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Attracting international skilled workers and trainees

International skilled workers and trainees make an important contribution to securing skilled labor in Thuringia. They bring new perspectives, additional language skills, and valuable professional experience to companies.

As ThAFF and the Welcome Center Thuringia, we support employers in recruiting, employing, and integrating international talent and advise you on the legal framework, funding opportunities, and support services.

Our support for employers

Would you like to hire international skilled workers or trainees? We support you free of charge with:

  • the recruitment of international skilled workers and trainees,
  • questions about entry and employment,
  • the recognition of foreign professional qualifications,
  • funding opportunities and support services,
  • the integration of international employees within the company.

Skilled worker immigration: new opportunities for companies

With the Amendments to the Skilled Immigration Act the opportunities for employing international skilled workers have been significantly expanded. Companies benefit from additional access routes and greater flexibility in recruiting qualified employees from abroad.

The most important access routes

Employment as a skilled worker

International skilled workers can be employed with a recognized professional or academic qualification.

Employment with professional experience

Under certain conditions, employment is also possible on the basis of professional experience and a foreign professional qualification.

Opportunity Card and Job Search

New regulations allow qualified people from abroad to enter the country to look for a job.

Further Information

Attracting trainees from third countries for the care sector

Nursing Trainee Directive Thuringia

The Nursing Trainee Directive of the Free State of Thuringia supports Thuringian nursing facilities in recruiting trainees from third countries for training in nursing. The aim of the funding program is to contribute to securing skilled workers in Thuringia.

Funding at a Glance

  • Funding for the recruitment and preparation of trainees from third countries
  • Support for Thuringian nursing facilities in filling training positions
  • Grant for recognized eligible measures in connection with the recruitment of trainees

Eligible in particular are expenses incurred in connection with the recruitment and preparation of trainees from third countries for training as a nursing professional under the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG) in Thuringia.

These include, among others:

  • language preparation in the country of origin,
  • attraction and recruitment of trainees,
  • other measures eligible under the directive.

The provisions of the respectively valid Nursing Trainee Directive are authoritative.

Eligible to apply are in particular:

  • Companies in the care sector with their registered office or a branch in Thuringia,
  • outpatient and inpatient care facilities,
  • other facilities and services in the care sector, provided that the requirements of the guideline are met.

The funding is granted as a non-repayable subsidy within the framework of project funding.

According to the currently applicable guideline, a subsidy in the amount of 5,000 euros per recruited trainee or training position may be granted.

There is no legal entitlement to funding. The competent approval authority decides on the approval within the framework of the applicable regulations and the available budget funds.

The measures can be carried out by external service providers or through self-performance.

External Service Providers

Commissioning an external service provider is only possible if it has been recognized by ThAFF.

Self-performance

Self-performance of corresponding services also requires a successfully completed recognition procedure.
The basis for this is the current criteria catalog for the recognition of service providers and self-performers in the respective valid version.

to the criteria catalog

Service providers Phone E-Mail
LEBUS Leipziger Bildung und Service GmbH +49 341 39293728ly.ma@lebus-leipzig.de
GP Care Solutions GmbH +49 4154 8039023kontakt@eu-coach.com
EUROPE Coaching & Consulting, Carsten Fröhlich +49 176 70094996kontakt@eu-coach.com
Indocare GmbH +49 40 7965913info@indocare.de
Meisterwerk GbR, Dr. Heiko Schultz +49 341 71003822contact@mwerk.eu
BerufConnect GmbH +49 361 43024335berufconnectgmbh@gmail.com
VDP Personalvermittlung +49 173 4226990info@VDP-Personal.de

As of: September 2026. Publication is without guarantee of completeness and currency. The respective recognition decisions are authoritative.

Applications are submitted to the Thuringian State Administration Office (TLVwA), Department of Labor and Economic Development.

The Thuringian State Administration Office

  • advises applicants on the funding procedure,
  • reviews submitted applications,
  • decides on the approval,
  • initiates the payment of approved funding.

To the application

Consultation and Contact

Do you have questions about the nursing trainee guideline, the recognition procedure, or the application? The ThAFF team will be happy to support you.

Kirstin von Graefe

Kirstin von Graefe

Thuringian Agency For Skilled Personnel Marketing

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