What does Bildungsgutschein mean?
With a Bildungsgutschein (training voucher), the Agentur für Arbeit or the Jobcenter pays for further training for you.
der Bildungsgutschein · die Bildungsgutscheine (plural)
You redeem it with an approved training provider. Not every course is approved.
The voucher is only valid for a certain time and a certain goal. This is on the voucher.
During the training, you usually keep getting your benefit.
Example sentence
Wir fördern Ihre Weiterbildung und stellen Ihnen einen Bildungsgutschein aus.
We are funding your further training and issuing you a Bildungsgutschein.
What you can do
If you have an idea, ask for further training yourself at your advice appointment. Bring information about the course.
Related words
- Agentur für Arbeit The Agentur für Arbeit (employment agency) helps you find work and pays Arbeitslosengeld. It is often called Arbeitsagentur.
- Jobcenter The Jobcenter pays money to live on to people who can work but do not have enough money. It also helps with finding work.
- Antrag With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.
- Arbeitslosengeld Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment benefit) is money from the Agentur für Arbeit if you have lost your job and were insured before.