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Training companies; application for funding for the implementation of part-time training relationships

Training companies can apply for ESF+ funding for the implementation of part-time training relationships in Bavaria.

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  • ESF Bavaria 2021

    Training companies can process applications completely digitally via ESF Bavaria 2021.

    Before submitting an application, the training company can obtain an initial assessment of whether the training relationship is likely to be eligible for funding under Funding check.

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Purpose

The purpose of the "Fit for Work - part-time training opportunity" funding program is to increase the chances of finding an in-company part-time training position. Companies are therefore financially supported in the implementation of part-time training.

Object

The object of the funding is part-time in-company training relationships in recognized training occupations within the meaning of the Vocational Training Act or the Crafts Code with persons - regardless of their age - for a maximum of 18 months (approval period).

Recipients of funding

The "Fit for Work - Opportunity for part-time training" funding from the European Social Fund Plus is aimed directly at training companies. Training companies based in Germany are eligible to apply,

  • that have a training contract for part-time in-company (dual) vocational training
  • in a recognized training occupation in accordance with the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) or the Crafts Code (HwO) and
  • carry out the training in Bavaria.

Eligible expenditure

The training allowance owed by the company is eligible for funding.

Type and amount

The training company can receive a grant of EUR 320 per month for training contracts that began on June 1, 2025 at the earliest, up to a maximum duration of 18 months, i.e. up to a total of EUR 5,760. The other eligibility requirements are set out in the funding information.

The eligible target group includes people, regardless of their age, who are German citizens or EU nationals or who are in Bavaria with a secure residence status (e.g. residence permit, permanent residence permit) on the day they start their vocational training. Refugees whose application for asylum has not yet been decided (permitted persons) or young people who are in Germany as tolerated persons are not included in the eligible target group.

Funding is not available if

  • the trainee has already completed vocational training or
  • the trainee is studying at the same time or
  • the trainee is simultaneously attending an educational institution that leads to a higher educational qualification, or
  • the part-time training relationship is already being supported by public funds elsewhere or
  • a funding requirement is not fulfilled.

  • The following documents must be submitted electronically in scanned form to ESF Bavaria 2021:
    • Vocational training contract with registration note from the chamber,
    • last certificate of the trainee from a general education school or business school,
    • Proof of the applicant's authority to sign on behalf of the company,
    • in the case of AsA measures: declaration from the responsible organization stating when the AsA measure was agreed (template for download),
    • for trainees from third countries: Proof of secured residence status or proof of training toleration in accordance with § 60c AufenthG at the start of the vocational training.

The Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales (ZBFS) advises the applicant companies before and during the funding process. The ZBFS (approval authority) decides on the application and, if the requirements are met within the allocated funds, approves the grant by means of a grant notification.

The project application must be submitted electronically via the ESF Bavaria 2021 database.

Log in directly on the ESF Bavaria 2021 homepage with your user name and password.

If your company is not yet registered for ESF Bavaria 2021, you can do this at any time on the ESF Bavaria 2021 website under "1. You are new here" and "Registration Fit for Work". After registering, you will automatically be sent a username and password by email.

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The application for funding must be submitted via the ESF Bavaria 2021 database no later than three months after the start of the part-time vocational training.

For people who are supported with AsA, the funding application must be submitted no later than three months after the AsA benefit has been agreed.

The processing of applications can take several months. However, this is not detrimental to training companies submitting applications, as the grant is only paid out in a lump sum at the end of the approval period (usually 18 months after the start of training) after proof of use has been submitted, regardless of when the grant notification is issued.

A company may only be registered once on the ESF Bavaria 2021 website! If several employees are to have access to ESF Bavaria 2021, e.g. if several applications are to be submitted by different departments/branches, please create additional user accounts. The user who has registered for the first time is the so-called superuser. This user has the right to create additional user accounts. In ESF Bavaria 2021, you will find the menu item for this under Administration/Project sponsor user.

Status: 25.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
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