1. IQ COORDINATION PROJECT
Coordina on: Development Agency for Voca onal
Educa on (ebb GmbH) and
Central Agency for Con nuing Voca onal Educa on
and Training in the Skilled Cra s (ZWH e.V.)
Evalua on: Univa on – Ins tute for Evalua on
Dr. Beywl & Associates Cologne
REGIONAL NETWORKS
Baden-Wuer emberg Network: Intercultural Educa on
Centre Mannheim (ikubiz)
Bavarian Network (MigraNet): Tür an Tür – Integra on
Projects
Berlin Network: The Representa ve of the Berlin
Senate for Integra on and Migra on
Brandenburg Network: The Commissioner for the
Integra on of Immigrants of the Federal State of
Brandenburg
Bremen Network: RKW Bremen
Hamburg Network (NOBI): Hamburg Chamber of Cra s
Hessen Network: Ins tute for Voca onal Training,
Labour Market and Social Policy (INBAS)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Network: migra e.V.
Lower Saxony Network: Maßarbeit kAöR
North Rhine-Westphalia Network: Innova ve
Employment Promo on Company (G.I.B.)
Rhineland-Pala nate Network: Ins tute for
Socio-Pedagogical Research in Mainz (ism)
Saarland Network: GIM – Agency for Research and
Transfer on Migra on and Integra on at the FITT
Ins tute for Technology Transfer
Saxony-Anhalt Network: Caritas Associa on for the
Diocese of Magdeburg
Saxony Network: EXIS Europa e.V.
Thuringia Network: Bildungswerk der Thüringer
Wirtscha e.V.
Schleswig-Holstein Network: Refugee Council
Schleswig-Holstein
COMPETENCE CENTRES
Competence Centre for the Recogni on of Foreign
Professional Qualifica ons: Research Ins tute for Voca-
onal Educa on and Training (f-bb)
Competence Centre for Occupa onal German: passage
gGmbH
Competence Centre for Diversity Management: VIA
Bayern – Associa on for Intercultural Work
Competence Centre for Business Start-ups: Ins tute
for Socio-Pedagogical Research in Mainz (ism)
Competence Centre for Qualifica on and Training:
Research Ins tute for Voca onal Educa on and Training
(f-bb)
Promoted by:
“Integration through Training” – Network IQ
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The contact details of all IQ partners can be found at www.netzwerk-iq.de

2. Competence Centres
Each one of the five Ac on Fields of the Network IQ
is supported and progressively developed by one
Competence Centre:
 Recognition of foreign professional qualifications
 Occupational German
 Diversity Management
 Business start-ups
 Qualification and training
The Competence Centres provide professional advice and assistance to the
Regional Networks. At the same me, they gather theore cal and prac cal
knowledge pertaining to their Ac on Field. Lastly, the Competence Centres are
responsible for giving expert advice to decision-makers in poli cs, business, as
well as public administra on.
The structure of the IQ Funding Programme
In 2011, 16 Regional Networks started out and began to network with other ins tu ons in the field of integra on at the
local level. They put tools, recommenda ons and concepts for a be er labour market integra on of migrants into prac ce.
Five Competence Centres gather and develop exper se in the five IQ Ac on Fields. Their ac vi es include the development
of quality standards, the design of training modules and the dissemina on of professional knowledge.
The Coordina on Project (CP IQ) is responsible for coordina ng the Funding Programme IQ at the na onal level. CP IQ also
facilitates the exchange and the transfer of good prac ce among the Regional Networks. Furthermore, the Coordina on
Project ensures – together with the Competence Centres – that the results and findings of the network are available to the
Federal Ministries, to the Federal Employment Agency and to the public. Working hand-in-hand with CP IQ is the external
evalua on team of the Funding Programme IQ, which is in charge of devising a monitoring system for recording results and
provides support at all levels in the network.
The Funding Programme IQ is directly commi ed to the objec ves and measures of the Na onal Ac on Plan on Integra on.
At the federal level, CP IQ and the Competence Centres interface with all relevant poli cal bodies. At the local level, the
Regional Networks cooperate closely with their partners in designing and implemen ng ini a ves towards the common
goal of improving the labour market situa on of migrants.
The contact details of all IQ partners can be found at
IQ Coordina on Project
Coordina on of the Regional Networks
Project Loca ons of the Regional Networks
Competence Centre
The IQ Network in Germany
Regional Networks
Labour market integra on occurs at the local level. Its success depends to a
large extent on a smooth interconnec on of all labour market actors and of
their services. For this reason, the Regional Networks cooperate closely with
ins tu ons such as employment agencies, chambers of commerce, counseling
centres and many more. The main tasks of the Regional Networks are as
follows: dovetailing all relevant regional services into a seamless integra on
path, iden fying and closing gaps and loopholes, and making this path
more easily accessible for migrants.
The Regional Networks support the implementa on of the Federal
Recogni on Act („Act to improve the assessment and recogni on of
foreign professional qualifica ons“) by ensuring the na onwide
provision of ini al informa on to advice seekers as well as by
coaching and bringing together all ins tu ons ac ve in this field.
Moreover, they act as service providers for standard labour
market ins tu ons by offering them training courses and
advice on how to cater to the specific concerns of migrants.
The current focus is on the improvement of intercultural
competence.
Network
Baden-Württemberg
Network
Schleswig-Holstein
Network
Berlin
Network
Saxony-Anhalt
Network
Thueringen
Network
Saxony
Network
Bavaria
Network
Saarland
Competence Centre
Business start-ups
Network
Rhineland-Palatinate
Network
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Coordination Project
Network IQ
Network
North Rhine-Westphalia
Network
Lower Saxony
Network
Bremen
Network
Brandenburg
Competence Centre
Diversity Management
Network
Hessen
Competence Centre
Occupational German