Educational leave
What you should know about educational leave:
Educational leave is paid leave from work for the purpose of professional and/or political further education in recognized educational courses or events.
The following applies to employees covered by collective agreements (Tarifbeschäftigte):
The Employee Further Education Law for North Rhine-Westphalia (Arbeitnehmerweiterbildungsgesetz NRW, AWbG) offers employees working in North Rhine-Westphalia the opportunity to take up to five days of educational leave per year.
Educational leave must be requested from the employer at least six weeks before the start of the event.
If you would like to apply for educational leave...
please contact your superior first.
Documents to be submitted:
- Application for leave from work for educational leave
- Certificate of recognition from the educational institution in accordance with Section 10 AWbG
- Confirmation from the provider of the educational training event confirming that the event is in accordance with Section 9 AWbG
- Program/event description of the event
Please have the completed form signed by your superior and submit it together with the above-mentioned documents to weiterbildungtu-dortmundde. The documents must show that the organizer/provider of the event is a recognized educational institution of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in accordance with Section 10 AWbG and that the event is an continuing education course in accordance with Section 9 AWbG. You can obtain this evidence from the organizer of the educational training event.
Information on the transfer of educational leave entitlements
You can transfer your entitlement to educational leave (usually 5 days in case of a five-day working week) from the current year to the following year. Please contact the persons listed below for more detailed information.
Please note that the entire entitlement to educational leave can only be granted for events that are related in terms of content, time, or organization. It is not possible to attend two or more independent events with different topics.
The following applies to civil servants (Beamt*innen):
In line with the Employee Further Education Law (AWbG), civil servants have the option under Section 26 North Rhine-Westphalia Leave of Absence and Vacation Ordinance (Freistellungs- und Urlaubsverordnung NRW, FrUrlV) to apply for special leave of up to five working days for conferences and events that serve professional or political purposes. The Employee Further Training Act of 6 November 1984, as amended, applies accordingly with regard to proving whether such events serve professional or political purposes.
Educational leave must be requested from the employer at least six weeks before the start of the event.
If you would like to apply for special leave as educational leave...
please contact your superior first.
Documents to be submitted:
- Application for leave from work for educational leave for civil servants
- Certificate of recognition from the educational institution in accordance with Section 10 AWbG
- Confirmation from the provider of the educational training event confirming that the event is in accordance with Section 9 AWbG
- Program/event description of the event
Please have the completed form signed by your superior and submit it together with the above-mentioned documents to weiterbildungtu-dortmundde. The documents must show that the organizer/provider of the event is a recognized educational institution of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in accordance with Section 10 AWbG and that the event is an continuing education course in accordance with Section 9 AWbG. You can obtain this evidence from the organizer of the educational training event
Information on the transfer of educational leave entitlements:
The FRUrlV does not provide for the transfer of special leave entitlements to the following year, therefore this cannot be done.