medborger_i_danmark_engelsk.pdf - Ny i Danmark

82 Danish language classesfor adult foreign nationalsSCHOOL AND EDUCATIONLessons in Danish forall adult citizens offoreign nationalityAll foreign nationals over 18 years of agewho have been granted a residence permitin Denmark are entitled to free lessons inDanish language and social affairs.Participants may take a final test, whichcan be used, for instance, to gain entry toan education programme. At any rate,unless special circumstances apply, youmust pass this test if you wish to obtain apermanent residence permit or Danishcitizenship.If you are attending the introductionprogramme for newly arrived foreignnationals, the municipal authority mustoffer you the course not later than onemonth after you have become a residentof the municipality.The programme can beimplemented in many different ways, e.g.with participants being taught individuallyor in large or small groups, at a municipallanguage training centre, at a vocationalschool or in a job environment, possiblycombined with distance learning sessions.Mandatory participation inthe Danish language trainingprogrammeIf you do not succeed in finding a job soonafter your arrival in Denmark, you willneed financial assistance from the Danishstate in the form of introduction benefits.In order to receive introduction benefitsyou must participate actively in theDanish language training and activationprogrammes and be available for thelabour market, so that you canimmediately take advantage of any jobopportunity offered. The school thereforerecords the participants’ attendance andis required to report absentees to themunicipal authority. Absence without avalid reason may cause the municipalauthority to reduce or withdraw thefinancial assistance.Financial assistancemay be reduced