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Receive cost coverage for participation in a work trial or clarification of professional aptitude

Service Description

If you are a person with a disability and require benefits to help you participate in working life, the Federal Employment Agency can support you with a range of measures and support services. Which integration services are suitable for you depends, among other things, on

  • whether the services are suitable for you and your specific case in order to increase your chances on the labor market,
  • what your personal inclinations are and how these can be useful in your professional life,
  • what jobs you have done so far and
  • how the labor market is currently developing.

While you are taking part in a vocational aptitude assessment or work trial (diagnostic measure), the Federal Employment Agency will cover your

  • Costs for board and lodging if you have to be temporarily accommodated outside your own or your parents' household,
  • Course costs, costs for examinations or learning materials,
  • travel costs, such as travel, food and accommodation costs for you and, if necessary, for the person accompanying you,
  • costs for domestic help and
  • childcare costs.

You can also continue to receive unemployment benefit during this time. You will only receive transitional allowance if you do not earn any or only a lower salary because you are taking part in these measures.

Your employment agency will decide on a case-by-case basis whether you have to take part in a diagnostic measure.

Process flow

In order for your costs for participating in a vocational aptitude assessment or work trial to be paid, you must coordinate with your employment agency:

  • To do this, make an appointment with your advisor at the employment agency.
  • If you do not yet have a personal contact at the employment agency, make an appointment via the service hotline of the Federal Employment Agency.
  • A personal interview will clarify whether your professional aptitude needs to be assessed or whether you should take part in a work trial.
  • If an aptitude assessment or work trial (diagnostic measure) is necessary, you will be registered with a provider who will implement the measure on behalf of the Federal Employment Agency.
  • Your advisor will also discuss the forms you need to complete with you. You can also fill out the documents online and upload the required supporting documents.
  • Your employment agency will decide on your application. You will then receive a decision.

Who should I contact?

Competent authority

You can find the office of the Federal Employment Agency responsible for you via the office finder.

Requirements

  • You have a disability and your rehabilitation provider is the Federal Employment Agency.
  • In order to receive the benefits described above for work testing/clarification of vocational aptitude, you must have agreed with your advisor to take part in a diagnostic measure funded by the Federal Employment Agency.

Which documents are required?

Please ask your advisor which documents you need when you contact them.

What are the fees?

None

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Objection Deadline: 1 Month
An appeal may be lodged within one month of notification of the decision.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 0 - 1 Month
If the questionnaire is submitted before the start of the measure, around 1 month after the start of the measure; after the start of the measure, around 1 month.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Appeal to the employment agency that issued the decision. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the respective decision.

Appeal

Forms available: No
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No
Online services available: Yes

Further Information

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

Federal Employment Agency (BA)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Professionally released on

09.09.2022