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  <title>kursberatung.de: Guides</title>
  <subtitle>Guides on the education voucher, AVGS and AZAV-certified courses in Germany</subtitle>
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  <author><name>Lars Ritter</name><email>beratung@kursberatung.de</email></author><updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>How to apply for an education voucher, step by step</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How to apply for a German education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) at the employment agency or job centre: preparation, meeting, justification, redemption.</summary>
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    <title>AVGS or education voucher: which one fits you?</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>AVGS and education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) compared: what each pays for, who gets it and in which order they make sense. With a table and examples.</summary>
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    <title>AZAV-certified: what the approval really means</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>AZAV explained: provider approval, course approval, certification bodies and approval numbers. How to tell whether a course in Germany can be funded.</summary>
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    <title>Comparing funded courses: an 8-point checklist</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How to recognise a good funded course in Germany: approval, certificate, format, support, practice and start date. A checklist for comparing courses.</summary>
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    <title>Funded training for employees: section 82 SGB III</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Even if you have a job in Germany, you can get funded continuing education. Requirements, employer contribution and process of the employee funding scheme.</summary>
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    <title>Continuing education while unemployed: how it works</title>
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    <updated>2026-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Training while unemployed in Germany: what the employment agency and job centre fund, what happens to your unemployment benefit and how to proceed.</summary>
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