Fit for Job

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Frequently asked

Glossary

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Ausbildung (dual vocational training)

A two-to-three-and-a-half-year training contract that combines paid work at a company with part-time lessons at a Berufsschule. Trainees sign an Ausbildungsvertrag with the employer and receive a monthly training allowance.

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Duales Studium

A degree programme that alternates academic study at a university of applied sciences or dual study academy with paid placements at a partner company. Graduates earn a bachelor degree and often a recognised training qualification.

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Ausbildungsplatz

A vacancy for a trainee. Companies advertise these places one to two years ahead, so autumn and winter are the main application window for a start the following summer.

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Ausbildungsvertrag

The written training contract between trainee and company. It sets out the training occupation, duration, probation period, allowance and holiday entitlement, and must be registered with the competent chamber.

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Berufsschule

The state vocational school that provides the classroom part of dual training, usually one or two days a week. Attendance is compulsory and organised around the training occupation.

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IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammer)

The chamber of commerce and industry that registers and examines commercial and industrial training occupations in the region. IHK Schwaben covers the Dillingen district and can advise on contracts and exam rules.

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Handwerkskammer

The chamber of skilled trades. It oversees training in craft occupations such as electrician, carpenter, baker or plumber and runs the Meister examinations.

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Meister / Fachwirt

Advanced qualifications taken after vocational training. The Meister is the classic route to running a craft business or supervising a workshop; the Fachwirt is the commercial equivalent.

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Mittelschule, Realschule, Gymnasium

The three main secondary school tracks in Bavaria. They lead to different leaving certificates and shape which apprenticeships or study routes a pupil can enter directly.

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Abitur / Fachhochschulreife

The school-leaving certificates that open university or university of applied sciences admission. Both also work as an entry ticket for many dual study programmes.

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Praktikum

An internship or work placement, ranging from a two-week school taster to a multi-month voluntary placement. It is the standard way for pupils to test a trade before signing a training contract.

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FSJ / Bundesfreiwilligendienst

Voluntary service schemes of usually 6-18 months in social, care, sport or environmental organisations. They are often used as an orientation year before training or study.

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Bewerbungsmappe

The application folder used in Germany: cover letter, CV, copies of school reports and certificates. At a careers fair it is normal to hand over a short version and a CV directly at the stand.

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Berufsorientierung

Structured career orientation, delivered in Bavarian schools through work placements, career days and fairs such as fitforjob Dillingen.

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Übernahme

Being kept on by the training company after the apprenticeship ends. It is one of the first questions trainees and parents ask at regional recruitment fairs.