Wichtiger Hinweis
Voluntary services
Stand: 18.03.2025
Gain practical experience in the professional world
On this page you will find an overview of the voluntary services offered by the federal government and the state of Bavaria.
Young people can gain practical experience in many areas during a voluntary service, for example
- in child and youth work
- in health and elderly care
- in a sports club
- in a cultural institution or school
- in environmental and nature conservation associations
- in landscape and monument conservation
- abroad
Some municipal institutions also offer voluntary services. You can find more information under the respective offer.
Overview of voluntary services
All citizens who have completed their compulsory full-time schooling can do a Federal Volunteer Service (BFD). This allows them to get involved, for example, in the social and cultural sector or in civil protection and disaster control. As a rule, the BFD lasts one year.
The following municipal facilities currently offer this opportunity:
- Bürgertreff Scheune
- Lernstube Haus für Kinder
- Goldwitzerstraße learning center
- Junkerstraße learning center
- Röthelheimpar playroom
- Office for Sports and Health Promotion
- The Villa
All offers in Erlangen and information on registration can be found on the provider's website:
During the Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ), young people can work for a year in a nature conservation and environmental protection or environmental education institution. In doing so, they gain their first professional experience and can bridge the gap until they start training or studying.
The following municipal institutions currently offer this opportunity:
- Environmental Agency
- Kulturpunkt Bruck
You can find more information on the provider's website. For Erlangen offers, it is best to search via the map:
With the Voluntary Social Year (FSJ), young people can get a taste of social professions or the fields of sport, heritage conservation, politics and culture for several months. They get to know their own interests and skills and gain their first professional experience. The FSJ can be used to bridge the gap between studying and training.
The easiest way to find municipal institutions is to contact the Culture and Education Volunteer Services directly.
You can find more information on offers in Erlangen via the FSJ finder on the provider's website:
The voluntary services for culture and education combine FSJ and BFD in the field of culture and education.
The following municipal institutions currently offer this:
- Children's culture office
- Singing and music school
- Cultural Office (festivals/programs)
- City library
- Theater
- City Youth Ring
All information on the Erlangen offers and registration can be found on the provider's website:
Young people can take part in the International Youth Volunteer Service abroad with a German organization. They can work in the social or ecological sector, in peace and reconciliation work or in education, culture or sport. They can also gain intercultural experience and get to know their own strengths.
You can find more information on the provider's website:
Young people can gain experience abroad for several months through the Kulturweit voluntary service. They work with a partner organization of the German foreign cultural and educational policy. A good knowledge of German is important for this.
You can find more information on the provider's website: