Apply to the job center or employment agency for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training

If you would like to do further training and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is equipped to meet your special needs.

If you need special help in retraining or reorienting your career due to physical, mental, sensory or learning impairments, you can take part in rehabilitation-specific further training. You can then complete your training either

• in the company with the support of an educational institution as in-company retraining,
• or directly in an educational institution
• or in a vocational rehabilitation facility.

Benefits for living expenses including social insurance

You are covered by social insurance during your further training. If the Federal Employment Agency is your responsible rehabilitation provider, it will pay the costs of further training. This also applies to people with disabilities who are supported by job centers.

Depending on your eligibility requirements, you will receive transitional allowance (SGB III) or citizen's allowance (SGB II) during your further training.

Further training allowance

During retraining that leads to a recognized vocational qualification, you will receive a further training allowance of EUR 150.00 per month.

Aim of the measures

The aim of further training is to improve your chances of integration on the labor market through qualification and to find employment appropriate to your health. The following measures are possible:

Rehabilitation preparation course (RVL)

In the RVL, you will receive support services that prepare you for retraining. You will also be assisted in finding a suitable retraining company. The RVL usually lasts 3 months.

Further vocational training with a qualification

You can obtain a vocational qualification in a recognized training occupation through further training with a retraining qualification. The retraining period usually comprises 2/3 of the regular training period for the occupational objective. Funding is provided for the entire retraining period. If you have to repeat examinations and your retraining period is extended as a result, the funding will also be extended.

If you complete in-company retraining, you will receive socio-pedagogical and sometimes psychological support depending on your individual needs. The aim is for you to successfully complete your retraining and then find a job.

An educational institution will support you throughout the entire retraining period with teaching, support and counseling services and will help you with problems at vocational school and in the company.

If you are unable to retrain in a company, you can complete this in an educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility.

The theoretical part of the retraining takes place in the educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility and in vocational schools. The retraining also includes support and remedial teaching as well as exam preparation courses. The practical parts of the retraining are carried out by companies with which a retraining or cooperation agreement may be concluded.

Further training bonuses:

If you start further training to obtain a vocational qualification in a recognized training occupation, you will receive EUR 1,000 for passing an intermediate examination regulated by law or ordinance and EUR 1,500 for passing the final examination.

Further vocational training without a qualification

Further training without a qualification allows you to adapt your qualifications and knowledge to the current requirements of the job market.

The content, duration and focus of further training measures without a qualification are varied. They can include knowledge transfer, but also support in finding work on the labor market and in-company phases. This also includes integration measures.

Depending on the target group and facilities, the (educational) institutions have their own workshops, offices and companies with disability-friendly workplace design and provide educational and, in some cases, psychological support.

Vocational rehabilitation facilities also offer residential and leisure facilities and provide advice on occupational health issues.

Whether you can take part in rehabilitation-specific further training - in the company or in an (educational) institution - depends, among other things, on

• whether the measure is suitable for you and your specific case in order to increase your chances on the job market,
• what your personal inclinations are and how these can be useful in your professional life
• what jobs you have done so far and

how the labor market is currently developing.

Please ask the employment agency which documents you need when you contact them.

If you would like to complete rehabilitation-specific further training, the following requirements apply:

• You have a disability and your rehabilitation provider is the Federal Employment Agency.
• Your prospects of participating in working life are permanently impaired due to the nature or severity of your disability.
  • Or: You are threatened with a disability with the same occupational consequences.
• Due to the nature and severity of your disability
  • the general benefits to promote your participation in working life are not sufficient,
  • you need special support from an educational institution or
  • you must complete further training in a special vocational rehabilitation facility.
• You are willing to undergo vocational training or be integrated into the workforce in some other way.
• You are likely to be able to complete the training successfully.

• Appeal to the employment agency that issued the decision. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the respective decision.

In order to receive rehabilitation-specific further training, you must contact your employment agency:

• Make an appointment with the Vocational Rehabilitation and Participation team at your employment agency.
  • If you do not yet have a personal contact at your employment agency, make an appointment via the service hotline of the Federal Employment Agency.
• The consultation will clarify whether rehabilitation-specific further training is suitable for you.
• If your advisor determines that rehabilitation-specific further training is suitable for you, you will be registered for it immediately. Your advisor will also discuss the forms you need to complete with you.
• You can also complete the documents online:
  • Log in with your user account and download the forms.
  • Fill in the forms.
  • Finally, upload the completed forms via your user account and send them to us.
• You will receive written notification as soon as a place is available.
• The employment agency will register you with the educational institution or vocational rehabilitation facility.
• You conclude a training or participation contract with the training provider or institution and start your training.

Processing usually takes several weeks. Once the benefit has been approved, the measure should begin as soon as possible in coordination with the provider.

There are no costs.

The employment agencies also decide on participation in rehabilitation-specific further training for people who receive benefits in accordance with SGB II (citizens' allowance) if the Federal Employment Agency is the responsible rehabilitation provider.