German in the evening - with voucher Basel-Stadt

Apr. 30, 2025 - Oct. 1, 2025

Are you just starting to learn German or would you like to improve your German? Have you found work and would like to expand or deepen your German language skills? The course on two evenings a week is suitable for beginners and advanced learners with a fast learning pace. The 80-lesson course is free with the Basel-Stadt free voucher.

Course: German in the evening (with voucher Basel-Stadt)
Course length: 80 lessons (2 x 8 weeks with 40 lessons)
Course times: Monday and Wednesday, 6.30–8.30 p.m.
Level: 
A1, A2, B1, B2 according to CEFR
Registration deadline:
 1 week before the course begins (later registration possible depending on availability)
Childcare:
 no

Detailed dates:

  • 27.1.2025 to 2.4.2025 and 30.4.2025 to 25.6.2025
  • 30.4.2025 to 25.6.2025 and 11.8.2025 to 1.10.2025
  • 11.8.2025 to 1.10.2025 and 27.10.2025 to 12.12.2025
  • 27.10.2025 to 12.12.2025 and first course DAB 2026

 

The level assessment takes place before the course starts. You will be invited separately.

Fees (depending on income):
Course:
For new residents with a Basel-Stadt voucher: CHF 0.
For Basel-Stadt residents: CHF 120.– to 1'170.–
For Baselland residents: CHF 650.– to 1'040.– (from level B2 onwards: CHF 1,300.–)
For residents of other cantons and referring agencies: CHF 1,300.–

K5 Basler Kurszentrum A group of people sitting around a table one evening playing a game.

Why is Evening German the right course for you?
> You prefer a German course with a fast learning rate .
> You will improve your language skills for work and gain the speaking and writing skills you need to better handle everyday situations.
> You will become more familiar with Swiss society.
> You will develop your personal and social skills.

What exactly do you learn in this course?
> Strategies for building up and expanding your everyday vocabulary
> How to improve your pronunciation and speaking skills using conversation and phonetic exercises
> Grammar and structure, writing skills
> Listening and reading skills
> Learning and study techniques

What sets our courses apart?
> Practical lessons: you learn through real-life examples.
> Interaction: we emphasize communication and student involvement.
> Need-orientation: you determine your learning process. We support you.
> Variety: you learn alone, in pairs and in groups with various media.

More valuable information
> We clarify your existing language abilities and course placement prior to the course start. You will receive a separate invitation.
> You learn together with a maximum of 13 other course participants.
> We recommend 3-5 hours of independent study a week.
> At the end of the course you receive a confirmation of participation indicating your language reference level and attendance.
> After the course you can opt for a telc language test (A1, A2, B1, B2) or a proof of language competency fide (A1 to B1). We will be happy to inform you.

K5 helps you successfully learn German – customized to your needs.

We offer various fee reductions for our courses and the childcare
Our course and childcare fees vary because donations and cantonal contributions allow us to offer fee reductions based on your canton of residence. You too can take advantage of these reductions!

The reductions possible depend on the canton of your residence. Please note the following important information:

Basel-Stadt
If you live in Basel-Stadt, you can benefit from a price reduction for German courses and childcare.

Important:
1. In order to calculate the price reduction, we need your health insurance premium reduction.
> If you do not yet receive a health insurance premium reduction, you can contact the canton's benefits office ASB (Amt für Sozialbeiträge) here  .
> The ASB will assign you a reduction category based on your income and family situation. You will receive a fee reduction from K5 according to this category.

2. In order to for you to receive a price reduction, we have to forward your data to the education department of the canton BS (adult education department) (last name, first name, date of birth, nationality, residence status, gender, number of years of formal education, employment yes or no).

3. In order to for you to receive a price reduction for childcare, we have to forward your child's data to the education department of the canton BS (adult education department) (last name, first name, date of birth of the child).

We offer courses that are free with the Basel-Stadt voucher. With a free voucher, there is no reduction on the childcare price.

The K5 playgroup accepts children who are required by the canton Basel-Stadt to attend a playgroup in order to learn German (Obligatorium BS).

Baselland:
If you live in canton Baselland, we can then give you a fee reduction based on your income for specific courses up to Niveau B1. In order to receive a fee reduction, you must provide K5 with your salary statements from the past three months. According to the regulations of the canton Basel-Landschaft, a reduction is only granted to persons with a regular long-term residency (residency permits B, C, or the Swiss passport).

Solothurn:
If you live in the Dorneck-Thierstein district of canton Solothurn, you can take advantage of fixed reduced fees for certain courses. The fees for Solothurn residents are written on K5's course descriptions.

Please stop by or call us. We would be happy to assist you in your language of choice.

A written confirmation of participation will be issued at the end of a course if a participant has finished the course. This confirmation includes course content, course dates, course level(s) and number of lessons.

Installment payments are possible. The entire course fee must be paid by the end of the course.

One Deregistration up to one week before the start of the course is free of charge, up to one week after the start of the course is CHF 75.- to pay. The full price will be charged from the second week onwards. For participants from Basel-Stadt with a valid Basel-Stadt voucher, course attendance is free of charge. free of charge. If you cancel up to one week after the start of the course, the voucher can be returned for a fee of CHF 75.- be reclaimed. If you cancel after the second week of the course, the voucher loses its validity and cannot be used again.

 

Registration

Standard registration form course without after-school care (October 2024)
Registration

Mediating authority

Name and address

Residence permit

Maximum file size: 32MB

So that we can check whether you are entitled to a price reduction, please upload the following files here:
Basel-Stadt: Premium reduction for health insurance
Baselland: Wage statements for the last three months of all household members
General terms and conditions

Application for an extraordinary discount

Discount

Internal note: For N and NEE ID - make a copy of your residence permit! For N permit, name and address of personnel consultant mandatory

Maximum file size: 32MB

Sans- Papiers
Proof of income available?
(not necessary for persons with N or NEE residence)

Maximum file size: 32MB

Compulsory attendance

Registration goes to: anmeldung@k5kurszentrum.ch

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