Defining training for disabled people without a recognised training occupation
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf possible, people with disabilities should also be trained in "regular" recognised training occupations.
If you or a person with a disability who you are caring for are not eligible for training in a recognised training occupation due to the nature and severity of the disability, the competent authority (e.g. the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Chamber of Crafts) will make special training regulations on request.
If such regulations have already been made for the desired profession in your region, you do not have to submit an application.
The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training has already made recommendations for so-called specialist practitioner professions for some professions, but these must also be recognised in your region. Therefore, please inquire in advance with the office responsible for your region and the desired profession whether such a regulation already exists. Depending on the profession, competent bodies are, for example, chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of crafts or agriculture.
The procedure for new regulations requires the participation of various bodies and institutions – even outside the Chamber – and therefore requires a longer period of time, usually between 6 and 12 months. From the application, the completion of the required information and documents, the clarification of details, the aptitude assessment at the training place, the discussion and decision-making in the vocational training committee of the chamber, the approval by the responsible state ministry and the subsequent publication, a large number of stations have to be completed in accordance with the legal requirements.