Have events recognized by educational leave providers

You must apply to the relevant office for recognition of an event as an educational leave measure using the appropriate form.

• Submit the application documents by e-mail or post.
• The responsible office will check the application documents and decide on the application.
• You will receive a decision from the responsible office.
• You submit a report form at the end of the validity of the recognition.

For general questions and applications, please contact the State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care.

• It must be a vocational or socio-political training course or a combination thereof.
• The event must comprise at least three days - in block or interval form - and at least four teaching hours before 8 p.m. and an average of six teaching hours per day.
• As the applicant, you are responsible for the organizational and technical/educational implementation of the event. You plan, organize and implement the event yourself.
• The event must be openly accessible. The announcement must be published.
• Participation in the event must not be dependent on membership of a religious community, party, trade union, other association or institution. Target group-specific offers, for example for special professional groups, are possible.
• Participation in the event must be voluntary.

Online events:

Events in online or hybrid format can be recognized if the requirements for recognition in face-to-face format are met. The following additional regulations apply:

• Online teaching may only be held as synchronous teaching, i.e. with the course leader and participants present at the same time.
• Attendance must be compulsory.
• Online teaching days must be listed in a separate teaching program. In the case of hybrid courses, you must also report the days of face-to-face teaching.

You cannot have e-learning or asynchronous online courses recognized.

• Uniform federal application for recognition of a further training event
• Detailed program showing the training content and times
• proof of the public announcement of the event - flyer, screenshot of the homepage
• If applicable, proof of previous recognition in other federal states

• Form: Attachment to the application for recognition Rhineland-Palatinate"

free of charge

As a rule, you must submit the recognition three months before the start of the first training day.

The processing time depends on the completeness of your documents and the start of the training.

• Educational Leave Act
• State Ordinance on the Implementation of the Education Leave Act (BFGDVO)

12.02.2025