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Vocational training in the skilled trades; application for recognition of professional aptitude for training
Anyone who wants to take on and train apprentices in skilled trades but is not authorized to train them needs to have their professional aptitude recognized.
Online services & Forms
Online services
Supplement: Handwerkskammer Niederbayern-Oberpfalz
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Beantragung der Zuerkennung der fachlichen Eignung zum AusbildenYou can apply online for the granting of the professional qualification to train.
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.
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Handwerkskammer Niederbayern-Oberpfalz
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Nikolastraße 10
94032 Passau
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Nikolastraße 10
94032 Passau
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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
Supplement: Handwerkskammer Niederbayern-Oberpfalz
Appeal
Administrative court action
Related issues
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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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Trade register; application for registration
Registration in the Register of Craftsmen is required for the independent operation of a craft requiring a license as a standing trade. Proof of professional qualification is a prerequisite for entry in the Register of Craftsmen.
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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.
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Craft or trade similar to a craft that does not require a license; notificationIf you start a business in a craft or similar trade that does not require a license, you must notify the Chamber of Skilled Crafts and have yourself entered in a register.
Status: 21.03.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie
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