Ausbildungsbetrieb: berufliche Umschulung - überwachen

• § 41ff Law on the Order of Crafts (Handwerksordnung - HwO)
• §§ 27ff Vocational Training Act (BBiG) in conjunction with § 71

A prerequisite for vocational retraining is a training centre suitable for the respective training. Suitability is also fulfilled if training measures are carried out outside the training centre. The type and equipment of the vocational training centre must be suitable (vocational training centre - monitor suitability).

The competent body (e.g. the relevant chamber) supervises the implementation of vocational retraining from the beginning of the measure and promotes it by advising the persons involved in the retraining. It must appoint advisers for this purpose.

The body responsible for training is responsible for the suitability of the training centre as well as for the elimination of possible complaints. If a defect cannot be remedied, the competent authority under Land law must be informed. On request, trainees, retrainees and other persons are obliged to provide the information necessary for supervision, to submit documents and to permit visits to the training centres.

The competent authority works closely with the supervisory authority, in particular in the implementation of the Youth Employment Protection Act.

In the case of vocational training/retraining in occupations of agriculture and rural housekeeping as well as home economics, the training centre must be recognised by the competent authority under Land law. The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, may, after consulting the Joint Committee of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, lay down certain minimum requirements for the size, equipment and management status of the training centre by ordinance.  

The competence lies with the respective chamber.

According to the Vocational Training Act, the "vocational training" advisers of the competent authorities are obliged to supervise the implementation of the retraining measures in addition to carrying out the aptitude assessment of the retraining centres.
If no independent jurisdiction is determined by ordinance, please contact the competent chamber. This can be, for example:

• the Chamber of Crafts for vocational training in occupations covered by the Crafts Code,
• the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for vocational training in non-craft trades,
• the Chamber of Agriculture for vocational training in agricultural and rural home economics occupations,
• the Chamber of Lawyers, Patent Attorneys and Notaries as well as the Notarial Fund for the vocational training of specialists in the field of administration of justice,
• the Chamber of Auditors and the Chamber of Tax Consultants for the vocational training of specialists in the field of auditing and tax consulting,
• the Chamber of Doctors, Dentists, Veterinarians and Pharmacists for the vocational training of specialists in the health professions.

Further responsibilities, e.g. for bodies under public law as well as for churches and other religious communities, are regulated in the BBiG § 72 to 75.

If there are no chambers for individual training areas, the Land law already lays down regulations concerning competence. In addition, chambers may, with the approval of the competent supreme federal or Land authority, agree on a special distribution of tasks among themselves.