One good website for acquiring information on study courses is studienwahl.de. You will find detailed information on all study areas and individual study courses there, in English as well (studienwahl.de/en/study-opportunities.htm). With the search function, you can find out where in Germany you can study a specific subject. This applies to dual study courses as well. For example, write “civil engineering” as the search term. The search results are shown both as a list and as points on a map of Germany. The Hochschulkompass also offers a facility for searching for study courses throughout Germany. If you are looking for information in the form of videos, you can have a look at films on study courses on BERUFE.TV. The website AusbildungPlus provides information specifically about dual study courses.
You can find comprehensive descriptions of dual training and training in schools in BERUFENET. You can enter a specific occupation in the search field, or use the A-Z search. “Search access via occupational fields” is also possible. For example, if you open the description of the occupation “chemical laboratory assistant”, together with other things you will find information on the vocational training, access and work involved in this occupation. You can view films on vocational training occupations at BERUFE.TV as well. Many of the films are provided with English subtitles. You can find reports from young people talking about their vocational training on the planet-beruf.de website at “Mein Beruf" ("My occupation").
One goal, several paths
With some occupations the question of studying or vocation training does not arise. Anyone who wants to be a doctor has to study medicine; a person who wants to work as an engineer decides on an engineering degree. And for bakers, the only path is via the dual system of vocational education and training.
There are also occupations or fields of activity that do not lay down a fixed path. If you want to work in a bank, for example, you can study business administration (in the form of dual studies as well) or go through the dual system and train as a bank employee. This also applies to interpreters and translators: study courses and training in schools lead to this occupation.
If there is more than one path to the goal, you will have to decide. The following table [Download here, PDF - 118 KB] provides an overview of the four paths:
Studying and Dual studies
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Studying |
Dual studies |
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Qualifications |
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, state examination, in some cases “Diplom” and “Magister” |
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Learning locations |
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Duration (standard) |
Bachelor's degree: 6-8 semesters |
3 to 4.5 years |
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Costs/pay |
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Setup / |
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Where and when can you apply? |
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Type of activity during education
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Where can I find places / stdy places?
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dual training and training in schools
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dual training |
training in schools |
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Qualifications |
Vocational qualification |
Vocational qualification |
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Learning locations |
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Duration (standard) |
2 to 3.5 years |
1 to 3 years |
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Costs/pay |
Monthly training pay depending on the branch and company |
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Setup / |
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Where and when can you apply? |
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Type of activity during education
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Where can I find places / study places? |
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More information
Contact points and important links
abi>> Portal
Heading „Studium“: studium.abi.de
Heading „Ausbildung“: ausbildung.abi.de
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