The job centre can promote measures to support you in your professional (re)integration and improve your chances of integration into the labour market. The specific aim of these activation and vocational integration measures is to

• To introduce you to the training and labour market and to identify, reduce or remove obstacles to your professional integration,
• To find you employment subject to compulsory insurance,
• Introduce you to self-employment or
• to stabilise your entry into employment.

You can take part in measures with an organisation or an employer.

The job centre can commission providers to carry out the measures and allocate you a place to participate.

However, you can also receive an activation and placement voucher from the job centre to register with a provider of your choice. The voucher contains details of the aim and content of the programme, which will be discussed and agreed with you in advance.

The maximum possible duration of support depends on the objective of the measure and your individual support needs and is partly regulated by law. For example, measures can take place with an employer for a maximum of 6 weeks. If you are long-term unemployed or have particular barriers to placement, you can participate for up to 12 weeks.

The vocational skills training programme may not last longer than 8 weeks. Longer qualification programmes or measures that lead to a vocational qualification can be funded for adults via the vocational training voucher scheme (Bildungsgutschein).

The job centre will inform and advise you about offers and funding opportunities.

There is no legal entitlement to funding. Your job centre will decide whether and to what extent you will receive support.