Recognize events organized by educational leave providers

If you would like to take educational leave as a recognized educational leave provider, you must have it recognized.

Hessian employees are generally entitled to 5 days of paid leave per year to take part in educational events in accordance with the Hessian Education Leave Act. Apprentices and persons in an employee-like position as well as employees in workshops for the disabled also have the same entitlement.

The prerequisite for taking educational leave is that the educational event has been approved by the Hessian Ministry of Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs has been recognized. Events can only be submitted for recognition by providers recognized in Hesse. Recognition is granted by the Hessian Ministry of Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs.

The events must serve the purpose of political education, further vocational training or training for voluntary work.

An event is not educational leave (negative catalog) within the meaning of the Hessian Educational Leave Act (HBUG) if it

• for leisure activities or recreation,
• the organization of private life,
• in the context of political education, predominantly the expansion of private general education (with the exception of volunteer training),
• exclusively for the training of company interest groups,
• directly serves the implementation of party or association political objectives or
• if participation in the event is made dependent on membership of a religious community, party, trade union or other association or organization (with the exception of volunteer training).

Church congresses, internships, pure examinations, congresses, conferences, trade fairs and complete courses of study are also not recognized as educational leave.

Hessian Ministry of Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs

Program of the educational leave event

Please note that only sponsors already recognized in Hessen can apply for recognition of an event. If you are not yet recognized as a sponsor in Hessen, you cannot submit an application for recognition of an event.

Action before the administrative court

• You submit an application via the online portal using your access data
• After checking, a notice of recognition will be sent to you
  

The legal definitions of civic education, continuing vocational training and volunteer training are as follows:

• Civic education is intended to enable employees to recognize their position in the company or society as well as social contexts. Educational leave for political education aims to improve employees' understanding of societal, social or political contexts in order to promote the participation in the state, society or company that is desirable in a democratic community.
• Continuing vocational training should enable employees to maintain, improve or expand their professional qualifications and at the same time provide them with a not inconsiderable amount of knowledge of social contexts so that they can recognize their place in the company or society. It follows from the legal definition that, in addition to subject-specific content, socio-political aspects must also be taught in continuing vocational training events (e.g. language courses, IT courses) for at least six hours per week. The aforementioned principles of political education apply accordingly.
• Educational leave for training in the performance of an honorary office is intended to enable employees to carry out an assumed honorary office. In addition to imparting the knowledge required to carry out voluntary work, employees must also be given a not inconsiderable amount of knowledge of socio-political contexts so that they can recognize their position in the company or society. Here too, it follows from the legal definition that, in addition to specialist knowledge, socio-political aspects must also be taught for at least 20% of the duration of the course.