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Apprenticeship roll craft: shortening or extension of the apprenticeship period
Service Description
The duration of training is bindingly defined for each occupation by the respective training ordinance in accordance with the Vocational Training Act. Upon application, the Chamber of Skilled Crafts may agree to a shortening or extension of the training period.
1. shortening of the training period
Upon joint application by the trainee and the training company, the training period may be shortened if it is expected that the training objective will be achieved in the shortened time.
2. Extension of the training period
If the apprentice fails the journeyman's examination, the apprenticeship shall be extended at the apprentice's request until the next possible repeat examination, by a maximum of one year.
Upon application by the trainee, the training period may be extended by the competent Chamber of Crafts in exceptional cases, e.g. due to longer periods of absence due to illness, poor performance in theory and practice, if the extension is necessary to achieve the training objective.
If the trainee takes parental leave, the training shall be extended by this period. A written notification to the responsible Chamber of Crafts is absolutely necessary.
Who should I contact?
Contact the responsible Chamber of Crafts.
Which documents are required?
- Application for extension or shortening of the training period (available from the relevant Chamber of Crafts)
- Proof of good performance (vocational school and training course certificates)
- Proof of periods of absence or poor performance (vocational school certificates, etc.)
- Proof of parental leave
- Certificate of failed examination
What are the fees?
Whether and to what extent fees are incurred is governed by the schedule of fees and charges of the relevant Chamber of Crafts.
What else should I know?
The Chamber of Skilled Crafts advises trainees, guardians and training companies on the subject of vocational training.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Chambers of Crafts
Professionally released on
12.03.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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