BWS Germanlingua | Vocational Training Program

German Work Experience. Vocational Training Program

Learn German and complete a vocational training (Berufsausbildung) in Germany. Our schools in Berlin, Munich and Cologne offer a special program that combines a German course with a vocational training in Germany. You can choose from various professions in different areas, such as baker’s craft, horticulture, nursing care and many more. The German vocational training is a well-respected professional education that consists in theoretical as well as practical training in the chosen profession.

The vocational training will be completed in a German company. To successfully pass the vocational education our courses provide you with a good knowledge of the German language. The dual system is firmly established in the German education system. The main characteristic of the dual system is the cooperation between mainly small and medium sized companies, on the one hand, and publicly funded vocational schools, on the other. Trainees in the dual system typically spend part of each week at a vocational school and the other part at a company, or they may spend longer periods at each place before alternating. Dual trainings usually last two to three-and-a-half years. Our program offers a service to apply to up to three German companies for the vocational training and prepares you with a German course up to the required level.

Further information about the German vocational training in this video:

Work & Study Video

Steps of the Vocational Training Program

Registration for German & vocational training program

Please complete the registration form for the German program and the vocational training program. The duration of the German program is determined according to the level of German you have. You will receive a confirmation and an invoice from us. Please pay the respective deposit and confirm the payment by e-mail. You will then receive an invitation letter for your visa application.

Opening of a blocked account

To obtain the visa it is necessary to open a blocked bank account. It is possible to open this account with different providers such as Fintiba or Expatrio. Before requesting the visa, you have to deposit €853 into this account for each month your German course will last. This money is supposed to secure the daily life in Germany. It will be possible to withdraw €853 monthly. Depending on your country of origin, you might not need a blocked bank account but only a bank statement. Please clarify with your local German embassy.

Visa process

With the required documents mentioned above and the visa form, you need to request an appointment at the embassy of Germany. It is important to apply for a residence permit for the purpose of ’basic and advanced industrial training’ (Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der betrieblichen Aus- und Weiterbildung). If you request a different visa, you will have to return to your home country before you can start the vocational training.

German course

You will take the necessary months of Intensive German course to reach the level required for your vocational training.

Application to companies including skype interview

Requirements for the vocational training program:

legalized translated and certified copies of the school diploma
CV in German
motivation letter in German
3 passport photos
copy of the passport
German certificate, if you have one

Please send us the documents via e-mail. If your knowledge of German is not good enough yet, kindly send us an officially translated CV and motivation letter. We will organize up to three interviews via Skype with potential employers. After a successful interview, you will receive the vocational training contract.

Vocational training

Start your vocational training at a German company. The vocational training lasts between two to three-and-a-half years. After completion you will receive a specialized workers graduate certificate.

Fees for Vocational Training Program

Application service at BWS Germanlingua

The initial fee for providing vocational training is € 1,000. This includes:

the application procedure to a maximum of three companies. (We cannot guarantee that the application will be successful.)
full assistance with the application process for a residence permit for the purpose of ‘basic and advanced industrial training’ (Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der betrieblichen Aus- und Weiterbildung.) at your local German embassy.
the inscription to the German language course to prepare you for the vocational training.

BWS Germanlingua German courses for vocational training

Depending on your German level you need to take either 32, 24 or 16 weeks of our Intensive German course, in order to prepare you for vocational training at a German company.