For young people: Internship, apprenticeship, study & career

A pupil internship is an internship for pupils that is completed during their time at a secondary school or grammar school. It usually lasts 2-3 weeks and offers a first insight into working life. The internship is intended to support career orientation by enabling students to get to know the job market and explore different professions and companies. This makes it easier to choose a career later on.

A pre-study internship is often required for technical courses, such as mechanical engineering, but also for social work courses - and possibly also for creative courses such as design:

Find a suitable apprenticeship or course of study with the employment agency.

With Check-U you can easily test your skills online, find out your interests and strengths and which career might suit you.

On the career orientation platform (BO-OF), you will find companies from the region that offer dual vocational training or dual study programs as well as internships. You can find out about careers and write to companies directly. You can find vacant apprenticeships on the "Jobwall" and many other apprenticeship vacancies under "Further information".

The portal of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training is a service for young people and educational professionals. zynd.de aims to successfully support young people in the process of vocational orientation.

The offer ranges from interactive 360° career field panoramas to the modules "A look into the future" and "Self-assessment and external assessment" to smaller learning modules such as "Who's the specialist? - The quiz".

There are many important questions to clarify before choosing a career. Parents can actively support their children in their career orientation.

Apprentice speed dating helps young people get their career off to a good start. Young people and companies have exactly ten minutes to convince each other of each other's merits. The pupils can introduce themselves to the companies present, hand over their application documents and conduct interviews for open apprenticeships or dual study places.

The application assistant YouBot plus helps you write your application (cover letter and CV). Further information about YouBot plus and all aspects of applications, job interviews and aptitude tests can be obtained from the school-to-work transition management team.

The Employment Agency offers various information and assistance on its website on the subject of applying for a training or study place.

The Back Up project of the Jugendbildungswerk supports young people and young adults aged 16 to 25 who are not in school or vocational training, are not in employment subject to social security contributions and are not taking advantage of any offers from the Federal Employment Agency or MainArbeit.

The City of Offenbach's transition management supports the successful transition from school to work.

There are several ways for students to finance their education. It is best to seek advice on this.

If you are studying in Germany, you can apply for BAföG (Federal Training Assistance Act) at the Office for Training Assistance (BAföG Office) in the place where you want to study. The Studierenden-/Studentenwerke are responsible for BAföG applications.

Students can apply for a scholarship to finance their studies. Scholarship databases on the internet can help in the search for a suitable scholarship.

Under certain conditions, it is also possible for trainees to receive BAföG.

Educational loans are another option for financing studies. Educational loans can be applied for for a limited period of time regardless of parental income, e.g. from the KfW Bank. As a rule, the educational loan is paid out monthly in installments and must be repaid with interest.