Nursing assistance
Job description
As a nursing assistant, you look after and care for old or sick people or people with disabilities. You support nursing staff in providing professional care, take care of food and are responsible for cleanliness and hygiene. You will also carry out simple doctor's orders and check the pulse, temperature, blood pressure and breathing of those in need of care or accompany them to examinations.
Admission requirements
To successfully complete the apprenticeship, you should be helpful, reliable and careful. If you enjoy looking after and caring for sick people, the elderly or people with disabilities, then you have the most important qualities for this profession.
Further formal requirements for the apprenticeship are
- Secondary school leaving certificate or equivalent or
- with a secondary school leaving certificate, you can start directly in grade 2 after an aptitude interview at school
- if applicable, an employment contract with a provider of practical vocational training (only for part-time training)
- if applicable, proof of recognition of previous vocational training from the State Office for Schools and Education (only for shortened programmes)
We will be happy to inform you about the possibilities of crediting existing training or partial training and thus shortening the training during a personal interview!
Training structure
The generally two-year training programme is divided into learning fields. During training, blocks of theoretical lessons at school alternate with work placements in hospitals, outpatient care facilities or nursing homes.
If you would like to find out more about how to become a nursing assistant, you can download an overview here.
Application
We look forward to receiving your application with the following application documents:
- Cover letter
- complete CV in tabular form (signed and with e-mail address)
- one passport photo (+ one digital passport photo)
- notarised copies of certificates
You will be informed of other specific entry requirements during the interview.
Please enclose a stamped envelope with your application if you are applying by post. You can also apply directly online using our application form.
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Conclusion
After passing the written and practical examination, you can call yourself a"state-certifiednursing assistant".
If your final certificate from the vocational school for nursing assistants has an overall grade point average of at least 3.0, you will be awarded the intermediate school leaving certificate!
Education voucher
Funding via education voucher from the employment agency or job centre (according to SGB II or III), but also possible via pension insurance providers and BFD.
Please enquire with your case manager about your personal funding options. If you fulfil the requirements, the course fees and any other costs will be covered.
BAföG
The latest changes to BAföG have brought numerous improvements: there are more people entitled to funding and higher funding amounts. Please contact your education funding office. You can find the locations of all offices at www.das-neue-bafoeg.de
- BAföG can be applied for our vocational training programme. Find out more at: www.bafög.de
- AFBG: Upgrading Training Assistance Act ("Meister BAföG"). Find out more at: www.aufstiegs-bafoeg.de
- Education loan: www.kfw.de
During the interview, we will also inform you about the possibility of municipal reimbursement of travel expenses, scholarship offers and job vacancies with our cooperation partners.
WeGebAU
Low-skilled employees, unskilled employees and employees in small and medium-sized enterprises can be supported: Your employer must release you from work for the duration of the training programme while continuing to pay your salary. Under certain conditions, the employer can be granted a wage subsidy. To do this, your employer must enquire about individual funding options at the Employer Service of the Employment Agency.