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BAföG recognition of training courses at private art schools

Private artistic vocational schools can have their training courses recognized as equivalent in accordance with Section 2 Paragraph 2 of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). This enables trainees to finance their training with the help of student BAföG.

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Detailed description

The cultural and creative metropolis of Hamburg is home to many private art schools. As vocational training centers, they offer creative young people a wide range of artistic development and learning opportunities. They train young artists in practical courses such as acting, dance, singing, music, writing, graphic, fashion and game design. At the end of the training, the student receives a professional qualification.
Private artistic vocational schools can have their training courses recognized as equivalent in accordance with Section 2 Paragraph 2 of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). Successful recognition enables trainees to finance their training with the help of student BAföG. In addition, it ensures that the training courses are equivalent to those of state vocational schools. Recognition of equivalence must be made individually for each training course.
The Authority for Culture and Media is responsible for recognizing the equivalence of training courses and for supervising private art schools.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • The applicants are private art schools registered with the Authority for Culture and Media, which are run as supplementary schools under the Hamburg law for privately run schools and lead to a vocational qualification.
  • BAföG recognition can only take place 6 months after the school starts operating.

Documents required

In addition to the necessary general information (name and address of the applicant), the application must contain in particular the following information:

Information about

FORMAL PROCESS OF TRAINING

- Consistency of training offer
- Dates of start of training
- Duration of training
- Structuring the training into training sections
- Information on the entry requirements (e.g. is there an entrance exam?)
- Information on performance evaluation and performance monitoring
- If applicable, information about transfer/promotion to the next higher training phase
- Conducting a closing procedure
- Type and content of the final procedure (examination regulations)

TRAINING CONTENT

- Curriculum for the entire training
- Prospective professional qualification
- Total number of hours for each subject over the training period and their distribution over the semesters.
- a timetable showing the number of weekly hours and the distribution of subjects across the semesters.

STUDENTS

- Information on the total number of students targeted
- Information on the target number of students per year group
- Information on the target number of students per subject/class

LECTURERS

- List of teachers (with subject assignment)
- Number of permanent and freelance teachers
- Proof of qualifications of the lecturers (CV + certificate)


PREMISES
- Proof of the suitability of the premises
- Equipment with teaching and learning materials

Deadlines

no

Procedure

BAföG recognition of training courses at private art schools

  • Informal application
  • Transmission of the following information:

1. Formal course of training

2. Training content

3. Students

4. Lecturers

5. Premises

Processing time

About 8 weeks.

Fees

no

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Recognition of the individual training courses as equivalent in accordance with Section 2 Paragraph 2 of the Federal Training Assistance Act.

Address and contact information

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Keywords: Artistic private schools, creative schools, supplementary schools, independent schools

Last updated: 23.05.2025