Assisted training; application

Assisted training (AsA) can accompany you along the way in your search for and acceptance of a suitable training position, all the way to the successful completion of your in-company vocational training.

The AsA supports you, for example, in the case of poor grades or problems in the training company / vocational school or in the parental home, which jeopardize an admission / the success of the training.

You can also receive support from the AsA when completing an introductory qualification (EQ).

An education provider with experienced teachers, social pedagogues and a training companion will develop an individual support plan with you.

You can receive the support depending on the individual needs for a limited period of time, but also during the entire training/ EQ.

During participation, a training companion is available to you as a permanent contact person.

If you carry out your in-company vocational training or EQ on a part-time basis, you can receive equal support during the accompanying phase of AsA.

You can also participate in AsA as a young person with disabilities if your individual support needs can be covered by it and participation in working life is achieved.

Your training company can also be supported within the framework of the AsA in order to lead your training or your EQ to success.

The AsA is divided into 2 phases.

Preliminary phase (optional)

This phase supports the search for and acceptance of a company training position. Contents can be, for example:

• Internships,
• if necessary also vocational orientation,
• Application training,
• Strengthening motivation or
• to a limited extent, the reduction of language and educational deficits.

The participation takes place full-time (39 hours of instruction per week) and lasts in principle 6 months. If you could not find a company training position during this time, the participation can be extended by another 2 months.

If you have signed an in-company training contract or a contract for the implementation of an EQ, you can participate in the accompanying phase of the AsA at any time if you need further support.

While participating in the preliminary phase, you can receive vocational training allowance.

Note for customers who receive benefits from the Jobcenter (Bürgergeld):

When participating in the AsA preliminary phase, you will receive from 01.07.2023 an additional Bürgergeldbonus in the amount of 75 euros per month. You do not have to make your own application for this.

Note for training companies:

As a training company, you can get to know your future trainee in the preliminary phase, for example, through an internship and also receive support from the training provider. These are for example:

• Support of the trainers in the company to prepare the training
• Support in the preparation of application documents to apply for funding by the training company.

Accompanying phase

In this phase you can be supported:

• by helping to reduce language and learning difficulties
• by promoting specialist theoretical skills, knowledge and abilities
• with measures to successfully complete the training/ EQ and not to drop out and
• by preparing for the transition to a job subject to compulsory insurance after the end of the training
• by stabilizing or seeking an employment relationship after the end of the training

Your support will be coordinated with the training company and goes beyond the teaching of operational and training content. You and the training company will receive individual support.

The number of hours per week for the exchange and teaching offer are individually coordinated with your needs. In principle, these take place outside the company's training time.

The duration of your support is based on your individual needs. This may be the case for the entire duration of your training/EQ, or only temporarily.

The previous offers of the training-accompanying assistance (abH) like:

• Tutoring for classes at the vocational school,
• Tutoring in language classes,
• Preparation for class tests and exams,
• Mediating talks between trainers, teachers and/ or parents,
• Social pedagogical accompaniment or
• Support with personal problems that have an impact on the training/ EQ

continue to be available, now within the framework of the AsA.

The AsA can be suspended for a maximum of 6 months if you temporarily have no need for support. If no further support is needed at the end of the 6 months, the AsA will be terminated.

Follow-up support is available for up to 6 months after you have completed your training, if needed, once you have found a job. If it has not worked out with taking up a job, the AsA can still support you in your search for a job up to 1 year after the end of the vocational training.

If you incur travel expenses as part of the AsA, you must pay them yourself. The Employment Agency or the Job Center will not reimburse these costs.

Note for training companies:

As a training company, you will receive during the accompanying phase

• the necessary assistance in the administration, organization and implementation of the training / EQ of the supported trainee / participant in an EQ as well as
• the accompaniment in everyday operations to stabilize the training relationship / EQ.

Regular discussions with your trainees/participants in an EQ help to identify difficulties and develop solutions.

For this purpose, a written declaration to the training provider is required that you will enable your trainees or your participants in an EQ to take part in the individual support services within the framework of AsA.

You can participate in assisted training under the following conditions:

• You are basically without initial vocational training.
• You have the training maturity and already have ideas regarding your choice of profession.
• You have fulfilled the full-time compulsory education.
• You can because of reasons lying in their person.
  • without participation in the assisted training a vocational training in a company not start, continue or successfully complete or
  • after completion of a vocational training supported with assisted training an employment relationship does not establish or consolidate or
  .
• They need additional support during an entry qualification because of reasons lying in their person.

Preliminary phase: Special requirements for foreigners:

• You are aiming for an in-company vocational training.
• You have access to the training or labor market. If you are not allowed to work in Germany, you can not get the funding.
• You can be funded if you are allowed to train or gainful employment, but also if the foreigners authority can allow you to work. For participation in the preliminary phase, the permission itself is not yet required.
• If you are permitted or tolerated in Germany, you must also have a legal residence in Germany of at least 15 months. If you entered before August 1, 2019, a shortened period of at least 3 months applies.
• If you are permitted in Germany, you can not receive vocational training assistance. Under certain conditions, you can get benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.

Special requirements and exclusion criteria for your participation in the accompanying phase:

• Before entering the accompanying phase, a training/contract for the implementation of an entry-level qualification must be signed.
• Assisted training can support in-company vocational training if it is provided in a
  • according to the Vocational Training Act, the Crafts Code or the Maritime Labour Act state-recognized training occupation or
  • according to Part 2 also in conjunction with Part 5, the Nursing Professions Act or the Elderly Care Act is carried out
  • and the prescribed vocational training contract has been concluded for this purpose.
• In the case of school-based training, you cannot be supported with the Assisted Training.
• There are no restrictions with regard to nationality, residence status and prior residence time for your participation as a foreigner in the accompanying phase after taking up an in-company vocational training.
• For taking up an in-company vocational training, you as a foreigner should basically have the language level B2 (cf. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR))

You can participate in an assisted training measure after a personal interview at the employment agency or job center, if you meet the eligibility requirements, if there is a corresponding measure in your region and if there is a free place. If a personal interview is not possible, your request can also be discussed by telephone.

• Contact the relevant employment agency or - as far as you receive citizens' benefits - the relevant job center and make an appointment for a meeting.
• Submit to this conversation the documents and evidence that prove your need for support.
• You discuss together your need for support and questions that arise from your documents.
• The employment agency or the job center checks on the basis of the available information whether you meet the requirements for participation and informs you of the result.
• If participation is planned for you, the vocational counselor of the employment agency or the integration specialist of the job center will name the educational institution that offers assisted training and discuss with you the further procedure.

Note for training companies:

As a company that trains or would like to train, please contact the employer hotline of the employment agency or the employment agency responsible for your place of work. If the Jobcenter is responsible for supporting your trainee, their responsibility is based on the trainee's home address.

• Required document(s)
  
  • Semester or final report of the last general education school attended and
  • Semester or final report of the last secondary vocational school attended if available
  • If final report not available: proof of fulfillment of full-time compulsory education
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Identity card or passport
  • If applicable:
    • Training contract/contract on the implementation of an entry-level qualification (if available)
    • Current vocational school report
    .
  • Identification with residence status

Fee: none