The education premium

Vocational education and training at half price. Get up to € 500.00 per year from the federal government.
The education bonus can be used for all training offers.
The federal program Bildungsprämie is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the European Social Fund.

What is the education bonus?

With the education bonus, the federal government promotes individual vocational further education.

Occupational means that the selected training must be important for the professional context - for the current or a planned new activity. Individual means that it is about the personal educational interests - regardless of the interests of the employer.

With the support of the European Social Fund, several hundred thousand bonus vouchers have already been issued for vocational training. Training courses that have helped the users of the bonus to better qualify, gain more professional self-confidence, prepare for new professional tasks and reduce the risk of unemployment.
What is the education bonus?
The maximum amount of the education bonus is € 500.00 for the chosen measure. 50% of the costs of the training are taken over, however, maximum 500.00 €

Who can claim the education bonus?
The following points must be true in order to claim the education award:
  • In the current calendar year, the person has not yet received a premium voucher for the education premium
  • The person interested in the education / training is employed (employed or self-employed) for at least 15 hours per week, or is on parental leave with a contract of at least 15 hours per week ,
  • The taxable annual income of the person who wants to do the training / further education is less than 20,000 € (for jointly assessed persons under 40,000 €)
For which measures can the education premium be used?
The education bonus can be used for all educational measures that are important for career advancement and acquired / maintained competences in the workplace.

For which training providers can the education premium be claimed?
A training provider must meet the quality and quality criteria that the Ministry of Education and Research as well as the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne consider necessary. The training provider must have a proven teaching qualification (technical as well as pedagogical) and can prove this. The concept of the educational measure must be didactically meaningful. The training provider can prove that he / she has specialist knowledge / expertise (publications, etc.). The courses are evaluated.

Apply for educational bonus
The award voucher must be received BEFORE commencement of the training


How does an interested person get the education bonus?
The German bureaucracy, of course, has not quite said goodbye to this great program, but what is to be done is feasible for any person interested in subsidizing their education or training.

1.) The person can answer the mentioned questions (income, working hours etc.) all with "yes".
2.) The person selects from the list of counseling centers on the page bildungspraemie.de a counseling center in their vicinity and arranges an appointment (Link to the list of advice centers)
3.) The person receives the bonus voucher from the counseling center
4.) The person books the training and informs at the time of booking that there is an award voucher and the amount of which has been issued.

How is the course?
The premium voucher is handed in to the training provider and you then only pay the remaining own contribution for the further education. Each person can receive a bonus each year.

Can one read this again?
Sounds too good to be true? We also thought first.
All information from superior place can be found here:
www.bildungspraemie.info - Education bonus with AE!

Quality that pays off!
We are very pleased that Rebel Management Training and CrazySports Augsburg (Nadine Rebel) meet the quality requirements. If you can get financial support, the decision for a competent, sound and high quality education or training is no longer difficult.

The education and training offers for coaches (sports) can be found here: www.crazy-sports-augsburg.com/trainerausbildung

The federal program Bildungsprämie is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the European Social Fund.
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