Training
"The boss isn't here, ask someone else."
The registered trainer is permanently absent and no one else takes care of things.
§ 28 BBiG / § 30 BBiG
The boss may NOT do that
The trainer must be personally + professionally + pedagogically qualified and present!
Anyone who trains must be personally and professionally suitable (§ 28 BBiG); professional suitability includes vocational and work-related teaching skills, usually proven by the trainer aptitude exam (AEVO, § 30 BBiG). The company must carry out the training itself or expressly appoint a trainer (§ 14 (1) no. 2 BBiG) — one who is practically never there does not meet that. The IHK/HWK monitors suitability (§ 32 BBiG) and can object to shortcomings; in serious cases the responsible state authority can prohibit training (§ 33 BBiG).
What the law says
§ 28 BBiG – Personal suitability
Anyone who hires or trains trainees must be personally suitable. Personally unsuitable is in particular anyone who is not allowed to employ children and young people.
§ 30 BBiG – Professional suitability
Professionally suitable is anyone who possesses the vocational skills, knowledge and abilities as well as the occupational and work-pedagogical skills.
§ 32 BBiG – Prohibition
The competent body must prohibit the hiring and training of trainees if the personal or professional suitability is lacking.
What you can do
- Record the dates + hours during which no trainer was available.
- In place of the trainer: has the company named a "training instructor"? If not, there is a clear gap.
- Involve the IHK training advisor — they check the suitability.
- In case of a permanent deficit: a change of training company may be possible.
Email template for your trainer
Subject: Availability of the trainer
Dear [management / HR management],
my registered trainer Mr/Ms [name] has been permanently unavailable since [date/period]. No training instructor has been named to me as a substitute.
Under §§ 28, 30 BBiG, the presence of a personally + professionally qualified trainer is a precondition for proper vocational training.
I kindly ask you to clarify how the training will be ensured in future. Otherwise, I will inform the competent IHK / HWK.
Kind regards
[Your name]