Have seminars for staff council members from public administration recognized as suitable for educational leave by the Federal Agency for Civic Education

Do you organize educational events for staff councils in public administration? If so, the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB) can, under certain conditions, recognize your event as suitable for educational leave.

Members of staff councils in public administration are entitled to educational leave for training and educational events under the Federal Personnel Representation Act, provided that the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB) recognizes their educational offer as suitable. 
For recognition by the BpB, your educational event should, for example, focus on one of the following topics:

• Service and employment law 
• Social law 
• Personnel planning 
• meeting practice

If members of the staff council are released from duty for your educational offer, this can have a positive effect on the number of participants.
The recognition by the BpB refers exclusively to the educational event itself, not generally to you as an educational institution.
 

You can apply for recognition of your educational event by the BpB in writing:

• There is no form. You can apply for recognition informally.
• Send your application with all required documents by mail to the Federal Agency for Civic Education. 
• The BpB will review the application and the program of your educational event.
• The BpB will send you the certificate of recognition or a notice of rejection by mail.
   

You should apply for recognition at least 6 weeks before the start of the educational measure.

There are no costs for you.

You can lodge an objection against the rejection notice with the Federal Agency for Civic Education within 1 month.