Obtain a school qualification later
19 tasks in suggested order
1. Use counselling and choose the right qualification route
Depending on your existing qualification, different routes may be available, such as evening/college programmes, preparation courses or an external examination. First clarify which qualification and route fit your starting point.
Official source: web.arbeitsagentur.de
2. Check requirements, duration and costs in your federal state
School qualifications and second-chance education are regulated by the federal states. Therefore check the state rules on admission requirements, age limits, duration, examinations, dates and possible costs.
Official source: web.arbeitsagentur.de
3. Prepare documents and enrol with a school or course
Once you have chosen a suitable route, register directly with the school, college or examination body. Required certificates, CV, identity or employment evidence depend on the state procedure.
Official source: web.arbeitsagentur.de
4. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: km.baden-wuerttemberg.de
5. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.km.bayern.de
6. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.berlin.de
7. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: mbjs.brandenburg.de
8. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.bildung.bremen.de
9. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.hamburg.de
10. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: kultus.hessen.de
11. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.bildung-mv.de
12. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: bildungsportal-niedersachsen.de
13. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.schulministerium.nrw
14. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: bildung.rlp.de
15. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.saarland.de
16. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.schule.sachsen.de
17. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: mb.sachsen-anhalt.de
18. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: www.schleswig-holstein.de
19. Open offers for the selected federal state
This card opens the official rules of the selected federal state. There you can see which qualifications can be obtained later, which schools or examination routes exist and which state-specific requirements apply.
Official source: bildung.thueringen.de

