of dropout. We work out alternatives within the university (e.g. change of subject) and point out contact points and possibilities for reorientation within the framework of a referral consultation.
Contact
E-Mail: studienberatung@htw-dresden.de
TU Dresden
The Central Student Advisory Service supports students in case of ambiguities, doubts and problems in their studies, in preparing for exams and in the graduation phase. If necessary, we refer to other offers within and outside the university.
Contact: studienberatung@tu-dresden.de
Career Service of the TU Dresden
The Career Service of the TU Dresden supports students of the TU Dresden in their career orientation, in their search for internships and in their career entry by means of referral counseling.
Contact:
Birgit Brandt
Tel.: +49351463-42402
E-Mail: birgit.brand@tu-dresden.de
International Office of the TU Dresden
The International Office of the TU Dresden offers tutoring programs, individual counseling, information on study organization and support programs for international students.
Contact:
Tel.: +49 351 463-42000
E-Mail: studium.international@tu-dresden.de
Dresden Student Union
The Studentenwerk Dresden offers counseling and support services for students of the Dresden universities and the Zittau/Görlitz University in the following life situations during their studies:
- Securing livelihood in case of material and personal difficulties
- Pregnancy and parental leave during studies
- Study with impairments and chronic diseases
- Legal problems (e.g. tenancy law, university law, civil law)
- Psychological counseling needs (e.g. doubts about continuing studies, work difficulties, exam anxiety, graduation problems, lack of self-esteem, problems in the social environment)
Psychosocial counseling center
The Psychosocial Counseling Center offers counseling to international students. She counsels students in the context of their psychosocial stresses associated with (possibly) dropping out of their studies.
Contact:
E-Mail: psb@studentenwerk-dresden.de
Tel.: +49 351 4697-920
Career Service of the HTW Dresden
The Career Service of HTW Dresden is also available to students who wish to drop out, offering career guidance and counseling as well as networking and placement services. Information is provided on topics such as career orientation, the job market and application processes.
other offers:
– English and German workshops on various topics related to career entry
– English and German networking formats with companies
– Placment of international students in Dresden companies
– Job market
– English and German e-learning offers around the topic of the application process
Contact:
Nadine Reinhardt
E-Mail: nadine.reinhardt@htw-dresden.de
Tel.: +493514623342
KASUDAB (Careers of university dropouts in companies with dual training in the district of Bautzen) – Careers of dropouts in companies with dual training in the district of Bautzen
The goal of the project is a „matching“ between dropouts and companies. The lead partner of the project is SLAS w.V. (Saxony Light Aviation Systems w. V.), an association of various well-known companies at Kamenz airfield and in the entire district of Bautzen. KASUDAB determines the training needs of these companies in order to be able to place interested parties in a targeted manner.
In order to get the best possible personal impression of the training companies, KASUDAB organizes free trips to the company locations, establishes direct contact with the human resources managers and tries to negotiate additional advantages when starting the dual training. The SLAS w.V. association offers the possibility to get to know different trainings in detail. In addition, there is the possibility of placement in a dual study program at the BA Bautzen.
Sponsor: Alliance of skilled workers in the district of Bautzen
The project was completed.
Foreigners Office Dresden
The Aliens‘ Registration Office in Dresden advises on all questions concerning residence law and further stay in Germany.
Recommendation: before dropping out of studies, inform the aliens‘ registration office whether this will affect the residence title.
Contact: Telephone hotline: 0351-4666009
E-Mail: auslaenderbehoerde@dresden.de
Educational counseling Dresden
The Dresden Educational Counseling Service offers counseling for international students from EU and non-EU countries. She advises on topics such as career and study orientation, change of course of study, alternative ways to study. In addition, international students receive information about the job market and the education system and are informed about possibilities of financial support for educational programs.
Contact:
Tel.: 0351 488 8484
Employment agency
The Employment Agency supports students who have doubts about their studies and those who have dropped out in all matters relating to career choice. The counselors provide comprehensive information, develop career alternatives together with the target group, and then support them in realizing their personal career aspirations.
In a cooperative and confidential conversation, individual interests, inclinations and abilities are discussed together and information is provided on the following topics:
- regional and interregional training in companies, vocational schools and technical colleges,
- Application and Selection Process,
- Fields of activity and opportunities for promotion,
- Occupational and job market data,
- Bridging options,
- and ways abroad.
The Employment Agency, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts and the Dresden Chamber of Commerce and Industry work together with Dresden’s universities to help students who are not sure about their future career and to support dropouts on their way to a career.
Contact: Henriette-Heber-Strasse 6 01069 Dresden, Dresden.Berufsberatung@arbeitsagentur.de
ZEFAS (Center for Skilled Workers and Good Work Saxony)
ZEFAS supports Saxon companies and employees as a statewide service center on the topics of integration and job market-related immigration, vocational training and continuing education. ZEFAS offers referral consultations as well as podcasts on general topics related to skilled workers.
FiZu (Professional Information
Center for Immigration)
The specialist information center for immigration provides information on questions relating to residence and residence titles, recognition of a foreign qualification, language acquisition and questions on how to cope during studies.
Contact: Budapester Str. 30, 01069 Dresden
Tel. 03 51/ 475 31 01
fizu-dresden@exis.de
Chamber of Crafts Dresden
Dropping out of studies – What now? What to do!
The Dresden Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses advises students who have doubts about their studies or who have dropped out of their studies on the questions „What do I do now? How do I go on?“ and supports them in their decision-making process towards a suitable dual vocational training program in the skilled trades as a promising alternative to university studies.
The counseling includes personal discussions on suitable apprenticeship occupations as well as support in the search for an apprenticeship position and contacting a suitable company.
The program „Passgenaue Besetzung – “ supported by KMU (Small and medium-sized businessess) finding the perfect fit for apprenticeships and the integration of foreign skilled workers“ is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Social Fund.
The Employment Agency, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts and the Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce work together with Dresden’s universities to support students who are uncertain about their decision and dropouts on their way to a professional future.
Contact: Franziska Zimmermann, Phone: 0351 4640-987, Fax: 0351 4640-34987
The program „Passgenaue Besetzung – “ supported by KMU (Small and medium-sized businessess) finding the perfect fit for apprenticeships and the integration of foreign skilled workers“ is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Social Fund.
Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce
You are unsure about your studies, there is too much theory or other reasons that make you doubt? Dual vocational training combines theory and practice very closely. The acquired theoretical knowledge is immediately applied in practice. Almost all companies provide training for their own needs, so that if you complete your training well, you are almost certain to be taken on as an employee. In addition, a bachelor’s level degree can be obtained following the apprenticeship with further vocational training and there is remuneration from day 1 of the apprenticeship. Skilled workers and apprenticeships are sought in all industries. What suits me, which is the right profession for me? What opportunities are there even after the dual vocational training? Our staff will be happy to assist you.
Contact:
Anke Beyer, Employee Vocational Orientation
0351-2802-674, beyer.anke@dresden.ihk.de
The program „Passgenaue Besetzung – “ supported by KMU (Small and medium-sized businessess) finding the perfect fit for apprenticeships and the integration of foreign skilled workers“ is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Social Fund.
CARITAS Youth Migration Service
The CARITAS Youth Migration Service provides information on all aspects of individual planning for further education and career prospects (e.g. recognition of documents, financing, etc.). The focus was on the topics of education and professional orientation.
Contact:
E-Mail: jmd@caritas-dresden.de
Chamber of Notaries Saxony
The Chamber of Notaries of Saxony advises university dropouts on training as notary clerks. Work in the notary’s office is as varied and colorful as life itself. Notaries handle cases that come from the everyday life. You need a flair for dealing with people and an open ear for questions.
Whether it is a will, the formation of a company or the purchase of a house – the profession is never boring. In contrast to lawyers, notaries are neutral public officials. They provide legal advice to the parties involved and prepare and implement deeds. Notary clerks help with this. They process documents independently and are in constant contact with clients, authorities and courts.
Contact: Notary Assessor Tim Hofmann, notarkammer@notarkammer-sachsen.de
Green professions
Dropouts have the opportunity to learn a so-called green profession. Today, modern agricultural companies take on additional services, ecological and balancing functions for our society, nature and the environment. They also make a significant contribution to economic development as contractors and employers in rural areas.
Contact: Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology
Way X
The aim of the project is, on the one hand, to open up new career prospects for the target group of dropouts/doubters and students who are unsure of their career path and, on the other hand, to help the target group of companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to secure their need for skilled workers in Dresden in the long term.
The Weg-X project is financed in the period 01.11.2017 to 31.12.2019 by the Sächsische Aufbaubank, according to the SMWA Skilled Workers Guideline, Part B Item 1 (Skilled Workers Alliance/ Measures to Secure Skilled Workers).
