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Public Administration Specialist
Preparatory training for entry into the second qualification level of the administrative and financial career track, specializing in non-technical administrative services
Do you want to actively shape both your personal future and the future of the city of Erlangen?
If you have an interest in public service and a strong sense of responsibility toward our society, enjoy dealing with economic issues, and are curious about legal and administrative matters—but also value working with people—then start your journey toward an interesting and varied future with an apprenticeship as an administrative specialist.
Even during your training, you’ll encounter many of the exciting challenges faced by the administration of Bavaria’s smallest major city, the City of Erlangen. Depending on your area of responsibility, as a clerk you’ll address our citizens’ concerns, provide advisory services, handle payment transactions, or prepare decisions.
An attractive, challenging, and varied career awaits you. – For me. For us. For Erlangen.
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FAQs: Training Program – Public Administration Specialist
To become a civil servant candidate in the second qualification level, you must meet a number of requirements:
- You have at least the qualifying qualification from a Hauptschule or Mittelschule or acquire this qualification by the start of recruitment.
- You must be a German citizen or a citizen of another member state of the European Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland or acquire this by the date of recruitment.
- You must not have reached the age of 45 at the time of recruitment.
- You must successfully pass the selection test of the State Personnel Committee in July of the year preceding the recruitment year. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Bavarian State Personnel Committee.
- You successfully take part in the supplementary selection procedure of the City of Erlangen.
In addition, you should be open-minded, have an open and communicative nature and enjoy dealing with people. A quick grasp of things and flexibility at work are a matter of course for you. You take responsibility for your tasks and are committed to them. You enjoy working in a team.
The preparatory service with the City of Erlangen lasts 2 years. Theoretical training periods at the Bavarian School of Public Administration alternate with practical training periods in the various municipal departments. Training begins on September 1 each year.
Theoretical Training
The theoretical training takes place as part of five specialized courses at the Bavarian School of Public Administration in Nuremberg. The curriculum focuses on the following areas of law
- Law (e.g., municipal law, building law, administrative law, private law),
- Economics and Finance (e.g., administrative business administration, municipal budgeting), and
- Public Administration (e.g., administrative organization).
A total of 20 written exams must be taken, scheduled at the end of each specialized course. The grades from these exams are factored into the overall exam result.
Finally, in the last specialized course, students must take the qualification exam. It consists of a written and an oral portion. The results achieved here are, of course, taken into account as part of the overall exam result.
Further information on the theoretical training can be found on the website of the Bavarian School of Public Administration.
Practical Training
Practical training takes place in various specialized departments of the City of Erlangen.
We consider you a full-fledged employee even during your preparatory service—that is, you won’t be stuck in the basement of City Hall working on theoretical cases; instead, you’ll be working directly on the front lines. Through concrete and practical tasks, you’ll become familiar with the duties and typical work processes of the second qualification level and will be systematically introduced to the professional responsibilities of the role.
You’ll gain insight into the interconnections of economic, social, and political life, apply legal provisions on a case-by-case basis, draft official decisions, and frequently have direct contact with the citizens of our city.
As an employee of the City of Erlangen, you ensure that our clients receive comprehensive advice through a service-oriented approach.
As a case worker, you will process applications and inquiries, make the necessary administrative decisions, and also handle organizational tasks.
You can therefore expect a wide variety of challenging and diverse tasks: from issuing an ID card to granting Unemployment Benefit II, to issuing a restaurant license and a driver’s license.
As part of the training program, you’ll gain broad insight into the responsibilities of our city administration. In addition, you’ll receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses so that you can actively work on your personal development.
The goal is always to prepare you for your future role after completing the training.
When you start your training, you will be appointed as a civil servant on revocation. This gives rise to special rights and obligations that are regulated by law for civil servants, as you are in a relationship of service and loyalty under public law. You will not receive a training contract, as you will be appointed as a civil servant by being issued with a certificate of appointment.
During your training, you will receive a monthly salary of € 1,509.93 (gross) and approx. € 1,470.27 (net) if you are unmarried and have no children.
In addition, there are capital-forming benefits of €13.29 per month, a special payment (Christmas bonus) and possibly a local and family allowance.
The salary is based on the Bavarian Salary Act (BayBesG).
(as of 01.02.2025)
After training, the starting salary in grade A6, level 2, is currently € 2,960.92 (gross) and approx. € 2,545.51 (net) if you are unmarried and have no children.
In addition, you will receive capital-forming benefits of €6.65 per month, a special payment (Christmas bonus) and possibly a local and family allowance. You can also expect regular salary increases and performance-related steps.
The salary is based on the Bavarian Salary Act (BayBesG).
As part of the training, all fees are paid by the City of Erlangen.
A company laptop will also be provided for use during the preparatory service.
Travel to the Bavarian School of Administration will be reimbursed in accordance with the Bavarian Travel Expenses Act (BayRKG) and the Separation Allowance Ordinance (TGV).
All the social benefits that the city administration of Erlangen offers its employees naturally also apply to our junior staff.
Anyone who regularly travels to work by public transport receives a monthly travel allowance from the City of Erlangen. During their training, junior staff can purchase the Bavarian discount ticket (€43 ticket). The costs incurred for this are subsidized by the city of Erlangen to the amount of €20 upon application. However, it is also possible (depending on availability) to apply for a municipal employee parking space.
Civil servants are not subject to compulsory health, pension and unemployment insurance. However, there is compulsory insurance for long-term care insurance. Even as a civil servant candidate, you are entitled to benefits from the City of Erlangen. The allowance is a pro rata reimbursement by the employer to the person entitled to the allowance for specific expenses incurred in cases of illness, nursing care and childbirth as well as for measures for the early detection of illnesses and vaccinations. The allowance usually covers 50 to 80% of the costs. You can take out private health insurance to cover the remaining costs.
Due to generous flexitime rules, daily working hours outside of school hours can be flexibly arranged in most areas of employment from the time you reach the age of majority.
As part of the company health management program, we offer regular sports courses and other health-promoting activities that you can take part in.
The number of trainees at the City of Erlangen is based on the anticipated personnel requirements.
The City of Erlangen can therefore offer you a guarantee of subsequent employment if you are suitable, qualified and have the necessary technical skills.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be entitled to use the professional title "Verwaltungswirt*in".
As part of your training, you will be qualified as a "generalist". This means that during your training you will be prepared for the diverse tasks of our city administration in the various departments, with the result that you will be able to work almost anywhere after successfully completing your training; only then will you specialize to a certain extent with the assigned position.
As part of your personal development, you can then also apply for internally advertised positions and change careers within the city administration (job rotation). This means that you can expect to work in a wide variety of areas later on, allowing you to change jobs and thus work according to your interests and skills.
The organization of our city administration is reflected in the business distribution plan.
At the City of Erlangen, training is seen as the first step in personnel development. After completing it, employees have extensive career advancement and development opportunities at their disposal. For further professional qualification, a varied and high-quality further education and training program is offered.
There are promotion opportunities up to the level of administrative inspector. The principle of performance orientation is at the heart of what happens at Erlangen City Council.
In addition, particularly qualified and motivated civil servants can be promoted to the third qualification level by way of training qualification or modular promotion qualification. The training qualification, for example, provides for a three-year or, if shortened, a two-year course of study to become a Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH). As part of this promotion measure, all tuition and examination fees are covered by the city administration of Erlangen. Free accommodation will also be provided for our students at the Bavarian Civil Service University, which is located in Hof an der Saale. The status already acquired by the civil servants will be retained. Consequently, the salary they have already received will continue to be paid during their studies.
The application period runs from approximately February to May of the previous year of employment.
Please refer to the annual job advertisement for the exact date.
Online application to the Bavarian State Personnel Committee
We kindly ask you to apply exclusively via the online form of the Bavarian State Personnel Committee. You can find the form here. In the online application, select the training program "Verwaltungswirt*in in der Kommunalverwaltung" under "Ausbildungsrichtungen" and "Stadt Erlangen" under "Arbeitsort". It is not necessary to send application documents directly to the City of Erlangen for the time being.
Further information on the selection procedure of the State Personnel Committee can be found at www.lpa.bayern.de
Selection procedure of the Bavarian State Personnel Committee
After the end of the application period, you will receive an invitation to the selection test of the State Personnel Committee, which takes place in July of the year preceding the recruitment year, and you will successfully take part in it.
You are expected to receive your result from the state personnel committee at the end of September after the selection test in the form of a test certificate with the overall grade and place number achieved.
Personnel selection procedure of the City of Erlangen
In the period from September to November, you will be invited to a supplementary selection procedure of the City of Erlangen, depending on the result of the selection test of the State Personnel Committee. The City of Erlangen will only contact applicants who are eligible for an invitation to the personnel selection procedure based on the number of places achieved. All other applicants will not be contacted and will not receive any written notification. Therefore, please refrain from sending us a written application in advance. The supplementary selection procedure of the City of Erlangen is carried out according to the rules of an assessment center and consists of several modules.
We will then inform you as soon as possible whether or not you can be employed by the City of Erlangen.
We see diversity as an enrichment and are committed to equal opportunities. In principle, all positions are part-time. People with severe disabilities are given priority if they are equally qualified.
For general questions about the recruitment process and technical questions about the job description:
Ms. Zillig
Phone: 09131/86-1828
E-mail: ausbildung@stadt.erlangen.de