Funding intercompany training centres

The BMBF is funding intercompany training centres to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to provide training in a recognized training occupation. Solutions to training problems which cannot be solved by individual SMEs can, after all, be found at intercompany level. Furthermore, intercompany training centres can develop into competence centres.

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What is funded?

Funding is provided for intercompany training centres providing training programmes which supplement training in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These measures which supplement company training usually run over a period of four to six weeks within the three-year training period for the skilled trades and over a period of 26 weeks in the building sector.

Intercompany training centres (ÜBS) furthermore conduct measures for upgrading qualifications, first and foremost for instructors in companies.
There is a growing demand for intercompany training which is caused by the creation of new and the further development of existing training occupations, the stronger interlinkage of initial and continuing vocational education and training as well as additional qualification needs, in particular in the area of new techniques and technologies.

Who is funded?

Applications may be submitted by all providers organized under public or private law if the conditions of the funding regulations and the principles of funding of the BMBF and the BIBB are met.

How is the funding done?

Support usually takes the form of non-repayable grants for investment costs and, in the case of funding of competence centres, of grants for staff and expenses limited to three years.

The BMBF is funding competence centres in particular. The development of intercompany training centres into competence centres can be funded with grants up to 50%, and in structurally weak regions with grants up to 65% of the expenses eligible for funding in line with the applicable framework plan of the joint task "Improving the regional economic structure". A minimum own contribution of providers of 25%, in structurally weak regions of 10%, is usually required.
 
All other intercompany training centres funding is provided at a rate of up to 45% in the old Länder and up to 60% in the structurally weak regions including the new Länder.

Application for funding

Applications are to be made to the
Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung
Robert-Schumann-Platz 3
53175 Bonn.