Sector information
Skilled trades & industry
Training ideas, requirements and next steps. Assumptions stated openly, without promises of success.
Skilled trades & industry
AZAV for
skilled trades & industry.
Use workshop and manufacturing experience for vocational training, with learning objectives that go beyond internal induction.
The business perspective
Turn practical expertise into a training division.
Trade and industrial businesses can develop suitable staff and reach external participants through a separate training division. A viable financial model must account for workshop capacity, teaching staff and utilisation from the outset.
Who could this suit?
Trade businesses, manufacturing companies, technical service providers and workshop trainers.
Possible training offers
The following approaches are starting points for programme design, not pre-approved product packages.
- Digital work preparation and process planning
- Technical training for new areas of work
- Energy, manufacturing and automation skills
- Partial qualifications coordinated with the competent bodies
The appropriate funding route
Vocational continuing education where the relevant conditions are met. Regulated qualifications require additional confirmation from the competent bodies.
Sources: § 82 SGB III: Employee training AZAV: Requirements for providers and programmes BA: B-DKS for vocational continuing education 2026. Checked on 28.08.2026.
What we prepare with you
- Labour-market-related qualification profile
- Workshop, safety and equipment plan
- Practical and theoretical curriculum
- Cost calculation for materials, teaching staff and equipment
You choose the scope: templates to complete yourself, a single document review or tailored support. Software implementation and team onboarding can be agreed additionally.
For your decision
Your sector. Your information.
Open the flyer directly or select the detailed presentation. Free of charge, with no obligation to engage our consultancy.
Local editorial drafts. The PDFs are in German; figures are revenue models before costs, not profit margins or funding commitments.
Useful questions
What you should know first.
Can I start as an individual?
A small organisation is possible in principle. What matters is demonstrable professional and teaching competence, reliability, suitable equipment, functioning quality management and a financially viable plan. A particular job title alone is not sufficient.
Does AZAV automatically bring me participants?
No. Approval, individual funding decisions and actual enrolment are separate steps. Demand, relationships with companies and a credible training offer need to be developed.
Can my company train its own employees and receive money for it?
Staff development and operating as a training provider are different roles. Internal training does not automatically generate fundable provider revenue. For your own or affiliated companies, funding eligibility, cost allocation and billing must be clarified with the Employer Service in advance. Mandatory training and purely operational inductions are not generally eligible under § 82.
Your next step with AZAV Experte
Your next step in this sector.
Tell us about your plans and your current position. We will identify the next tasks together.
- Understand your plans
- Clarify open questions
- Agree the scope of work