As a nurse, you provide professional and independent care to sick people and people in need of care of all ages. You will observe and document the overall condition of your patients, carry out the necessary medical treatment measures and guide them towards health-promoting behaviour. To do this, you will acquire general medical and nursing expertise in the first two years of your training. You will deepen this knowledge in the third year of training with your practical assignments in acute or long-term care.
The new generalist nursing training (nursing specialist) offers you a combination of the previous professions of geriatric nursing, healthcare and nursing as well as healthcare and paediatric nursing.
Due to demographic developments, the need for nursing care and therefore the demands on nursing staff are increasing enormously. The generalist nursing training programme helps you to meet these requirements and opens up numerous career and development opportunities.
As a nursing specialist, you will also acquire a professional qualification that is recognised in all countries of the European Union. Committed graduates can later work in a managerial position, e.g. as a ward or nursing service manager. Another option is to complete a relevant degree programme such as nursing science, nursing management, nursing education or healthcare management. In this way, the nursing profession offers an ideal springboard for your career in the healthcare sector!
You also need sufficient knowledge of German (at least level B1 at the start of the training, B2 is recommended).
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!
If you have already completed training in a nursing profession abroad, you have the option of taking the knowledge test here or starting an adaptation course .
In the three-year generalist nursing training course, you will learn essential skills to assess the individual care needs of people of all ages in different life and care situations. You will be able to organise, design and manage the care process.
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In the first and second year of training, you will receive general and interdisciplinary training. In the third year of training you can
The generalist nursing training programme is divided into theoretical and practical phases (dual training).
Depending on your choice of training company, you will have to complete internships in the areas of outpatient care, inpatient long-term care (e.g. in a retirement home), acute care (in hospitals) and in-depth internships in psychiatry and paediatrics.
The content of the lessons is divided into 11 areas of expertise:
We look forward to receiving your application with the following application documents:
You will be informed of other specific entry requirements during the interview.
We will be happy to help you choose your training institution.
Your training company will pay you an appropriate training allowance. This is based on the collective wages of ver.di and can vary from organisation to organisation. The amounts stated should therefore only be seen as guidelines.
Source: ver.di (retrieval date 05/2024)
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
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.
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.
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.
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