FAQ I-B-A / I-B-A-20+

Absences are recorded and reflected in the trimester reports and the annual report card.
A distinction is made between "excused absences" (prior notification and reason) and "unexcused absences" (absence without notification or lateness).

I am ill or had an accident. How and when do I report the absence?

When? Before school starts.

How? By phone at +41 41 594 24 10 (from 07:45 AM) or outside of opening hours, please send an e-mail to iba@zg.ch

with the following details: Name - First name - Coach - Reason for absence.

Young people after compulsory schooling until the age of 20.

Application 
I-B-A

If you meet the requirements, please complete the online registration form.
 

If there are any questions, we will contact you. Otherwise you will receive a confirmation of receipt and then a confirmation of admission.
 

Application 
I-B-A-20+

If you meet the requirements…
 

• …get information about the I-B-A-20+ program

• …complete the I-B-A-20+ online registration

• An admission and information interview will follow to clarify any open questions, check the requirements, and determine attendance days

• If no German certificates are available, you will need to take a German test
 

I-B-A:
5 days per week are mandatory.

I-B-A-20+:
The attendance days are determined in the interview. The minimum attendance time is 3 half-days and a maximum of 6 half-days per week.
 

Berufsberatung.ch
 

Online portal for further important information and links to apprenticeships, taster apprenticeships, professions, as well as training and further education.
 

In the canton of Zug, secondary level II schools (post-compulsory schools) work according to the principle of BRING-YOUR-OWN-DEVICE.

All learners work with their own mobile computer.

The device must meet certain requirements.
 

Once a year, the I-B-A organizes a camp outside the canton of Zug. During these days, the focus is on exercise and getting to know each other. The young people engage with their competencies in various situations.  They face challenges and overcome their limits.

=> The camp is obligatory. No trial apprenticeship can take place during these days.

Career counseling

All bridging programs work closely with the BIZ Office for Career Guidance. Individual consultations with career counselors also take place at the programs. 

At the I-B-A, individual learners are at the center.
There are no typical classes like at secondary school. The composition and size of the learning groups vary depending on the half-day and learning content. For some learning content, I-B-A learners are mixed with learners from I-B-A-20+.

All learners in the bridging programs have a coach.

Together, they regularly discuss learning progress and the next personal goals in coaching sessions.
 

The learning concept in the bridging programs is based on the development of learners competencies.
The goal is to strengthen existing competencies and develop new ones.

Conditions for
admission at I-B-A

The I-B-A is aimed at foreign-speaking youth aged between 15/16 and 20 years with the willingness to:

• Take on self-responsibility in the learning process
• Be motivated to attend the program 5 days a week
• Have the will to continue learning the German language
• Participate and be open in the career choice process
• Have the desire to get to know the culture and living environment of Switzerland
• Hold residence permits B, B-EU, C, C-EU, F, S

Conditions for
admission at I-B-A-20+

The I-B-A-20+ is aimed at adult migrants (over 20 years old) with the willingness to:

• Take on self-responsibility in the learning process
• Be motivated to attend the program 1.5 - 3 days per week
• Have the will to continue learning the German language
• Participate and be open in the career choice process
• Have the desire to get to know the culture and living environment of Switzerland
• Hold residence permits B, B-EU, C, C-EU, F, S
• Completion of language level B1

Conditions “Residence status” for admission
to I-B-A / I-B-A-20+    

The I-B-A | I-B-A-20+ is aimed at foreign-speaking youth and adults:

• Family reunification
• Migrants with regular and longer-term residence (B, B-EU, C, C-EU, possibly L*)
• Temporarily admitted persons (F)
• Swiss citizens with deficiencies in the German language (returnees from abroad)
• Persons with refugee status (S)
• with clarification and authorization from the Office for Migration

The canton covers the costs for the salaries of the learning facilitators and for the infrastructure.

The personal contribution covers school materials, copies, excursions, camps, and external learning events. No additional costs are incurred. Pricelist for bridging programs Zug

=> Requirement: legal residence in the Canton of Zug.

I-B-A costs?

I-B-A-20+ costs?
 

see "Contributions_Reductions"
 

Cost reductions due to external course attendance or financial circumstances are possible upon request.

Any potential reduction and the amount of the personal contribution reduction will be determined by the program leadership of I-B-A / I-B-A-20+ after a personal conversation.

Entry to the I-B-A (start) is also possible during the offer year on the following dates:                           

- Start of offer year (week 34)

- Start 2nd trimester (week 46-47)

- Start calendar year (week 2)

- Start 3rd trimester (week 11-12)
 

Entry - Start 
I-B-A-20+ 

Entry to the I-B-A-20+ (Start) is possible on the 1st of each month.                                                                               
                                                                                                   

Gymnasium

The I-B-A can recommend young people for general education schools (FMS / WMS) and grammar schools / Gymnasium ** (referral decision).         

** Gymnasium:

in Zug (KSZ)

in Menzingen (KSM)

in Rotkreuz (KSR)

Goals of the program:

- Learning and deepening the German language (German as a second language - DaZ)

- Developing a follow-up solution (vocational training, further schooling, work, internship)

- Training transversal skills (critical thinking, communication, cooperation, reflection, etc.)

- Integration into Swiss life and society