This is going to change in 2027:
Start: January 2027
Compensation: Mandatory Apprenticeship Wages
Duration: 18 Months (in fulltime training)
Certificate of Professional Qualification: yes
Application: Online – fast and easy
Your benefits
A nationally recognised vocational qualification as a nursing assistant (m/f/d) in Germany.
Further training programmes.
Additional opportunities for job rotation, secondment and promotion.
Requirements
A secondary school leaving certificate or an equivalent qualification.
Admission is also possible without a qualification, provided the nursing school gives a positive assessment.
Good health, reliability and B2-level German language skills.
Structure of Training
1,050 hours of theory & practical classes
at the state-approved nursing college, the Pflegefachschule Hannover.
1,280 hours of practical training
Three compulsory placements in a hospital, a residential care home, and an outpatient care service.