What exactly is Bildungsurlaub?
The Bildungsurlaub is a pillar of the German education system, through which the state promotes the continuous learning of workers.
Specifically, depending on the federal state and the employment relationship, employees and interns have 5 or 10 days per year to utilize for professional training and development without using their annual leave!
The language course must meet certain requirements to obtain approval for a language study stay, such as Bildungsurlaub. One requirement, which almost all federal states share, is that the language course must not be less than 360 minutes i.e. 6 hours per day.
An exception to this rule is the states of Hamburg and Berlin, which require at least 300 minutes i.e. 5 hours per day.
The ‘Super Intensive Italian’ and ‘Intensive Italian’ language courses meet these requirements exactly.
In the federal states
The Italian Super Intensive Course is recognized in:
- Hesse (through Hamburg recognition)
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Lower Saxony (course combination on request)
- Saxony-Anhalt
Timetables and prices
Daily lessons, from morning until afternoon
Lessons from 9:00 until 12:40 and from 13:10 until 15:40.
| Week | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 | 460 € |
| 2 | 880 € |
In the federal states
The Super Intensive Italian Course is recognized in:
- Berlin
- Hamburg (5 days)
- Hamburg (10 days)
- North Rhine-Westphalia (through Hamburg recognition)
Timetable and prices
Daily lessons, from morning until afternoon
Lessons from 9:00 until 12:40 and from 13:10 until 14:50.
| Week | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 | 400 € |
| 2 | 740 € |
The Bildungsurlaub is usually approved for a period of 5 or 10 days. If you wish to extend your stay by using days off of your own, you are more than welcome to book additional course weeks.
To register for your Bildungsurlaub
- Select the desired period and check the course availability at our institution. Also, provide information on the federal state in which you work.
- Talk to your supervisor and communicate your wish to take advantage of the Bildungsurlaub.
- Once you have obtained preliminary approval, book the course on the desired dates.
- We will send you the following documents:
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- Booking confirmation
- Acknowledgement of your federal status
- Certificate of attendance and lesson plan (only required in some federal states)
- Submit all documents to your personnel department.
If your employer rejects your Bildungsurlaub application for valid reasons, you can cancel your course booking free of charge.
Tip: Bildungsurlaub tax deduction. Expenses for a language course are almost always tax deductible under certain conditions. Upon request, we will be happy to provide you with an invoice for the course fees.
Details
Starting dates 2024-2025
Non beginners
Every Monday
If you have any special requests, please get in touch by email for a quote.
Beginners
Every two weeks
2025: 07/01, 20/01, 03/02, 17/02, 03/03, 17/03, 31/03, 14/04, 05/05, 19/05, 03/06, 16/06, 30/06, 14/07, 28/07, 11/08, 01/09, 15/09, 29/09, 13/10, 27/10, 10/11, 24/11, 09/12.
2026: 05/01, 12/01, 02/02, 09/02, 02/03, 09/03, 06/04, 13/04, 04/05, 11/05, 01/06, 08/06, 06/07, 13/07, 03/08, 10/08, 07/09, 14/09, 05/10, 12/10, 02/11, 09/11, 07/12, 14/12.
If you have any special requests, please get in touch by email for a quote.
More information
Every course includes language level assessment, teaching materials, yoga twice a week at the school, certificate of attendance, general support during your stay, use of Wi-Fi, loan of DVDs and books.
Not included: accommodation, additional learning tours, and activities during the week and weekends.
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