The aim of the Kaufmann International Certificate is to improve the language skills of the participants and also to create an awareness of the socio-cultural and professional environment. To this end, the programme focuses on improving English skills with a special focus on business English, optimising intercultural skills, and an introduction to the local working world and Ireland as Europe's technology centre. Other objectives also include preparing participants for employment in an English-speaking country, providing insights into Irish business in the areas of economics, management, enterprise and marketing, and developing business communication strategies to explain solutions, problems and ideas. Participants were placed with host families to enhance everyday language skills and gain insight into how Irish homes are built and lived in.
Students should have the opportunity to go abroad and gain international experience. The school encourages students to go abroad and supports them in pursuing this goal. Experiences abroad with a concrete goal and a stay of several weeks promote various competences of the trainees in order to be able to stand up to international comparison. Language skills, socio-cultural awareness and professionalisation play a further role. With this opportunity, English skills are improved with a focus on the work environment of Business English, intercultural skills are optimised, socio-cultural differences are compared, and the trainees are introduced to the local English-speaking world of work, giving them insights into the Irish economy in the areas of business, management, enterprise and marketing. In this context, they develop business communication strategies to be able to explain solutions, problems and ideas.