Qualified Training in a Collaborative System

Last updated: 14.6.2025
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The State of Brandenburg, with the support of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), promotes measures to strengthen the willingness and competence of businesses to provide training, as well as to improve the quality of vocational training. The aim is to enable young people to undertake in-company training in Brandenburg companies, thereby securing their professional prospects. The program is modular and targets various actors in vocational education.

Who is funded?

The "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program is aimed at businesses, chambers, and educational providers in Brandenburg who are committed to strengthening training readiness, competence, and quality. The goal is to enable young people to receive high-quality in-company training in the state of Brandenburg, thereby securing their career prospects. The measures cover various areas, from collaborative training to specialized service and coordination centers.

What is funded?

The "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program supports a range of measures to strengthen dual vocational training in Brandenburg, including collaborative training, inter-company apprentice training, training support in agriculture, and the establishment of service and coordination centers to improve training conditions and the integration of young people. The eligible measures are closely tailored to the needs of businesses and apprentices.

Type and Scope of Funding

The "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program offers grants for financial support of measures that strengthen in-company training quality in Brandenburg. The funding amount varies depending on the specific funding category and can be up to 90 percent of the total eligible expenses or granted as fixed lump sums and annual maximum amounts. Project durations are also adapted to the type of measure, from individual training periods to multi-year project funding.

Conditions and Requirements

For claiming funding under the "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program, specific conditions and requirements apply that applicants and beneficiaries must observe. These include criteria for implementing measures, requirements for cooperation partners, as well as general budgetary and EU-specific regulations that ensure transparency and proper use of funds.

Application Procedure

The application procedure for the "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program is generally processed digitally via the customer portal of the Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB). Submission deadlines vary depending on the funding category, from continuous application to fixed annual deadlines and specific cut-off dates. The granting authority decides on the funding at its dutiful discretion and based on the submitted documents.

The "Qualified Training in a Collaborative System (PAV)" program is based on a specific guideline of the State of Brandenburg, legitimized by various state and EU budgetary ordinances as well as EU regulations on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). This comprehensive legal basis ensures the proper implementation and administration of the funding and ensures compliance with all relevant regulations.

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Funding Overview

Funding Status

Funding Status:

Open

Maximum Amount

Maximum Amount:

Up to 90% of eligible total expenses; specific flat rates and fixed amounts up to €80,000 per year depending on the funding category. Minimum grants of €1,000 or €200,000 depending on the module.

Deadline

Deadline:

Varies depending on the funding category: continuous application, annually by 01.11. (ÜLU), at least 6 weeks before the start of the measure (Agriculture), or by specific ILB cut-off dates (Service Centers, Coordination Centers).

Open Until

Open Until:

31.07.2028

Award Channel

Award Channel:

Demand Driven Scheme

Region

Region:

Brandenburg (Germany)

Sectors

Sectors:

Education and Vocational Training, Research and Development, Other

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries:

Education & Training

Application Type

Application Type:

Optional Consortium

Funding Stages

Funding Stages:

Capacity Building, Implementation, Service Delivery, Planning, Basic Research, Applied Research, Experimental Development, Product Development, Process Optimization, Market Introduction, Scaling, Commercialization, Evaluation

Funding Provider

Program Level:

Regional

Funding Body:

Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy and the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection

Managed By:

Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)

Additional Partners:

Wirtschaftsförderung Land Brandenburg GmbH (WFBB), Federal Employment Agency (BA), Chambers, State Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Land Reorganization (LELF), Heinz-Piest-Institute for Craft Technology (HPI), Central Association of German Crafts (ZdH)

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