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VOCATIONAL TRAINING
IN GERMANY
� Primary School (Grade 1-4)
� Lower Secondary School (Grade 5-10)
� Upper Secondary School (Grade 11-13)
SCHOOL EDUCATION
You can choose from these dif ferent possibilities:
� Vocational School
� Dual Vocational Training System
� Studies in a Dual System
� Studies at Universities of Applied Science
� Studies at Universities
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AFTER SCHOOL
� Qualification: Certificate of Lower Secondary Education
� Period: 2-3 years
� Off-the-job training
� License for working in a job
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
� Laboratory assistant
� Kindergarten teacher
� Child care assistant
� Cosmetician
� Digital media designer
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF VOCATIONAL
SCHOOLS
Combination of theory and practice:
� Qualification: Certificate of Lower Secondary Education
� On-the-job training
� Combination of vocational school and practice in a company
DUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM
The two dif ferent types of combining theory and practice:
� The apprentice attend school lessons at a vocational school
on two days of the week. On the other three days, he is in the
company and learns the job in practice.
� The apprentice attend school lessons full-time for 6-8 weeks
in a block. After that period, he is in the company and learns
the job in practice.
DUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM
� The apprenticeship is normally three years long.
� This period can be reduced up to two years if the apprentice
has a higher school leaving certificate than necessary.
� After that period, the apprentice has to pass final
examinations in theory and practice.
� After a successful graduation, the apprentice gets the licence
for working in this job.
DUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM
After the apprenticeship in the dual system, you have the
following possibilities for further qualification:
� Examination for a master craftsman‘s diploma
� Examination for a business administrator
� Examination for a technical professional manager
DUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM
� You need a vocational diploma (Fachabitur) or a general
university -entrance diploma (Abitur) as qualification.
� You are employed by a company and get paid.
� You work for the company and train on the job.
� After a period of 8 weeks, you attend courses at a university.
� After three years, you pass the final examination and acquire
a bachelor degree.
� After the bachelor degree, you can go to university in full-time
and acquire a master degree.
STUDIES IN A DUAL SYSTEM
� You need a vocational diploma (Fachabitur) or a general
university -entrance diploma (Abitur) as qualification.
� You study at a University of Applied Science and acquire a
bachelor degree after three years and a master degree after
two more years.
STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED
SCIENCE
� You need a general university -entrance diploma as
qualification.
� You study at a university and acquire a bachelor degree after
three years and a master degree after two more years.
STUDIES AT UNIVERSITIES
