Understanding School in Germany

14.5
Career and vocational education and training:
Your child learns an occupation and gets paid for doing it!
Training is not only free, but trainees also earn money. The money is called
vocational training pay, trainee allowance, or apprenticeship pay (Ausbildungsvergütung)
and amounts to between EUR 300 to EUR 1,000 each
month depending upon the profession, region, and training year. After
completing training, young persons can directly begin working (often at the
same company where training was completed) or commence
studies for a degree programme upon certain conditions.
Something very distinctive is the work-study degree programme (duales
Studium). A student will receive vocational training at a company whilst
studying at a university or higher education institution. Upon completion,
students have both at once: a vocational training diploma and a higher education
degree.
If you would like to learn more …
… about (integrated) career and vocational
education and training ((duale) Ausbildung)
and vocational occupations:
www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de
… about work-study degree programmes
(duales Studium):
www.duales-studium.de
www.wegweiser-duales-studium.de
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