With a university degree in early education, kindergarten, preschool education, elementary education or childhood education obtained abroad, you can apply for recognition as a childhood educator (B.A.) or childhood educator (B.A.) in Germany.

You have a professional qualification as a recognized educator from abroad and would now like to practice your profession in Saxony-Anhalt? Then you will find all the important information here.

In Thuringia, employment in the civil service by establishing a civil service relationship is tied by law to the possession of certain professional qualifications. If you are a national of

• of a member state of the European Union,

• of another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area,

• of another Contracting State to which the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union have granted a legal right to recognition of professional qualifications by treaty,

you have acquired professional qualifications that enable you to work in the public service there, you must have these qualifications recognized in Thuringia (as a career qualification) in order to be able to be employed in Germany in a civil service position corresponding to your previous profession. To this end, the equivalence of your professional qualifications with a Thuringian career qualification must be established. If you wish to work as a public health officer in a public health office (in Thuringia), you must have a further training equivalent to that of a specialist in the field of public health or a qualification equivalent to a six-month public health officer course.

If you would like to continue your professional training, the employment agency or the job centre will pay the costs of further training for you under certain conditions.

If you would like to continue your professional training, the employment agency or the job centre will pay the costs of further training for you under certain conditions.

If you have been denied cooperation forgiveness, you may be able to apply for hardship forgiveness of your loan under certain circumstances.

Training assistance according to enables young people to complete a school or university education that corresponds to their abilities and interests, regardless of their social and economic situation.

You will receive training support for your living expenses and for the training (need). In the case of need, the amount of the grant depends on your income and assets and - since the grant is generally family-dependent - on the income of your parents and your spouse or registered partner.

If you receive BAföG, you must notify the BVA of certain changes to your person.

Do you experience any financial changes while receiving BAföG? You must inform us of these changes.

As a trainee (pupil or student), you can receive benefits under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) if your training is eligible for assistance and if the funds required for your living expenses and your training are not otherwise available to you.

Aim of the training assistance

The aim is to give all young people the opportunity to complete the training that suits their abilities and interests, irrespective of their social and economic situation.

Examination by the Office for the Promotion of Training

After you have submitted a BAföG application, the responsible Office for the Promotion of Training will check whether the intended training can be promoted. It often makes sense to seek advice from the Office for the Promotion of Training before submitting your application.

Calculation of individual support

The calculation of your individual support is based on lump sums for your monthly needs. The amount of your grant depends on whether you are attending school or studying and on your place of residence and place of training. Your own income and assets as well as the income of your parents will be counted towards your need. If you are married, the income of your husband or wife will be taken into account. This also applies to registered civil partnerships. If you have at least one child under the age of ten living in your household, you can receive a childcare allowance for each child in addition to the BAföG benefits calculated for you.

In exceptional cases, you will also receive the education allowance regardless of your parents' income.