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Further training for the digital working world
- Trainer-led online training courses
- Focus on IT training & digital topics
- For jobseekers & eligible employees
- Free application training for participants looking for a job
IT further training: a secure start to your professional future
Continuing education and lifelong learning are becoming increasingly important in view of our rapidly changing working world. IT skills and digital know-how are particularly in demand. Companies have long lacked the qualified specialists they need to drive forward their digitalization projects and remain competitive in the long term.
With the skills acquired in an IT training course, you can enter future-proof professions. Digital skills have also long been a prerequisite in many jobs outside the IT sector. Further IT training creates the basis for a secure job and a successful career.
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Skills shortage: IT training opens up job and career opportunities
The industry association Bitkom currently speaks of 149,000 vacant IT positions in German companies. In addition, there will be a shortage of around 140,000 IT specialists in the public sector alone by 2030, according to a study by management consultants McKinsey.
The demand for further IT training to qualify jobseekers and employees for new tasks is correspondingly high. Your advantage with further IT training: Future security and diverse career prospects.
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Subsidized further training: Up to 100 % cost coverage
As an AZAV-certified training partner, you benefit from a subsidized range of courses. Regardless of whether you are currently looking for a job or are in employment, up to 100% of the costs of your further training can be covered by the employment agency, job center or another funding body.
With funding opportunities such as the education voucher, you as a jobseeker can take part in your desired further training free of charge. Under the Qualification Opportunities Act, employees and companies receive high subsidies for further training costs and wages.
Online training: learning in the digital age
All our training courses take place online and are led by experienced trainers. You can take part either at one of our nationwide training centers or from the comfort of your own home.
- Online courses in real time
- Experienced trainers
- Manageable course sizes
Quick course start
Nationwide participation ensures stable class sizes and prevents longer waiting times until the start of further training. So you can start right away.
High motivation & learning success
Multimedia learning formats and innovative methods ensure a lot of exchange and fun in learning. This will help you to achieve your training goal safely and successfully.
Time and cost savings
You have the opportunity to take part in your training from home. This is convenient and, above all, saves time and money.
Digital competence
By incorporating digital applications and tools, you will also learn how to communicate and collaborate virtually in today’s working world.
We will provide you with the technical equipment for your online training in good time for the start. We will provide you with a notebook with a webcam, a screen, a keyboard and a headset for the duration of your training. All you need for your online training is internet access. Hardware and accessories will be delivered directly to your home in good time before the start of your training.
An onboarding appointment with our customer advisors ensures a smooth start for all training participants. And if there is ever a problem, our IT support is always there for you.
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Your training with us: process and content
No two training courses with us are the same. Because every person who comes to us has their own ideas about where they want to go professionally. We want to help you achieve this goal in the best possible way with our training courses. This is made possible by our modular course system, among other things.
Modular further training
Thanks to our modular course system in our training courses and courses tailored to your needs. You can book your desired training course as an individual course, combine several courses or attend the complete course.
In concrete terms, this means that in training modules lasting between one week and three months, you will acquire skills and certificates that will help you in your job or career. As a career changer, you can also complete comprehensive training courses lasting 7 to 12 months. Depending on your training needs and job objectives, we will put together an individual training plan for you.
Our trainers provide you with relevant knowledge for your profession. They focus primarily on practical skills and key competencies for the digital world of work.
Final examination and certificates
Many of our courses end with a certification exam, which you can pass to gain internationally recognized certificates from market leaders such as Microsoft, SAP® or Oracle. You show that you have qualified technical, methodological and product knowledge – and become an attractive applicant or employee. You will also receive a GFN certificate of attendance.
If no certification exam takes place, you will be issued with a GFN certificate upon completion and successful completion of the exam. It serves as proof of the skills you have acquired. This way you can prove that you are the right person for the position during the application process or in the event of an upcoming promotion.
Professional development: Your prospects & advantages
In Germany, 6.2 million people took part in continuing vocational training last year. And participation is increasing every year. Are you still unsure whether further training will help you? There are many good reasons and tangible advantages for this. Below you can find out how further training can benefit you when looking for a job and in your career.
Your prospects with further training:
- Better job opportunities: In view of the shortage of skilled workers, employers are looking for well-trained employees more than ever. The qualifications you have acquired in further training will put you ahead of the competition on the job market.
- Up-to-date practical knowledge: Job profiles and requirements are constantly changing. With further training, you can keep your finger on the pulse and impress potential employers with up-to-date knowledge and immediately applicable skills.
- More challenging tasks: Thanks to your new skills, you will be able to take on more challenging and interesting tasks. You can actively shape your work area and open up exciting career prospects.
- Better promotion prospects: Further training is often the key to promotion to higher positions. Your acquired knowledge and practical skills make you a competent contact person who is ready to take on responsibility.
- Higher salary: Whether you are an applicant or an employee – you can increase your market value with additional qualifications. This will help you negotiate your salary in a job interview and make career leaps in your new job.
- Successful industry change: Further training enables you to make a lateral entry into future-proof jobs and industries. You bring new perspectives and approaches that make you an attractive candidate.
As you can see, further training is more than just a trend. More and more people see the need to adapt to the changing demands of the world of work with new skills – and thus gain numerous professional advantages. We would be happy to advise you on your options.
Further training and coaching: Optimal support on the job
If you are still unsure about your career goals or need support with your next steps towards the job market, a subsidized AVGS coaching program can help you.
Coaching can be useful before, during or even after your training. With us, you get everything from a single source – coaching and professional development.
Whether you need coaching for exam nerves, job application coaching or support when starting a job – you will receive the best possible support at all times.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the subject of further training
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2 If you fail the exam, you can repeat your training (with the exception of SAP® certification) free of charge until you successfully complete it – without another training voucher. The success guarantee only applies to the next possible course offered by GFN. Any examination fees, system/software fees or individual support services provided by the cost bearer, e.g. ALG I/citizen’s allowance, are not covered.
3 With us, you can be sure of job opportunities far above the market average: over 95 percent of our graduates start their careers after completing their sponsored GFN training.