Simple English

This is the website of DFG FLEX

Here you can find a lot of information about DFG FLEX.

On this page you will find information in Simple English.

A lot of people find Simple English easier to read.

There are many reasons for this:

  • Some people have difficulty reading English.
  • Some people have disabilities.
  • Some people have difficulty understanding long sentences.

Simple English does not only mean using simple words.

Simple English has clear rules.

Simple English is a specific way of writing.

This is why it is written in capital letters.

Here you can find easy-to-read information on:

  • What you can find on our website.
  • How you can find information.

 

What is DFG FLEX?

DFG FLEX is a research initiative
of ZEW and DFG.

DFG FLEX is short for: DFG priority programme Flexibility in Heterogeneous Labour Markets.

This name is very long.

That is why it is called DFG FLEX.

They research the German labour market.

 

How to use this website

Below you will find a guide to using all the features of our website.

At the top on the left of our website there is a large logo.

Clicking on this logo will take you back to the DFG FLEX homepage.

The homepage is the first page you see
when you visit our website.

When you are on another page on our website,
you can click on these letters.

This will always take you back to our homepage.

On the right hand side, there are 2 small symbols.

The symbol with the two hands mean: Sign language.

Sign language is a language for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Select this symbol to find videos in sign language.

The symbol with the book means: Simple English.

Here you can find information written in Simple English.

You are currently on this page.

 

Imprint and Data Protection

On the right of the symbols there are three words.

Clicking on these words
will take you to other pages on our website.

 

  • Imprint

Here you can find our imprint.

There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.

DFG FLEX is a research initiative of ZEW and DFG

Thus, ZEW hosts and manages DFG FLEX’s website.

 

  • Data protection

This page has a lot of legal information.

It explains how this website collects and uses your data.

 

Main Navigation Bar

At the very top you can find many words.

Clicking on these words will take you to other pages on our website.

 

  • Home

This will take you back to our homepage.

Just like the logo at the top.

 

  • News

This page has News from DFG FLEX.

It also has news from the past.

 

  • Description

This page explains how researchers at DFG FLEX worked.

It explains what steps the research took.

 

  • Working Papers

Clicking on this page will give you a list of all publications of DFG FLEX.

The members of DFG FLEX write these publications.

 

  • Events

On this page you can find events.

Most of the events are conferences for researchers.

Information about these conferences can be found on this page.

 

  • Links

This page has links to the partners of DFG FLEX.

The partners are institutions in Germany.

 

Language

You can change the language by clicking on DE and EN
in the blue box on the right.

de means: German.

en means: English.

You can click on the little arrow to change the language.

Then you will be able to see the website in the other language.

 

Search

On the top right, there is a white box with a magnifying glass.

This allows you to search the DFG FLEX website.

Click on the box and type words into the box.

Click on the magnifying glass or hit “ENTER”.

This will give you a list of results with things that interest you.

 

Content

First of all, you will find a small text.

The text explains what DFG FLEX is.

You can find the same information in Simple Language
at the top of this page.

Where it says: “This is the website of DFG FLEX”.

On the right, there is a blue circle.

Inside the blue circle, it says “TOP”.

Click on the circle
to get back to the top of the page.

 

Footer

At the very bottom is a blue bar.

It has many words in it.

On the left is the address of ZEW.

ZEW runs the DFG FLEX website.

That is why its address is on this website.

There are four different options on the right:

 

  • Report barrier

Did you find a barrier on our website?

Click on “Report barrier” to report this.

 

  • Accessibility Statement

This page has legal information on accessibility

of the DFG FLEX website.

 

  • Imprint

Here you can find our imprint.

There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.

DFG FLEX is a research initiative of ZEW and DFG

Thus, ZEW hosts and manages DFG FLEX’s website.

 

  • Data protection

This page has a lot of legal information.

It explains how this website collects and uses your data.