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Apply to the job center for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training

Service Description

If you need special help in retraining or reorienting your career due to physical, mental, sensory or learning impairments, you can take part in rehabilitation-specific further training. You can then complete your further training either

  • in the company with the support of an educational institution (company-based retraining)
  • or directly in an educational institution
  • or in a vocational rehabilitation facility.

You are covered by social insurance during your further training. If the Federal Employment Agency is your responsible rehabilitation provider, the Jobcenter will pay the costs of further training. Depending on your eligibility requirements, you may be entitled to a citizen's allowance during your further training. From 01.07.2023, you will receive a citizen's allowance bonus of EUR 75.00 per month during further training that lasts longer than eight weeks. During retraining that leads to a vocational qualification, you will receive a further training allowance of EUR 150.00 per month from July 1, 2023.

The aim of further training is, for example, to improve your chances of integration on the labor market through qualification and to find employment that is appropriate for your health. The following measures are possible:

Rehabilitation preparation course (RVL)

The RVL provides you with support services that prepare you for retraining. You will also be assisted in finding a suitable retraining company. The RVL usually lasts 3 months.

Further vocational training with a qualification

You can obtain a vocational qualification in a recognized training occupation through further training with a qualification (=retraining). The retraining period usually comprises 2/3 of the regular training period for the occupational objective. Funding is provided for the entire retraining period. If you have to repeat examinations and your retraining period is extended as a result, the funding will also be extended.

If you complete in-company retraining, you will receive socio-educational and sometimes psychological support depending on your individual needs. The aim is for you to successfully complete your retraining and then find a job.

An educational institution will support you throughout the entire retraining period with teaching, support and counseling services and will help you with problems at vocational school and in the company.

If you are unable to retrain in a company, you can complete this in an educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility.

The theoretical part of the retraining takes place in the educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility and in vocational schools. The retraining also includes support and remedial teaching as well as exam preparation courses. The practical parts of the retraining are carried out by companies with which a retraining or cooperation agreement may be concluded.

Further vocational training without a qualification

As part of further training without a qualification, you can adapt your qualifications and knowledge to the current requirements of the job market.

The content, duration and focus of further training measures without a qualification are varied. They can include knowledge transfer, but also support in taking up employment on the labor market and in-company phases. This also includes integration measures.

Depending on the target group and facilities, the (educational) institutions have their own workshops, offices and companies with disability-friendly workplace design and provide educational and, in some cases, psychological support.

Vocational rehabilitation facilities also offer residential and leisure facilities and are available for occupational health issues.

Whether you can take part in rehabilitation-specific further training - supported by the company or in an (educational) institution - depends, among other things, on

  • whether the measure is suitable for you and your specific case in order to increase your chances on the job 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.

Process flow

In order to receive rehab-specific training, you must contact your employment agency or job center:

  • Make an appointment with the Vocational Rehabilitation and Participation team at your employment agency or the integration specialist at your job center.
    • If you do not yet have a personal contact person at the employment agency, make an appointment via the Federal Employment Agency's service hotline.
    • If you are already receiving support from the job center, make an appointment with your personal integration specialist.
  • The consultation will clarify whether rehabilitation-specific further training is suitable for you.
  • If your advisor determines that rehabilitation-specific further training is suitable for you, you will be registered for it immediately. Your advisor will also discuss the forms you need to complete with you. You can also complete the documents online.
  • You will receive written notification as soon as a place is available.
  • The employment agency or job center will register you with the educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility.
  • You conclude a training/participation contract with the training provider or institution and start your training.

Requirements

If you would like to complete rehabilitation-specific further training, the following requirements apply:

  • You have a disability and your rehabilitation provider is the Federal Employment Agency.
  • Your prospects of participating in working life are significantly reduced, and not just temporarily, due to the nature or severity of your disability.
    • Or: You are threatened with a disability with the same occupational consequences.
  • Due to the nature and severity of your disabilities
    • the general benefits to promote your participation in working life are not sufficient,
    • you need special support from an educational institution or
    • you must complete further training in a special vocational rehabilitation facility.
  • You are willing to undergo vocational training or be integrated into the workforce in some other way.
  • You can be expected to complete the further training.

Which documents are required?

Please ask the employment agency or job center 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 usually takes several weeks. Once the benefit has been approved, the measure should begin as soon as possible in coordination with the provider.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

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

Appeal

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

Further Information

Author

Federal Employment Agency (BA)


Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Professionally released on

26.04.2023