EQJ Programme Directive
EQJ-Programm-Richtlinie (EQJR)

Directive on the Implementation of the Special Programme for Entry-Level Qualification (Richtlinie zur Durchführung des Sonderpro-gramms Einstiegsqualifizierung) of 5 August 2004, last amended on 12 January 2007

With the Special Programme for Entry-Level Qualification, the Federal Government supports the efforts of the partners in the “National pact for training and junior skilled employees in Germany” (Nationaler Pakt für Ausbildung und Fachkräftenachwuchs in Deutschland). Labour Agencies may reimburse up to EUR 192 per month towards the work experience allowance paid to a young person by a company, and the Agency may also pay a lump-sum social security premium. The Fed-eral Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales) has meanwhile extended the programme by another year until the end of 2008 and, starting in October 2006, it increased the number of available positions to 40,000. Details on the implementation of the special programme are laid down in the EQJ Programme Directive.