Financing of further training: Education vouchers from the employment agency

Education voucher: what is paid for?

The employment agency issues training vouchers for all further training (but not for the training measures!), which you can only use after detailed Consulting from the employment counselor - if you meet the conditions and the counselor agrees. There are of course guidelines for this.

The employment agency primarily takes on the task as part of an education voucher Costs of the course. This includes learning materials and work clothes as well as examination pieces and examination fees. In addition, the employment agency will pay you a flat rate for travel expenses to the educational institution. It is therefore advantageous if the Further Training takes place as close to your place of residence as it costs the BA less Money – and your sponsorship becomes more likely.

If no suitable measure is taking place nearby, the costs for accommodation and meals are also reimbursed. It is unimportant whether the measure takes place in another federal state; in some cases this is not possible otherwise, because certain Measures are only carried out in a few places in Germany. If you receive unemployment benefit, it will continue to be paid during the training period.

Education vouchers sense or nonsense?

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Education vouchers have long been a topic of discussion. Proponents argue that they will increase competition and improve quality Education improve while the opponents on possible negative Implications for public schools and equity concerns. Discussions about education vouchers have picked up again in recent years awareness won as several states consider introducing or expanding these programs. Therefore it is important that Concept of education vouchers to understand both the possible advantages and disadvantages.

Education vouchers, also known as school vouchers, are programs provided by the Federal Employment Agency as a means of covering the cost of tuition at private schools. These vouchers can be used to cover all or part of school fees and are usually funded by the state or federal government. Proponents of education vouchers argue that they selection in schools, promote competition and give families access to better educational opportunities. Opponents, on the other hand, argue that these programs undermine the public school system, lead to segregation and perpetuate inequality.

How does it work with the educational voucher?

Work alongside Further Training, the claims are reduced accordingly. During the training period, you are automatically included in the statutory health and nursing care insurance insured. If you had pension insurance in the last year before the start of your further education, you will remain so; if not, you can submit a corresponding application.

The BA assumes all insurance. During the training and the journey you are in any case also accident-insured. If the training is carried out during an existing employment relationship, your employer can receive a grant for your salary.

Who has the choice

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The employment agency now leaves the agony of the education voucher to you Choiceto find out the right further education - within certain limits, of course, because the education voucher precisely defines the educational objective of the measure. You can use it to find an educational measure that is exactly tailored to your needs needs is tailored and is not simply imposed on you.

However, you are on the search for a suitable further education on your own. On the vouchers, in order to prevent you from choosing the wrong, the duration and learning goal are precisely defined.

What speaks against education vouchers?

Although the vouchers offer a certain freedom of choice, this one has System a major disadvantage: WhileCourses used to be firmly booked and staffed by the employment office, which of course led to unsuitable measures being taken from time to time, the further training providers now hardly have the opportunity to do the right thing to plan.

Since it may happen then that courses are canceled due to lack of capacity shortly before the start - and that can cost you dearly, if the education voucher then expires.

Tip: Period of validity

An education voucher has only a period of validity of a maximum of three months. If during this time he is not taken over by a suitable training provider (for whatever reason), he declines.

So take care of it in time Alternatives, if a further training course fails.

Alternatives

To Financing However, you can not only use the training vouchers and measures of the employment agency for further training, but also other sources of money such as the Meister-BaföG.

To this end, the Bundestag has passed a draft law, after which not only the first, but an advanced training is promoted. In addition, a performance component will be built in: everyone who has passed further training will in future receive a partial loan waiver of 25 percent. With that the Motivation, a training course successfully complete, be increased.

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