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Vocational training in the skilled trades; application for recognition of professional aptitude for training
Anyone who wants to hire and train apprentices in skilled trades but is not authorized to train them needs to have their professional aptitude recognized.
Forms
Forms
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Antrag auf Zuerkennung der fachlichen Eignung zum Ausbilden von Lehrlingen – Handwerkskammer für Oberfranken
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Zuerkennung der fachlichen Eignung zum Ausbilden von Lehrlingen – Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
Responsible for you
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Procedure details
Description
Anyone who is authorized to train
- who has passed the master craftsman's examination in the craft in which training is to be provided, and also
- anyone who otherwise fulfills the requirements for entry in the Register of Craftsmen and has passed Part IV of the master craftsman's examination or a trainer aptitude test.
Professional aptitude is only granted on a revocable basis. Recognition does not replace the need to provide proof of vocational and occupational training knowledge.
Required documents
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detailed curriculum vitae in tabular form with photographwhich contains personal details, education and vocational training, as well as a detailed description of the professional activity
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Testimonials
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Job descriptions / job references, certificates of completed further training in the craft in which training is to be provided
- Certificate of good conduct
Fees
Costs from 50 to 500 euros. Electronic payment via online banking is possible. Information on this is provided by the relevant Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
Deadlines
The application must be submitted and approved before commencing work.
Legal bases
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§ 22 b Abs. 5 Gesetz zur Ordnung des Handwerks (Handwerksordnung - HwO)Berechtigung zum Einstellen und Ausbilden
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Gebührenordnung der Handwerkskammer
Appeal
Administrative court action
Related issues
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Craft; notification of the start of independent operation of a craft or craft-like trade not requiring a license
If you would like to practice a craft that does not require a license or a trade similar to a craft on a self-employed basis, you must notify your Chamber of Skilled Crafts of the start of your commercial activity.
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Craft; determination of the necessity of craft registrationThe authorization to independently operate a craft requiring a license, a craft not requiring a license and a craft similar to a craft as a standing trade is regulated in the Crafts Code.
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Crafts law; notification of cross-border provision of services in a craft requiring a license
The temporary and occasional provision of services of a craft requiring a license by EU nationals and equivalent persons in Germany without a branch must be reported.
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Craft register; application for authorization to practice another craft requiring a license
Are you registered in the Register of Craftsmen with a craft requiring a license and would like to practice another craft? Then, under certain conditions, you can apply for a license to practice another trade.
Status: 08.08.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie
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