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• § 48 Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBiG)
• § 39 Handwerksordnung (HWO)

Intermediate examination to determine the level of training during vocational training in accordance with § 48 of the Vocational Training Act (BBIG)

Your intermediate examination takes place approximately halfway through the training period. It is intended to give you and your training company an impression of your current level of performance. The subject of the examination is the skills, knowledge and abilities specified in the training regulations as well as the subject matter from the vocational school lessons.

Please note! Participation in the intermediate examination is mandatory for all trainees. It is a prerequisite for admission to the final examination.
Intermediate examinations consist of a written part and, if necessary, a further practical part. Both parts of the examination usually take place on different days. The written part of the examination usually takes place on a fixed day at the same time throughout Germany.

An intermediate examination is organised regionally by the responsible bodies (Industrie- und Handelskammern) for all trainees around halfway through the training period. The date is defined in the training regulations.

Notes:

• Intermediate examinations only take place in professions in which the training regulations do not provide for a final examination in two parts.
• You do not have to take an intermediate examination if you have already completed at least two years of other training in your training relationship.

On request, you can also take part in an intermediate examination as a retraining participant, but in this case you or the training provider must bear the costs of the examination.

• Official photo ID to prove your identity for the examination
• If applicable, form "Antrag auf Nachteilsausgleich"

• You must be in a registered training relationship or a registered retraining relationship
• Your training regulations provide for an intermediate examination

• The examination fee is based on the respective fee regulations of the regional competent authority.
• The costs are borne by the training company.
• Retrainees pay the fees themselves and must clarify with the employment agency or training provider whether funding is available.

As a rule, the office responsible for you will notify you of the upcoming intermediate examination by letter or electronically.

• The intermediate examination is organised by the regional office responsible in consultation with the voluntary examination board.
• After registering for the intermediate examination, you will receive an invitation to all parts of the examination.
• At the examination venue, you must provide proof of identity as an authorised participant.
• You will take the written examination.
• You will take the practical examination, if this is scheduled.
• The examination board, consisting of employer representatives, employee representatives and teacher representatives, will take and assess your examination performance.

Your intermediate examination result will be sent to you in the form of a certificate of attendance.

approximately five months

• The registration deadline is approximately three months before the written examination date.
• You can find out the exact registration deadline from your regional office.

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