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German-speaking receptionist with Goethe certification

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German-speaking receptionist with Goethe certification In-person training Free Formattemp
Nuove Frontiere Lavoro, in collaboration with the training organization Idee Insieme and thanks to the formatemp fund, is publishing a Goethe-certified Receptionist course in German.

Among the professions indicated by ISFOL, in the macro area Receptionists in accommodation and catering services, the role of the receptionist is indicated. This person welcomes and registers guests at the facilities; Provides accommodation services; assigns rooms and hands out keys; provides information on the services offered; manages reservations and check-in and check-out procedures, keeps track of available rooms; and handles guest check-out procedures and prepares the relevant documentation.

ISFOL identifies the need for foreign languages ​​among the main areas for professional development expressed by companies and, for the period 2015-2019, for the aforementioned macro-area, forecasts a 12,0% increase in employment, a value above the average growth for the period (2,5%) (Source: ISFOL-FGB calculations). To promote greater employability in the labor market, the Goehte – Zertifikat exam, level A1 of the six-level assessment scale of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), is planned. for the assessment of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the German language, which students will take, free of charge, at the Goethe Institut in Naples, which will issue, to those who pass the exam tests, a certificate of competence valid worldwide. The Goethe Institut is an international certification body for the German language recognized by the MIUR pursuant to the decrees of March 7, 2012, prot. 3889 and July 12, 2012, prot. 10899.

Funding Body : Formatemp

Promoting Body : New Frontiers of Work

Implementing Body : Idee Insieme soc.coop.soc.

Objective:

The course aims to provide the appropriate linguistic skills for professionals in the hospitality sector, following a guideline in line with that outlined by ISFOL.

At the end of the course, students will be able to manage German-speaking customers, acquiring the following skills:

"customer reception

"analysis and identification of customer needs

"booking management

"receiving and sorting telephone calls

"completing forms and documents

"compilation of attendance registers

"customer complaint management

"access control to accommodation facilities

"control and custody of customer documents

"taking care of room assignments

"provide information or assistance to the customer

Students will practice listening, comprehension, and text production. Multimedia tools will be used in the classroom.

DURATION and CLASSROOM LESSONS : 172 HOURS from November 04th to December 13th 2019

  • the classroom day will be 4 hours long for the first week (14.00pm/18.00pm);
  • subsequently: 3 days a week 8 hours (09.30-13.30/14.00-18.00);
  • the remaining two days a week only in the afternoon (13.30pm/17.30pm).

Total: 30 days of training.

CERTIFICATE : of attendance at Formatemp (minimum 70% of the total hours including attendance at compulsory lessons) which gives access to the Start Deutsch 1 exam, level A1 at the GOETHE institute in Naples ;

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE : from the Goethe Institute of Naples, for those who pass the exam;

COMPULSORY EXAM COMPLETION on the date set at the end of the course at the GOETHE Institute in Naples ;

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: the course is aimed at candidates for temporary work missions (both employed and unemployed) registered and selected by the Employment Agency;

SELECTION METHOD: Access to the course will take place through several preliminary steps:
- Correct submission of the required documentation;
- Analysis of the CV submitted;
- Motivational and skills assessment interview upon entry to be held at our office;

SELECTIONS: Those who have joined will be contacted by email for confirmation. (By 29/10/2019 at 5:00 PM) of the on-site interview on the scheduled day 30/10/2019 from 09.00 onwards;

REGISTRATION: Those who have passed all the preliminary steps will be contacted by telephone (by 6:00 pm on 10/31/19) to attend the first day of the course.

EXAM REGISTRATION : Start Deutsch 1, level A1 at the GOETHE Institute in Naples: free;

COST : free (funded by Forma temp)

TEACHER : a teacher with a degree in German languages ​​and literature working as an interpreter, she has significant experience gained between October 2013 and April 2014 at the SprachschuleAktiv, Munich (Germany) as a teacher of Italian to German students and of German to Italian students.

Course modules

0.1

German level A1

GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX

-Sentence structure

-How to ask questions

-Verbs in the present tense

-Definite and indefinite article

-Declension of the nominative

-Possessive adjective in the nominative

-Denial

-Articles in the accusative

-Possessive adjective in the accusative

-Strong verbs in the present tense

-The modal verb “mögen“

-Separable verbs

-Modal verbs “können”, “dürfen”, müssen”

-Article in the dative

- Possessive adjective in the dative

-Modal verbs “sollen”, “wollen”

-Present perfect of regular verbs

-Present perfect of irregular verbs

-Imperative

-Prepositions in the dative case

-Prepositions in the accusative

-Prepositions with double direction

-Personal complement pronouns

-Majority comparative

-Relative superlative

-The genitive

EXERCISES AND SIMULATIONS

Using grammatical and syntax rules, participants will practice developing the four essential skills:

READING: understand public communications; read short factual texts and show understanding of the content; demonstrate understanding of language structure

SCRIBE: Use words appropriately and accurately in a variety of written contexts and be able to produce variations on simple sentences.

HÖREN: understanding the meaning of the dialogue by listening to short statements in order to extract factual information (times, dates, etc.), showing appreciation of the speakers' attitudes and intentions.

SPEAKING: interacting in situations that simulate authentic communication to ask and understand questions and give appropriate answers; speaking freely to express emotions, reactions, etc.; greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone); introducing oneself; asking for and providing personal details; helping others express their ideas by interrupting a conversation; starting a new topic, changing the subject, resuming or continuing the topic

- Übungstest

- Exam simulation

- Final TEST.

0.2

Duties and functions of the receptionist

TASKS AND FUNCTIONS

ANKUNFT DER GÄSTE (CUSTOMER WELCOME)

- Greeting customers - Courtesy form

- Make recordings

- Present the structure

- Accompany to the room

ROOM AND BREAKFAST (BED AND BREAKFAST)

- Provide information about the rooms

- Extra services available in the room

- Room price information

- Breakfast - express requests:

CORRESPONDENCE​

- Receive reservations by phone

- Respond to written reservations

- Confirm reservations by fax or email

- ProblemSolving (Formulas)

HOTEL SERVICE

- Time: ask the time and answer

- Provide information about the hotel's services

- Provide information about places of interest near the hotel

- Take reservations for the hotel restaurant

HINWEISE, AUSKÜNFTE UND MITTELEIUNGEN (INFORMATION AND MESSAGES)

- Give directions to the location of the room

- Fulfill requests and handle complaints

- Write down messages

- Provide rental cars

ANGEBOTE IM HOTEL (HOTEL OFFERS)

-Reservation for meals to be consumed in the room

-Sale of products in the hotel boutiques

-Offer leisure programs

ANGEBOTE AM URLAUBSORT (OFFERS AND PLACES OF INTEREST)

-Directions

-Suggest organized trips

-Differences between informal and formal context

ABREISE DER GÄSTE (DEPARTURE OF THE GUESTS)

-Wake-up service

-Deliver the bill to customers/payments

-Make sure that the stay was pleasant

-Take your leave

-Lost items

Simulations in HOTEL

The class is divided into groups of two. In each group, one student plays the role of the receptionist and the other plays the role of the customer. Each group is given a handout beforehand that briefly summarizes the situation to be simulated (requesting information about prices, requesting information about services offered, specific customer needs, complaints, etc.). Each simulation is conducted in turns and observed by all students; prompted and corrected by the teacher; and discussed in plenary at the end.

-Final test

0.3

Rights and duties of temporary workers

Rights and Duties of Temporary Workers

0.4

Health and safety in the workplace

Health and safety in the workplace