Abschluss: First general education school leaving certificate

Orthopaedic technology mechanic

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State Recognition

Yes

Type of Training/Education

Duale Ausbildung: Schule und Praxis

SPECIALS

–

Training ALLOWANCE

A training salary is paid that increases with the years of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Orthopaedic mechanical specialists make orthopaedic aids, such as prostheses, arm supports, bandages and wheelchairs. They advise patients based on their clinical profile regarding the various options for orthopaedic aids. They then prepare sketches of these aids and manufacture them. Orthopaedic mechanical specialists fit the orthopaedic aids to the patient and advise on their function and use.

Where can I work?

After training, you will find jobs mainly in orthopaedic technology and rehabilitation workshops or in medical supply stores.

What requirements must I meet?

First general school leaving certificate
A careful and precise way of working is desirable.

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Handwerkskammer Hamburg

Berufliche Schule Gesundheit Luftfahrt Technik (BS 10)

Care assistance with a focus on home and family care (CA H&F)

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

STATE RECOGNITION

Yes

TYPE OF TRAINING/EDUCATION

Academic

SPECIALS

Ausbildungsbeginn ist der erste Schultag nach den Sommerferien.
Der praktische Teil dieser Ausbildung wird in Praktikumsbetrieben erlernt.

Training ALLOWANCE

Since it is a school-based training, no training allowance is paid.

WHAT ARE MY ACTIVITIES IN THIS JOB?

Care assistants with a focus on home and family care provide basic care and support for people with a special need. These include, above all, people who are ill, senior citizens and people with disabilities. They help with personal hygiene, dressing and undressing and serving food. They motivate people to exercise and occupy themselves.

Teaching takes place in learning fields with the areas of nursing, nutrition, home economics, care and administration.

Contents (excerpt):
• Basic care
• Treatment care
• Medication theory
• First aid measures
• Introduction to care planning
• Housekeeping
• Care

If you have received the “note of equivalence with the Realschulabschluss”, you can change to other training occupations, such as generalist nursing training (GeP) or directly (without training as a social pedagogical assistant) to educator training.

WHERE CAN I WORK?

Care assistants with a focus on home and family care often work as employees or self-employed in institutions such as:

• Home-based business
• Families
• Day care centres for children
• Outpatient and inpatient facilities
• Institutions for the disabled
• Residential communities for people of all ages in need for care

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

Advanced technical college entrance qualification/ higher education entrance qualification or
Intermediate school leaving certificate or
First general school leaving certificate
Proof of main residence in Hamburg, extended certificate of good conduct without any entries.
Further requirements are the completion of the 16th year of age in the year of application, and health suitability. Beyond that, there must be no initial training.

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

Those who meet the requirements can apply for a training grant (BAföG).

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Vocational School Burgstraße

Chemical laboratory assistant

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

Specials

Training ALLOWANCE

Generally, a training salary is paid that increases with the years of training. At the beginning, the training salary is around 1,030 euros.

What are my activities in this job?

Chemical laboratory assistants test organic and inorganic substances or products and investigate chemical processes. They also produce mixtures of substances and develop or optimise the synthesis process of preparations. When analysing substances, they use various chemical and physical methods. Immunological, diagnostic or biotechnical examinations are also part of their tasks. They carry out the measurements largely independently. They record experimental procedures and evaluate them on the computer.

Chemical laboratory assistants work in a team-oriented manner in close cooperation with natural scientists and engineers.
Chemical laboratory assistants carry out analyses and quality controls, syntheses and metrological tasks independently, planning the work processes occurring in laboratories, recording the work and evaluating the work results. In their work, they must take a high degree of responsibility and in particular observe the rules and regulations on occupational safety, health protection, environmental protection and quality assurance. In the last third of the training, team and project work in different areas is possible. This depends on the company’s focus and the special knowledge and skills acquired up to that point.

Where can I work?

Chemical laboratory assistants work primarily in research, development and production laboratories in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, the paint and coatings industry, the food and cosmetics industries. They are also employed in scientific and medical institutes of universities. In addition, they may work in commercial laboratories or at environmental agencies, among others.

What requirements must I meet?

General higher education entrance qualification, advanced technical college certificate or
Intermediate school leaving certificate
A pronounced interest in the natural sciences is an advantage for this apprenticeship.
Health certificate, certificate of conduct, immunisations

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Vocational school Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, agriculture (BS 06)

Dental technician

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3,5 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

Details

A careful and precise manner of working is desirable.

Training ALLOWANCE

A training wage is paid that increases for each year of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Dental technicians make dental prosthetics. Using dental impressions, they make crowns, implants or prostheses. Their duties also include the cleaning and repair of dental prostheses as well as the manufacture of orthodontic appliances such as braces. They work primarily with plastics, ceramics and metals.

QUALIFICATION: Dental technician

Where can I work?

Dental technicians work primarily in dental laboratories.

What requirements must I meet?

First general education school leaving certificate or
Another general school education
Careful and precise way of working
Completed (school) internships are an advantage

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Handwerkskammer Hamburg

GELUTEC

Veterinary assistant

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Academic and practical

Details

The academic training lasts three years and includes a theoretical component in a school and a practical portion within the training organization.

Training ALLOWANCE

A training wage is paid that increases for each year of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Veterinary assistants provide assistance with treatments as well as surgical interventions by veterinarians. They care for the animals throughout the entire course of treatment in the practice or clinic. They also prepare X-ray imagery, work in the laboratory and care for the animals at the infirmary. They also advise animal owners on prevention, follow-up care and proper animal ownership.

Veterinary assistants are also responsible for hygiene, maintaining the proper condition of the veterinary pharmacy and providing first aid for animals. Another area of responsibility is the administration and organization of the everyday work of the practice.

QUALIFICATION: Veterinary assistant

Where can I work?

Veterinary assistants work mainly in veterinary practices or clinics as well as in veterinary diagnostic laboratories, zoos, animal shelters and pet shops.

What requirements must I meet?

Intermediate school-leaving qualification or
Completion of education & training that extends the first general school leaving certificate or
Another general school education
Fun and skill in working with animals
No fear of contact with animal bodily secretions
General health fitness

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Berufliche Schule für medizinische Fachberufe auf der Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg

Tierärztekammer Hamburg

Emergency medical technician

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

The academic training lasts three to nine months

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

Details

Even after training & education is completed, further education sessions must be attended regularly in order to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills

Training ALLOWANCE

No remuneration is paid during the school training course.

What are my activities in this job?

Emergency medical technicians provide first aid at the scene of an emergency under the supervision of a paramedic. They support the paramedic until the emergency doctor arrives. They also transport the victim under professional care to the hospital. Then they disinfect the ambulance and prepare it for its next emergency callout.

During patient transport, technicians monitor the bodily functions of the patient and restore them as necessary. They are also responsible for transport certificates, incident reports and documentation of the callout. Emergency medical techician also receive and coordinate emergency calls at the office.

QUALIFICATION: Emergency medical technician

Where can I work?

Emergency medical technicians work primarily in hospitals, mainly as part of the ambulance service or the emergency services. Emergency medical technicians can also work for blood donation services, city fire departments, disaster aid organisations, and local rescue services.

What requirements must I meet?

First general school leaving certificate or
Completion of ten years of education beyond the first general education school leaving certificate
If a two year education & training course has been completed
General medical fitness, minimum age 18 years

How much will the training cost?

Subject to certain costs, such as school fees or admission/examination fees.

Do you want to know more?

Educational Centre Schlump

Pharmaceutical commercial clerk

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

SPECIALS

The training lasts 3 years and includes academic classroom portions as well as practical portions through the training organisation.

Training ALLOWANCE

Compensation is paid for the practical portion, but not for the school portion.

What are my activities in this job?

The core duties of pharmaceutical-commercial clerks are the commercial and organisational aspects of the pharmacy. Knowledge and skills in merchandise management, stocking and pricing, warehousing etc. as well as processing of invoices and computer skills are taught. Trainees are provided with information on the manufacture, testing and supply of medicinal products. The duties of a pharmaceutical-commercial clerk include giving advice on common pharmaceutical goods such as cosmetics and wound dressings. Advice regarding medicinal products and their dispensation, however, is left to pharmacists and pharmaceutical-technical assistants.

Where can I work?

Due to their pharmaceutical and commercial training, pharmaceutical-commercial clerks work primarily for public chemists/pharmacies but also for hospital chemists/pharmacies, in the wholesale pharmaceutical industry, commercial pharmacies or for administration and government agencies.

What requirements must I meet?

First general education school leaving certificate is an advantage.
Pharmaceutical-commercial clerks are a state-recognised trained occupation that has no legally mandated schooling requirements for entrance to the training & education programme. The contents of the programme, however, build upon the basic secondary schooation and government agencies.
A good general education as well as good knowledge of German, mathematics and the natural sciences are prerequisites.
Pharmaceutical and commercial interest are just as important as diligence, reliability and the ability to work in a team.

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Berufliche Schule Chemie, Biologie, Pharmazie, Agrarwirtschaft (BS06)

Orthopaedic shoemaker

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3,5 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

SPECIALS

–

Training allowance

A training wage is paid that increases for each year of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Orthopaedic shoemakers make orthopaedic shoes or orthotics as prescribed by a doctor. They create individually customised footwear in order to counteract abnormal foot positions or injuries. They are also responsible for the customisation and sale of orthopaedic aids, such as insoles.

Where can I work?

Orthopaedic shoemakers work primarily for orthopaedic shoemaking workshops and clinics and rehabilitation facilities as well as for healthcare supply stores and orthopaedic shoemaking departments.

What requirements must I meet?

First general education school leaving certificate
A careful and precise manner of working is desirable.

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Handwerkskammer Hamburg

Berufsschule der Hwk Lübeck

Masseur & medical bath attendant

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

2,5 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Academic

Details

After passing the final examination, a six-month placement in the field must be completed.

Training allowance

No remuneration is paid during the school training course. The subsequent placement is paid.

What are my activities in this job?

Masseurs and medical bath attendants treat patients based on doctor’s referrals or for voluntary treatments using massages, baths, exercise therapies, electrotherapy, thermotherapy, radiotherapy and other physical treatment methods.

They implement doctor’s orders, but can also provide preventive treatment. They work primarily with light, heat, cold, mechanical forces and water. They also document and invoice the treatments.

QUALIFICATION: Masseur & medical bath attendant

Where can I work?

Masseurs and medical bath assistants work in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, health centres, massage practices, senior homes and physiotherapy practices as well as for nursing services.

What requirements must I meet?

First stage general secondary education certificate or equivalent education or
Completion of a training & education programme of at least one year
General health suitability
Personal and social competence

How much will the training cost?

In some cases, costs are incurred, such as tuition fees or admission and examination fees.

Do you want to know more?

Döpfer Schullen

Ludwig Fresenius Schulen Hamburg

Health & nursing assistant

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

2 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

SPECIALS

960 theoretical and 500 practical hours as well as 2,240 practical hours within the training organisation.

Training allowance

A training wage is paid that increases for each year of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Health and nursing assistants support those who are ill or otherwise require basic care (e.g. showers), and also support them with medical treatment (e.g. medications, bandages). They work under the guidance of a nursing professional.

QUALIFICATION: Health & nursing assistant

Where can I work?

Health and nursing assistants can work in various institutions such as retirement homes, nursing homes, daytime care centres and outpatient care services as well as in hospitals and assisted care facilities.

What requirements must I meet?

No school leaving certificate is required
General health suitability
Qualities such as patience, empathy, responsibility and teamwork are beneficial

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Ausbildungsberatung in der Gesundheits- & Pflegeassistenz

Berufliche Schule Burgstraße

AfP Akademie für Pflege in Hamburg

Schulungszentrum für Altenpflege

Schule für Gesundheitsberufe (SFG) im HSB e.V.

Pflegeschule Alstertal

Evangelische Berufsschule für Pflege “Das Rauhe Haus”

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz