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Before the start of retraining, you as the retraining body must notify the competent body of this measure. In the case of comparable examination certificates, the candidate may be exempted from individual examination components by the competent body.

Retraining is a vocational training measure for adults within the meaning of the Vocational Training Act (BBiG). The purpose of retraining is to enable a person to carry out a different occupation than the one they originally learned. Retraining therefore serves the purpose of professional reorientation. They are generally carried out on the basis of recognized training occupations and must therefore be monitored by the bodies responsible for these occupations, for example chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of skilled trades and other professional chambers.

As the sponsor of a retraining measure, you must notify the competent body before it begins. In the case of comparable examination certificates, the candidate may be exempted from individual examination components by the competent body.

The obligation to notify extends to the essential content of the retraining relationship.

• Retraining concept based on the training framework plan
• Retraining contract

• The retraining course meets the special requirements of adult vocational training in terms of content, type, objective and duration.
• Proof of the suitability of the retraining center and the personnel employed
• The retraining concept submitted and the retraining contract to be concluded in this regard comply with the content of the training regulations and the training framework plan.

• As the training provider, you submit the retraining concept with the necessary retraining documents to the competent body before the retraining measure begins.
• The competent body will review the retraining concept and the retraining contract.
• The responsible office will inform you as the measure provider of the result of the review of the retraining concept and, if necessary, combine this with a consultation.

As the person undergoing retraining, you must notify the competent body in writing that you wish to undergo vocational retraining before the measure begins. The application has eight weeks before the start of retraining.

• There are no legal remedies against the obligation to notify.
• If the competent authority subsequently prohibits you from carrying out the retraining, you can appeal:
  • Appeal; detailed information on how to appeal can be found in your notification
  • Administrative court action

• Notification of retraining relationship according to BBiG; acceptance
• Retraining organizations, such as companies or training providers, that carry out retraining must notify the competent authority in writing before the measure begins.
• Measures must meet the special requirements of adult vocational training.
• In the case of comparable examination certificates, the candidate may be exempted from individual examination components by the competent body.
• Competent body: Chambers

Contact the chamber responsible for your vocational training. This can be

• the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for vocational training in non-trade occupations,
• the Chamber of Skilled Crafts for vocational training in occupations under the Crafts Code,
• the State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries for vocational training in agricultural and rural domestic science professions, with the exception of the profession of veterinary assistant, for which the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons is the competent body,
• the Chamber of Lawyers, Patent Attorneys and Notaries as well as the Notary's Office for the vocational training of legal assistants,
• the Chamber of Auditors and the Chamber of Tax Consultants for the vocational training of professionals in the field of auditing and tax consultancy,
• the Chambers of Physicians, Dentists, Veterinarians and Pharmacists for the vocational training of healthcare professionals.

There are other competent bodies, for example for vocational training in the public sector and in the area of churches and other religious communities under public law.

responsible chambers