Apply for a subsidy from the Employment Agency for internship remuneration for young people who are to be prepared for in-company vocational training as part of an introductory qualification program

You must apply for the grant for entry-level training in writing:

• Specify internship content, duration, remuneration and suitability criteria for the participants and report the open offer to your chamber and to your employment agency.
• You will then receive information about a preliminary funding commitment.
• If your prospective trainees are not yet registered with the employment agency, ask them to register with the employment agency. This is the only way to check whether they belong to the eligible group of persons.
• If the applicant belongs to the eligible group of persons, conclude an EQ contract with him or her. You can download a sample contract or ask your chamber for one.
• Before the start of the internship, apply to the Employment Agency for a subsidy for the internship allowance. Attach a copy of the EQ contract.
• • If you have registered for eServices at the Employment Agency, you can also exchange all applications and evidence online with the Job Center.
• You then register the trainee with the health insurance fund and the employers' liability insurance association.
• You will receive written notification from the Employment Agency as to whether the subsidy will be granted.
• • If you have agreed to electronic transmission of the notice in your online account, the notice will be made available to you online in your notice filing system.
• If your applicant is required to attend vocational school, you must enroll him or her in the vocational school and preferably in the appropriate technical class before the internship begins.
• If your trainee requires support with the entry-level qualification, he or she should coordinate this with the Employment Agency and, if necessary, apply for these assisted training support services.

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

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

• The internship must:
  • last between 6 and 12 months.
  • be remunerated and socially insured.
• The intern must belong to the eligible group of persons. This must be checked by the employment agency.
• The trainee must not have been employed in your company before.
• The entry-level qualification may not take place in the company of the spouse, life partner or parents.
• If vocational school is compulsory, the intern must attend vocational school classes and be enrolled in the appropriate technical class.

• Contract on an introductory qualification between the company and the young person

None

There is no deadline. You must apply for funding before the introductory training begins. The applicant must be registered at the vocational school before starting the internship if vocational school is compulsory.

• § 54a Sozialgesetzbuch Drittes Buch (SGB III)

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

Opposition

• Informationen zur Ausbildungsförderung auf der Internetseite der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
• Informationsheft der Bundesagentur für Arbeit zur betrieblichen Einstiegsqualifizierung
• Fachliche Weisungen der Bundesagentur für Arbeit zur Einstiegsqualifizierung

Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)

11.11.2022

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