Which courses do we fund?

Here you can see which topics you can get funding for – and where to find suitable courses.

Funding is available for these topics

You can see exactly which courses are available on the course providers' websites.

Basic education & compulsory school qualification
Reading, writing, arithmetic
Languages
German and other languages – general or for work in tourism
Digital skills & AI
Computers and AI: basics, till systems and software used at work
Getting started & new tasks
Starting a career and new tasks at work
Specialist knowledge
More specialist knowledge: kitchen, coffee, bar, wine, building services and more
Certificates
Professional certifications in tourism, hotels and restaurants, e.g. hygiene and food safety
Apprenticeship qualification & exam
Gaining an apprenticeship qualification later on and preparing for the final apprenticeship exam
Career advancement & leadership
Career advancement and leadership · Training apprentices · Marketing and sales
Berufsreifeprüfung (vocational matriculation exam)
Preparation for the Berufsreifeprüfung (Matura for working people)
Rights & protection
Your rights at work · Protection against conflict and discrimination
Health & safety
Staying healthy at work: stress, hygiene, safety

These course providers offer courses on these topics. You can find courses and dates directly on their websites.

This list is a guide only and is not complete. We fund courses from course providers that work with us and are on our list.

Tourism scholarship
Longer course (40 teaching units or more). Several short courses together also count.
Go to “Tourism scholarship”
Course voucher
Shorter course (8 teaching units or more).
Go to “Course voucher”

We only fund courses from course providers that work with us and are on our list.
For the tourism scholarship you need at least 40 teaching units. This does not have to be a single course: several shorter courses of 8 teaching units or more count together.
You can also pay for courses that count for the tourism scholarship with the course voucher. The course voucher also covers shorter courses of 8 teaching units or more.
For the tourism scholarship, the course must cost at least €150 (including the exam fee).
Submit your application no later than 6 months after the course ends.
A course voucher is valid for 12 months.