Funding for your further education
Get up to 100% financial supportüsupport-with IEC at your side
- Individual & free advice on suitable funding programs
- Funding rates of up to 100 % possible
- Participate online - easily from home
Premium voucher/education premium
Prerequisites:
- Gainful employment of at least 15 hours per week or parental or nursing leave
- Taxable annual income of max. 20,000 euros (as joint taxpayers 40,000 euros)
- Not yet received a premium voucher in the current calendar year
- Possession of German citizenship or a work permit for Germany
Education voucher
Prerequisites:
- Employees or people returning to work – including the self-employed
- Not yet received an education check in the current calendar year
- Advice from W-tec or another education check advice center
- Taxable annual income between 20,000 and 40,000 euros (between 40,000 and 80,000 euros for joint assessment)
- Residence in North Rhine-Westphalia
For companies with between one and 250 employees and a workplace in NRW, ten education vouchers can be issued to employees each year.
Activation and placement voucher (AVGS)
Prerequisites:
- Unemployed or at risk of unemployment
- Prior consultation with the employment agency or job center
- Approval notice from the placement specialist
- Measure must begin in the period of validity
Education voucher
Prerequisites:
- Unemployed or at risk of unemployment
- Prior consultation with the employment agency or job center
- Approval notice from the placement specialist
- Measure must begin in the period of validity
Qualification Opportunities Act
Prerequisites:
- Content taught not purely workplace-related
- Completion of an apprenticeship is at least 4 years back
- Last similar measure is at least 4 years back
- Measure in the company or at the institution
- Measure must be approved
- Measure must be at least Take 160 hours
- Exercised activity can be replaced by technologies or
- Employees are otherwise affected by structural change or
- Further training in a bottleneck profession
Assumption of costs:
| <10 Besch. | 10-249 Besch. | <2500 Besch. | >2500 Besch. | |
| Assumption of training course costs | Up to 100% | Up to 50% | Up to 25% | Up to 20% |
| Wage subsidy | Up to 75% | Up to 50% | Up to 25% | Up to 25% |
Our funding opportunities - overview
Education should be accessible to everyone – regardless of income or background. At the International Education Center (IEC), we provide you with free and individual advice on the best funding options for your further education. Whether you are a job seeker, employed, self-employed or in rehabilitation – we will find the right path together. Here you will find all the types of funding you can use with us – presented in a compact and easy-to-understand way. Simply click on the relevant tile to find out more:
Support for jobseekers
New prospects for your professional future
Take your chance to reorient yourself professionally – fully funded
If you are a jobseeker or unemployed, there are numerous funding programs available to you – completely free of charge and supported by the state.
If you are unemployed or at risk of unemployment, you can finance your further training with an education voucher. Simply apply for it at your employment agency or job center.
Are you unemployed or looking for work? Here you can find out when your further training or coaching is funded by the AVGS and how you can apply for it.
Are you on short-time work or working reduced hours? Training allowance makes you fit for the future. Secure a 150 euro bonus every month and boost your professional development.
Are you starting a retraining program? Then you can receive a bonus of up to 2,500 € received – as recognition forüfor your new start.
You haven’t completed vocational training or have a low income? The 16k voucher opens new doors for you. Receive personal coaching and support
For young adults without a vocational qualification: With the “Zukunftsstarter” program, you can start an apprenticeship or retraining – with full funding.
Advancing your career - with state support
Even if you are already working, you can have your further training funded – e.g.e.g. through grantsügrants, präor tax advantages.
Are you employed and want to develop your career? Your company can support you. Thanks to the QCG, companies can offer up to 100 % of the costs forüfor training and wages ütake over.
Get up to 100% funding for your further training or retraining with an education voucher.
Are you planning further training? Aufstiegs-BAföG gives you financial support. Apply for it online at the relevant training assistance office or by post.
Qualification money
If you undergo further vocational training and your job changes, you can receive training allowance to compensate for loss of income.
Many federal states offer their own funding programs for continuing vocational training – e.g.e.g. education vouchers, qualification
toüor digitization
föpromotion.
In addition to the well-known programs such as BAföG or education vouchers, there are other state subsidies – e.g.e.g. tax advantages or grantsügrants forüfor certain occupational groups.
Promoting employees - strengthening the company
As an employer, you can provide your employees with targeted further training – with subsidies for course and salary costs.
Use the QCG to train your employees – with up to 100% Föof the course and wage costs.
Qualification money
Companies can apply for a training allowance if their employees’ activities change as a result of further training.
Promotion of further training during short-time work
EvenFurther training can be funded during short-time work – including including subsidies course costs and wages.
Back to work - with targeted support
People with health restrictions receive special support programs for their professional reintegration.
People with health restrictions receive special support programs for their professional reintegration.
Have you served in the Bundeswehr and are planning your new start in civilian working life? The BFD supports you with individual support.
Individual coaching offers for rehabilitants
Targeted support for re-entry into working life – with coaching, training and support.
Get advice now - free of charge & without obligation
Our international team is familiar with all funding programs and will advise you individually.
