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The Bildungsgutschein under §81 SGB III is a funding instrument that can cover a vocational training at 100%. Since 01.01.2025 the Agentur für Arbeit is its sole issuer. You get it by applying through your caseworker, and the decision is discretionary, not an automatic entitlement.
Typically 3 months from issuance. Within that window you must start the training (§81 Abs. 4 SGB III). An extension is possible with a wichtiger Grund (e.g. illness) - but you cannot rely on it.
Yes - during a state-funded training your ALG-I claim burns at a 2:1 ratio (§148 Abs. 1 Nr. 7 SGB III). A 16-week course extends your ALG-I horizon by about 8 weeks.
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