Seminars Subsidies

North Rhine-Westphalia - Education cheque 2.0:

The Bildungsscheck 2.0 NRW is aimed at private individuals resident in NRW. It subsidises 50% of further education costs, up to a maximum of €500 per calendar year. The prerequisite is an annual taxable income of up to €50,000 (or €100,000 in the case of joint assessment) and that the application is submitted before the start of the further education programme.

Only professionally relevant further education programmes within the EU are eligible for funding. Applications are submitted online, with participants initially paying the course costs themselves and receiving a pro rata refund after successful completion. It is important that the invoice is issued to the applicant and only one invoice can be submitted per application. Costs for travelling, accommodation or examinations are not eligible for funding. Certification of the training provider is not required.

The NRW education cheque can be used once a year and offers an attractive opportunity to significantly reduce further education costs.

You can find more information on the following website: https://www.mags.nrw/bildungsscheck?utm_source=

Schleswig-Holstein - further training bonus:

The continuing education bonus favours employees and trainees who work or live in Schleswig-Holstein. Owners and freelancers with fewer than 10 employees are also supported. The programmes eligible for funding include vocational further training courses of at least 16 and a maximum of 400 hours. Up to 50% of the training costs are covered, up to a maximum of 2,000 euros. The remaining 50% is to be paid by the employer. The further training must amount to at least 160 euros.

You can find more information on the following website: https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/Fachinhalte/W/weiterbildung/Weiterbildungsbonus_HT.html

Hamburg - further training bonus:

With the further training bonus PLUS, up to 50% (maximum 750 euros) of further vocational training is subsidised. Employees who work in companies with fewer than 250 employees and who work at least 15 hours per week and are subject to social security contributions are eligible for funding. The further training bonus also applies to the self-employed. Applicants must either live or work in Hamburg.

You can find more information here: https://www.weiterbildungsbonus.net/

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - education cheque:

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the participation of employees in further vocational training measures that serve to acquire, maintain or expand professional qualifications and skills is subsidised. The subsidy amounts to a maximum of 75% and a maximum of 500 euros.
Further information can be found here: https://www.weiterbildung-mv.de/bildungsschecks-unternehmen-mv.php

Saxony-Anhalt - DIREKT further training

Employees with an average monthly gross salary of less than 4,575 euros receive the DIREKT further training programme. Seminars, courses, coaching and further education programmes with total costs of 1,000 euros or more are eligible for funding. Employees receive different amounts of funding depending on their gross salary and employment status. Find out more here: https://www.ib-sachsen-anhalt.de/unternehmen/aus-weiterbilden/weiterbildung-betrieb

Lower Saxony - funding

In Lower Saxony, employees from companies with business premises in Lower Saxony and owners of companies with fewer than 50 employees are eligible for funding. Support is provided for expenses for qualifications (course and examination fees), personnel expenses of the participants (expenses for leave of absence). A maximum of 50% of the total costs (course and examination fees as well as expenses for leave of absence) can be subsidised. The minimum funding amount is 1,000 euros. Expenditure on qualifications is eligible for funding up to a maximum of 25 euros per participant per hour.

You can find out more at: https://www.nbank.de/Unternehmen/Ausbildung-Qualifikation/Weiterbildung-in-Niedersachsen/