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Literacy Course
29.09.2026 - 18.12.2026
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM or 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
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Literacy
German
Alpha
Bern

Literacy Course

  • Date
    29.09.2026 - 18.12.2026
  • Time
    9:00 AM – 11:30 AM or 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Duration
    12 weeks, 144 lessons Tuesday – Friday, 3 lessons per day
  • Location
    ECAP Bern
    Spitalstrasse 11 / Rue de l'hôpital 11
    2502 Biel/Bienne
  • Childcare
    Not available
  • Contact
    infobiel@ecap.ch

Course information

Goals
- Acquisition and consolidation of reading and writing skills
- Working with numbers
- Basic knowledge of the German language
- Reduction of learning barriers and anxieties
- Initial access to adult education
- Improvement of social and professional integration
Procedure
After registration, you will be invited to the mandatory, free placement test.
Costs
CHF 965 including materials (approx. CHF 322 per month), excluding course book

Further Information

Foreign-language individuals who cannot read and write at all or only with great difficulty.

Elements of scenario-based instruction according to fide principles

fide stands for "Français, Italiano, Deutsch in der Schweiz" and refers to the Swiss program for promoting linguistic integration. The goal of fide is to guarantee high-quality and efficient opportunities for developing and demonstrating language skills to foreign-language individuals who have immigrated to Switzerland. The didactic approach of fide is characterized by principles such as everyday relevance, action orientation, and needs orientation.

Course Instructor Team

ECAP reserves the right to postpone or cancel the course if there are insufficient registrations and to fully refund any course fees already paid or to offer corresponding course options within a short time.

If it is not possible to guarantee in-person instruction due to force majeure, ECAP reserves the right to continue the courses through distance learning.

Up to 20 calendar days before the course starts. After that, entry is still possible by arrangement if places are available.

Withdrawal of registration is possible free of charge up to 7 days before the course starts. After that, we charge an administrative fee of CHF 50. Cancellation must be submitted in writing.
In case of withdrawal during the first 7 days, one quarter of the course fees must be paid in addition to the administrative fee. From the second week of the course onward, the full course fees must be paid. If the reasons for withdrawal lie with ECAP, participants will incur no costs.

Course no.: BE26DA210100

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