(ii) Language proficiency, number of participants passed by language

Proficiency in another language was considered an additional asset.

A second language allowance is payable for proficiency demonstrated by passing the prescribed examination in a third official language.

(c) Promoting German language skills by means of language courses

German is not an easy language.

(d) Languages must have the relevant language as the primary language (usually mother tongue) oral and written proficiency in that language, with strong knowledge of spelling and grammar.

Information in the skills inventory database includes work experience, training, language proficiency, professional preferences and supervisory experience.

(a) Promotion of the German language abroad

Apart from German the Sorbian language is an accepted language with public authorities and administrative bodies in the German Sorbian areas.

Information on language proficiency certification and the date obtained is also included in the profile of the applicants.

Austria stated that the acceptable language was German.

All of them master the German language, too.

DPKO has stated that, based on experience from past years, key issues of concern related to language proficiency and driving skills.

The incumbent will assist also in the administration of UNLB's official staff travel, language proficiency examinations and the medical insurance plan.

of proficiency

Maybe in Germany, in German language, it may be just Aha!

In order to acquire primary education or secondary education, every student studies the state language and takes state language proficiency examinations within the scale and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the MES.

Nevertheless, where operational needs so require, individual departments can seek exemption for candidates with special expertise but who do not meet the language proficiency requirements.

Language proficiency examinations in the six official languages are conducted twice a year at over 100 test sites to staff members throughout the United Nations system.

The classroom language is Danish with the exception of classes in the compulsory subject German.

130. It is of great importance to improve the knowledge of the German language since language and communication are basic prerequisites for equal opportunities.

To further promote the use of official languages within the Organization, language incentives are provided to staff who are successful in the proficiency examinations in the official languages.

The Sprachverband Deutsch für ausländische Arbeitnehmer e.V. (Registered Language Association German for Foreign Workers) which receives support from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs organizes general language courses, intensive language courses and language courses with literacy programmes.

I've heard it said that there is no way for you to ever reach native proficiency in a language if you haven't started studying it before the age of twelve.

There are also adult education centres in the German Sorbian area that offer language courses in Sorbian.

Its tasks include the cultivation of the German language abroad and the promotion of international cultural cooperation.

For example, the United Nations language programme covered the administration of language proficiency examinations for many other organizations of the system at a vast network of over 100 test sites, with examinations in six official languages for some 3,000 staff per year.

Similarly, German language materials prepared by the German desk at the Regional United Nations Information Centre are distributed through the United Nations Information Service Vienna and other outlets.

A language allowance is payable to staff in the General Service and related categories and in the Field Service category who have demonstrated proficiency in any two official United Nations languages.

I was ordered to abolish our language and to teach in German... by an illiterate Nazi group leader.

Well, then, this is no crime restricting personal freedom, but abuse and disgrace of the German national language.

346. The Registered Language Association German for Foreign Workers which is supported by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs also offers language courses, including literacy programmes.

In the order of importance, the next challenges identified by respondents were differing levels of language proficiency, driving skills, radio communications and map reading skills (including use of global positioning system technology).

37. The Danish minority also publishes a Danish language paper, Flensborg Avis (part of it being written in German).

German Government pays for Secretariat relocation, moving staff to Bonn, installation grants, German language courses support also given in the form of practical assistance by special quot UN hot line quot

As a rule, German is the language of instruction at schools offering general education, at vocational schools and at universities.

10. The Government of Austria stated that mother tongue instruction is designed for children whose primary language is not German.

In rural areas parts of the Danish minority speak Plattdeutsch, a Low German regional language in the immediate border region they also speak sønderjysk, a South Jutlandish dialect, with their German neighbours.

The Office also conducted a process review of the language proficiency examination, which led to a streamlining of procedures, and reassessed the system for allocating training resources to departments, which resulted in their decentralized management.

65. The majority of the North Frisians see themselves as a group within the German people with their own language, history and culture.

driving proficiency in the types of vehicles and terrain in the operational area

The Secretary General shall establish rules under which a language allowance may be paid to staff members in the General Service category who pass an appropriate test and demonstrate continued proficiency in the use of two or more official languages.

For developing countries to be competitive in attracting BPO, several factors must be considered, such as the availability of adequate internet infrastructure, strong government support for BPO activities, adequate investment capital, a skilled and capable labour force and client language proficiency.

Other training and examination activities that do not incur extra costs except for travel and daily subsistence allowance are centrally organized management training courses (six persons in 1998), language proficiency testing in the field and translator examinations (travel costs for examiners)

For example, federal law provides Austrian nationals of the Slovene and Croat ethnic groups the individual right to use the Slovene and Croat language in administrative and judicial districts with mixed populations as an official language in addition to German.