Choose the profession you want to train in and look for a training place. Find out whether that training counts as qualified (B1) or other (A2), or plan a preparatory German course. Check the current money figures for your kind of training. Prepare your school and identity documents, and guardian documents if you are a minor. Ask the DMW about the OEC and complete PEOS if it applies to you.

Ausbildung in Germany for Filipinos

Yes, Filipinos can do an Ausbildung (vocational training) in Germany. You need a training place, German at level B1 for qualified training or A2 as a rule for other training, and proof that you can pay for your first year.

An Ausbildung is a training program that combines learning a profession with practical work, in a company (dual) or a vocational school. This guide explains what the official sources ask for, in plain words. Each point links to its source so you can check it yourself. Amounts are dated and change, so confirm them on the official page before you apply.

What you need

A training place

The vocational-training visa requires a specific place at a company or a school. The Federal Employment Agency generally has to consent. Individual training providers can also set their own entry requirements, so check them for each place.

German language: B1 or A2

B1 German is required for qualified vocational training (a formally recognized training occupation). For other training, A2 is the rule. Either level can be replaced at entry if you enroll in a preparatory intensive German course instead of holding the certificate beforehand.

Money for the first year

You must show at least EUR 959 a month for school-based training, or EUR 822 net (EUR 1,048 gross) a month for company-based (dual) training. If your training pay is below that amount, or during an unpaid language course, you must prove the shortfall separately, for example with a blocked account (Sperrkonto). These figures come from an August 2025 information sheet and are adjusted over time.

Good to know

You may work up to 20 hours a week in a job unrelated to your training.
If your training place ends through no fault of your own, you are guaranteed up to 6 months to find another one before the permit can be revoked on that basis.
An Ausbildung is not a job-search route. If you want to look for work instead, see the guide to working in Germany.

The Philippine side

If you are under 18: German training can start at 16. A minor who travels out of the Philippines without a parent needs a travel clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), according to the Philippine Embassy in Berlin.
Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC): Philippine law defines an Overseas Filipino Worker as a Filipino doing paid work abroad, with an exception only for government-recognized exchange programs. A trainee with a paid Ausbildung contract is likely to fall under it, which would mean getting an OEC from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and completing the free online seminar PEOS first if it is your first time working abroad. This is our reading of the law, not a DMW statement about Ausbildung, so confirm with the DMW or the nearest Philippine Overseas Labor Office before you rely on it.

Where do I start?

Choose the profession you want to train in and look for a training place.
Find out whether that training counts as qualified (B1) or other (A2), or plan a preparatory German course.
Check the current money figures for your kind of training.
Prepare your school and identity documents, and guardian documents if you are a minor.
Ask the DMW about the OEC and complete PEOS if it applies to you.

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Official sources

Last checked: September 20, 2026. This is general guidance, not legal or immigration advice. Figures change, so confirm them on the official pages.