The topic of "promoting German at the workplace" is anchored as a concern in the integration policy goals 2015-2018 of the City of Zurich. The IF has gained an overview of the needs and already implemented support measures in the municipal administration. The portrait of two best practice examples as well as background information on the topic can be found here.

For immigrant employees, the workplace is an ideal place to apply and expand german language skills. Employers have numerous opportunities to support them without much effort.
Conscious language support brings a lot to the company: smoother operating procedures, fewer misunderstandings, errors or accidents, but also more identification and integration among the individual employees.

Tips from employers' and industry associations show how SMEs can support their foreign employees German talk and understand. 

In the workplace, contacts take place between very different population groups. For this reason, language promotion in the workplace has great potential. A factsheet on the promotion of German in the city of Zurich summarizes the most important findings. At the same time, the Promotion of Integration has developed a basic paper that shows possibilities for action for employers in everyday business life.