Apply for funding for in-company training for people with disabilities who are fully incapacitated
Due to the nature or severity of your disability, you are currently unable to be employed on the general labour market, not yet or not yet again on the general labour market and would still like to complete regular training? Then, under certain conditions, the Federal Employment Agency provides a budget for training, provided that it is its responsible rehabilitation provider.
A prerequisite is that you conclude a contract with a company for an apprenticeship subject to social security contributions in a recognised training occupation or for specialist practitioner training.
If you do not yet have an apprenticeship, the Employment Agency will initially support you in your search for a (suitable) apprenticeship.
Only initial vocational training is funded, not further training.
During the training, the budget for training supports the following services:
- The company is reimbursed for the training allowance including the employer's contribution to social security.
- The costs for guidance and accompaniment required due to disability at the training place and at the vocational school are covered.
- If the school part of the training is carried out in a vocational rehabilitation institution due to the disability, the necessary costs are covered.
You can choose who supports you and you organize the services yourself. Before that, however, the necessary scope of support will be checked and agreed upon according to your individual needs. You obtain offers and have professionally qualified persons who are to take over your guidance and support describe how their support should be provided in concrete terms. On this basis, your advisor decides and approves, for example, on the amount of the benefit.
In addition, you are entitled to training allowance during the funding. However, your training allowance will be deducted from this.
You will receive the budget for training as long as it is necessary. At most, however, until the successful completion of your training.
If several people who are supported with a budget for training work in one company, they can also take advantage of joint guidance or support.
If, during your training, you find out that you would prefer to receive benefits in the initial procedure and vocational training area in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider, a change is possible. The periods of the budget for training are then, if necessary, counted towards the duration of the entry procedure and vocational training area.
Process flow
In order for you to receive a budget for training, you need to contact your employment agency:
- Make an appointment with the Vocational Rehabilitation and Participation Team of your Employment Agency.
- If you do not yet have a personal contact person, you can make an appointment via the service hotline of the Federal Employment Agency.
- In a personal meeting, they will clarify together whether the budget for training is suitable for you.
- Your advisor will also discuss with you the forms and evidence that you need to fill out and submit. You can also fill out the documents online.
- They submit the necessary documents, such as the offer of a rehabilitation facility for the costs of the school part of the training or descriptions of who should carry out the instruction and support, how and under what conditions.
- Finally, your advisor will check whether the eligibility requirements are met, whether the training allowance is appropriate and decide on the documents submitted.
- If the Federal Employment Agency is not responsible in your case, it will forward your application to the responsible rehabilitation provider.
Requirements
You can get a budget for training under the following conditions:
- You have a disability and the Federal Employment Agency is your responsible rehabilitation provider.
- Your prospects of participating or re-participating in working life are not only temporarily significantly reduced due to the nature or severity of your disability and you therefore need help to participate in working life.
- Or: You are threatened with a disability with the same professional consequences.
- Due to the nature or severity of your disabilities, you cannot, not yet or not yet return to work on the general labour market and would therefore be entitled to benefits in the entry procedure and vocational training sector in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider.
- You conclude a contract with a private or public employer for an apprenticeship subject to social security contributions in a recognised training occupation or for specialist practitioner training.
- The apprenticeship is entered by the competent authority in the register of vocational training relationships.
Which documents are required?
When contacting your advisor, please inquire about the specific documents you need.
What are the fees?
None
Processing duration
Processing usually takes several weeks.
Applications / forms
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: Yes
Online services available: Yes
Appeal
Objection to the Employment Agency that issued the decision. Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the respective notice.
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Professionally released on
09.09.2022
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
