Bildungsscheck

Access

The newly designed Bildungsscheck NRW from 05/01/2015 is aimed particularly at immigrants, unskilled and semi-skilled workers, employees without a vocational qualification and those returning to work. The self-responsibility of companies and employees for continuing vocational training is underlined.

For individual access to the Bildungsscheck NRW, the employee himself is advised and bears the own contribution. In the case of company access to the education check, the company is advised and the company bears its own share.

Operational Access

• Operation size: max. 249 employees
• The taxable income of employees may not exceed € 30,000
• The Bildungsscheck NRW can be applied for every 10 calendar years for 10 appointments
• The target groups of Bildungsscheck NRW are all employees (except public service)
• The courses are eligible from 500 €. 50% of the course costs are covered up to a maximum of 500 € per education check
• The course must be publicly announced and freely accessible (no one-to-one lessons)

Individual Access

• Operation size: max. 249 employees
• The taxable income may not exceed € 30,000
• The Bildungsscheck NRW can be applied for every two calendar years
• The target groups of the Bildungsscheck NRW are all employees (except civil service), returning workers
• The courses are eligible from 500 €. It will take over 50% of the course costs up to a maximum of 500 €
• The course must be publicly announced and freely accessible (no one-to-one lessons)

Requirements for Bildungsscheck

The prerequisite for the receipt of a Bildungsscheck NRW is the participation in a counseling interview in one of about 250 further education counseling centers in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The counseling center checks on the basis of the available documents whether you fulfill the eligibility requirements. Then you will get support in finding a suitable training course and, if necessary, for a provider in your area. Finally, the Bildungsscheck NRW is generated with your personal further education goal.

The Bildungsscheck NRW will be handed out to you directly after the interview along with other materials. Among them is also a guide, in which the further procedure is described.

For consultation you should bring:

• A valid photo ID and possibly a valid residence permit (non-EU citizens).
• A current income tax assessment (not older than two years) or pay statement (not older than three months)

Please note:

• At the time of the consultation, no invoice for the measure may have been created by the further training provider!
• The advice is free

With the Bildungsscheck NRW 50% - maximum 500 € per Bildungsscheck - the event fee is taken over. You can submit your Bildungsscheck NRW by registering with the further education provider and receive a reduced invoice.

The own contribution may be paid only by private individuals (individual access), but not taken over by the employer. You pay only the own contribution and not the full course fee.

The Bildungsscheck NRW is valid for a maximum period of six months. It is used for individual professional development in the form of courses, courses or seminars. It may only be used for the event fees. Additional or consequential costs such as travel, meals or accommodation are not eligible.

For each person, a Bildungsscheck NRW can be issued every calendar year within the framework of this funding guideline. Decisive is the year of the coupon issue.