Training for employees.
A service for businesses.

Who receives which type of support?

The training provider delivers the approved course. Course fees may be funded in part or in full. The employer may also receive a subsidy towards eligible wages for working time lost due to training.

Example: AI applications in business.

A fictional concept for an online course alongside employment. This is not an approved programme or a funding commitment.

The reference used is IT at skilled-worker level, KldB 43102. An AI course may fall into a different category. The learning objective, curriculum and requirements determine the classification. The €42,552 must cover teaching staff, software, administration, cancellations and other costs.

Sources: BA: B-DKS for vocational training 2026. Checked on 28 August 2026.

How course fees may be shared.

An indication of standard support where eligibility requirements are met, not an approval. Linked enterprises and the statutory employee-counting rules must be considered. AEZ means a subsidy towards eligible wages, not towards any and all payroll costs.

For employees aged 45 or over or people with a severe disability, up to 100% of course fees should normally be covered in companies with fewer than 500 employees. A suitable works agreement or collective agreement may increase support by five percentage points. Further special rules apply to qualification programmes leading to a recognised vocational qualification for people without one.

Sources: BA: Individual support for employees / § 82 SGB III: Employee training. Checked on 28 August 2026.

What needs to be clarified before you sell.

• The training must go beyond short-term adaptation solely related to the current workplace.
• It must exceed 120 hours under the applicable funding rules; learning phases and units must be classified correctly.
• Both provider and programme must be approved for this funding route.
• The vocational qualification and the last publicly funded training must generally meet the respective two-year interval requirements; individual circumstances need review.
• Training that employers are legally required to provide is excluded.
• The Employer Service must clarify the specific conditions and scope of support before training starts.

An in-house or affiliated training unit does not automatically create billable course fees. Roles, actual costs and eligibility must be disclosed and clarified with the responsible authority in advance.

QCG is not Qualifizierungsgeld.

Qualifizierungsgeld (training allowance) is a separate instrument. Under that scheme, training costs are generally borne by the employer; it is not an additional course payment to the training provider. Do not combine the instruments in a revenue calculation.

Sources: BA: Training allowance and course fees / BA: Implementation guidance 1/2026 on teaching duration. Checked on 28 August 2026.