FAQ - english

No, it is not obligatory to attend. The laws concerning your privacy are observed and the data of your video won’t be saved.

The federal government recommends to stay home as long as there isn’t an important reason to leave it even when it comes to work. We agree with this recommendation because even if a job interview is important your own health is always essential.

Normally it would be possible but due to the coronavirus it is not possible right now.

-> The apprenticeship pay is job-related and depends on the kind of apprenticeship, the year in which the training starts and the collective bargaining law. Due to wage and salary negotiations the apprenticeship pay often increases.

We cannot confirm it across-the-board, but in Europe a lot of apprenticeship graduations as well as bachelor degrees are officially recognized. Furthermore, we cannot assess it and - to be serious - a personal counselling would be necessary to see more individual details.

Modual qualification means a specific kind of a certified learning and examination system leading to an accredited professional qualification.

The closing dates are different and are started at the respective job announcements.

Currently, we already have assigned many formation-/ study places. We suggest taking a look at our vacancies at ausbildung.lvr.de . This is where we always share information concerning our latest job announcements.

Concerning jobs belonging to the sector of administration you should apply for 12 to 15 months before start. Relating to other kind of jobs, the closing date for applications can be short-time. For more details, please see the different job informations at this web page.

Referring to the different job advertisements, you can directly use our online application system.

After having sent your application, you will get an arrival notice via email. Otherwise, please contact immediatly Mrs. Andrea Ecker ( phone: 0221 / 809 7539; email: andrea.ecker@lvr.de)

Based on the final school report results, we first make a preselection. Afterwards, qualified applicants will be invited either to a preliminary screening test or directly to a job interview. The number of different selection steps depends on the job you applies for.

It won’t take a long time! Usually, you will get a feedback within a week.

These traditional terms belonging to the civil service law date back to prussian times.

Today, being more catchy than the official unwieldy terms, these terms still are used colloquially.

e.g. coll.: „gehobener Dienst“

off.: „2. Laufbahngruppe, 1. Einstiegsamt in der 3. Qualifikationsebene“

Simplified expressed, all these terms can be characterized as follows:

Einfacher Dienst: simple tasks which can be done without professional qualification

Mittlerer Dienst: operational or administrative tasks; a completed final exam will be necessary.

Requirement for access to this kind of apprenticeship: Fachoberschulreife

Gehobener Dienst: operational and administrative tasks with or without decision-making power and, in case of a universitary degree, also leading executive tasks

Höherer Dienst: Specialized tasks and managerial functions

Condition for entry: universitary Master’s degree or completed modular qualification.

The apprenticeship towards VFA follows the job educational laws (BBiG) on the basis of an

employee status, lasts three years and takes place at the LVR, the job college

(Berufskolleg) and the Institute of Rhenish Studies (RheinStud).

The apprenticeship leading to the graduation as „Verwaltungswirt*in takes place under civil

service status at the LVR and the Institute of Rhenish Studies and lasts two years.

In most cases, VFA as well as Verwaltungswirte are concerned with the same fields of work.

It is not possible to give a global suggestion.

In fact, your choice also depends on your own character and your eagerness to learn.

The apprenticeship resulting in the job qualification as Verwaltungswirt*in only lasts two years and requires a steeply rising learning curve, whereas the apprenticeship towards VFA lasts three years and, due to the additional year, offers more time to learn and a solid basis of education.

Yes, if necessary, we offer an in-house-coaching in small groups being teached by skilled collegues.

Due to the enterprize size, the LVR offers good prospects to progress within the career bracket „gehobener Dienst“ and a promotion up to the A13GD level can be quiet realistic.

A Bachelor’s degree gained, you could continue with part-time studies leading to a Master’s degree which offers the possibility to advance directly to the civil service career level „höherer Dienst“.