Nursing specialist; application for a shortened training period

    Training as a nursing specialist can be shortened on application under certain conditions.

    Description

    Upon application, the responsible government can recognize other successfully completed training or successfully completed parts of training to the extent of their equivalence up to two thirds of the duration of training to become a nursing specialist (see Section 12 Para. 1 PflBG).

    According to Section 12 (2) of the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG), training that meets the "Key points for training for assistant and helper professions in nursing" (BAnz AT 17.02.2016 B3), which were adopted as minimum requirements by the Conference of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs in 2012 and the Conference of Ministers of Health in 2013, can be credited to one third of the training in accordance with Section 6 (1) sentence 1 PflBG upon request.

    Contact person

    Regierung von Unterfranken - Gesundheit

    Address

    address

    Peterplatz 9
    97070 Würzburg

    Save contact

    postal address

    Post office box
    97064 Würzburg

    Opening hours

    Mo 8:30 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr und 13:30 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr

    Di 8:30 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr und 13:30 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr

    Mi 8:30 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr und 13:30 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr

    Do 8:30 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr und 13:30 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr

    Fr 8:30 Uhr - 12:00 Uhr


    und nach Vereinbarung

    Contact

    E-Mail: poststelle@reg-ufr.bayern.de

    Sonstiges: https://www.bayernportal.de/dokumente/behoerde/3055195046298Weiterführende Informationen im BayernPortal

    Telefon Festnetz: +49 931 380-00

    Fax: +49 931 380-2222

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English

    Prerequisites

    The shortened nursing training must not jeopardize the achievement of the training objective.

    Procedure

    The application can be submitted informally in writing (by post or e-mail) to the responsible government.

    Deadlines

    none

    Costs

    Decision fee: from EUR 5.00

    Notes (specifics)

    Admission to the nursing school is decided separately by the school management, so an interview must be held with them in advance.

    Documents

    • Report card (final, annual, interim)

      Proof of successfully completed training courses and/or parts of training courses

    Further Information

    Area of validity

    Bavaria

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention (Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care and Prevention) on 29.08.2025

    Keywords

    Anrechnung; Berufsausbildung; Verkürzung; Generalistik; verkürzter Einstieg; Pflegeausbildung; Einstieg zweites, drittes Lehrjahr

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English