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Table of Contents
What is the job center?
Retraining & advanced training at the MIQR
Subsidies from the job center
AVGS
education voucher
continuing education bonus
prerequisite for promotion
Which professions?
Application
Conclusion

Introduction

Are you unemployed but would like to receive further training in order to be reintegrated into the labor market? With a subsidy from the job center, you can get a chance to do this so that you do not incur any costs for measures. We at the Central German Institute for Qualification and Vocational Rehabilitation (MIQR) briefly present the funding opportunities offered by the job center.

What is the job center?

The job center is one Furniture, who look after benefit recipients according to the Social Security Code II. This means that all those people who receive unemployment benefit II or Hartz IV must contact the job center. In addition to these financial benefits, the job center also takes care of placement in employment relationships. If necessary, subsidies are also used to integrate unemployed people into the labor market. This makes it possible for professional training and retraining to be completed.

Retraining & advanced training at the MIQR

Possible measures at the MIQR with funding from the job center are:

Retraining:

Further training & labor market integration:

Work experience & rehabilitation assessment:

German & integration courses:

Subsidies from the job center

With support from the job center, you have the opportunity to take part in various retraining and further education offers as well as work trials and German or integration courses. There are different types of funding for this, which we at the Central German Institute for Qualification and Rehabilitation (MIQR) would like to introduce you here briefly.

AVGS

The activation and mediation voucher (AVGS) is a grant that can be issued by the job center. This means that measures in the area of ​​further education, coaching or private employment agencies can be used without you having to pay for the costs. There are three different types of activation and placement vouchers. With the AVGS MPAV, a private employment agency can be commissioned to search for a suitable employer. This can cover costs of €2.000 or €2.500. With the AVGS MAT for vocational training measures and professional coaching and with the AVGS MAG for work trials, there is no limit to the costs incurred.

If you want to know more about the different activation and referral vouchers, you can read more here.

education voucher

In the education voucher (Title: Education voucher at a glance) is also a type of support that can also be issued by the job center. It is aimed specifically at unemployed people, people returning to work or employees whose employment contract will expire in the foreseeable future. The education voucher is used to promote further education and retraining, which should ultimately ensure that integration into the labor market is successful. Further training or retraining often helps to increase the chances of finding a new job that is subject to social security contributions.

If you want to get more information about the education voucher, you can read more here.

continuing education bonus

If you complete a retraining course that takes at least 24 months, you can do one if you pass the exam continuing education bonus obtain. The prerequisite for this is that the examination is taken in front of an external examiner - this is either a chamber of industry and commerce or a chamber of crafts. You must prove that you have passed the exam with a certificate at the job center. If you pass an intermediate exam, you will receive €1.000, and even €1.500 if you pass the final exam. It is important here that the retraining measure should definitely help to practice an apprenticeship.

prerequisite for promotion

Depending on the funding, there are different requirements that must be met in order for you to receive support from the job center.

On the Activation and placement vouchers there is only a legal entitlement if you are a recipient of unemployment benefit I. Otherwise it is at the discretion of your clerk whether you will be issued with an AVGS. This depends on whether successful integration into the labor market can be expected with the AVGS.

So that you one education voucher is awarded, it must first be clear that the vocational training measure ends unemployment, averts it, that you can secure your current job as a result or that a vocational qualification can be obtained later. A consultation is also required.

Which professions?

In principle, funding only makes sense if it is clear that the future-oriented profession is. This means that the chances of being integrated into the labor market must be high. For this reason, before applying for funding from the job center, you should make sure that the job you are aiming for is actually being sought on the current job market.

Application

It is best to submit an application for funding from the job center on site. You can make an appointment at the job center in your area by telephone or online. You will be advised directly on site and will receive all the important information about the funding opportunities that you can take advantage of.

Conclusion

You can receive various grants from the job center, as you can see in this overview. It goes without saying that the information we provide does not guarantee a successful application. However, if you receive such funding, we at the Central German Institute for Qualification and Vocational Rehabilitation (MIQR) us to accompany you in the participation in a vocational training measure.