Build your team’s AI and data skills without blowing your budget. The QCG funding scheme subsidises up to 100% of the training costs and up to 75% of wage costs, so your people learn and your business keeps moving.
The Qualifizierungschancengesetz (QCG), or the Qualification Opportunities Act, is a law in Germany that supports companies in training employees for evolving job requirements, especially when skills need to keep up with digitisation, new tools, and changing roles.
QCG funding makes it easier to upskill employees in future-oriented areas like data, automation, and digital workflows without treating learning as a “nice-to-have.”
Teams need repeatable ways to use AI responsibly: clear problem framing, good prompting habits, quality checks and practical workflows that don’t break when the tool changes.
When AI becomes business-critical, relying on third-party know-how is risky and expensive.
Upskilling often gets delayed because it competes with other priorities. QCG reduces that barrier by subsidising training costs.
Good people leave when they stop learning. Structured training gives employees a clear growth story inside your company, especially when roles are changing due to digital and structural shifts.
Funding depends on company size and the type of training. A common benchmark structure looks like this:
| Company size | Subsidy for training costs | Subsidy for wage costs during training |
|---|---|---|
| 1-49 employees | up to 100% | up to 75% |
| 50-499 employees | up to 50% | up to 50% |
| 500+ employees | up to 25% | up to 25% |
Employees over 45 or with severe disabilities may qualify for up to 100% course cost coverage, even in larger companies.
For training leading to a qualification, companies may also receive up to 100% subsidy for wage costs (independent of company size) if the employee did not previously have a professional qualification.
QCG generally supports employees in a current employment relationship who are subject to social insurance contributions, when the training meets requirements like:
The training is at least 120+ hours
The training provider and the training are approved for funding (AZAV-certified).
The training goes beyond short, purely workplace-specific adaptation measures.
As a rule, the employee’s last completed vocational training is at least 4 years in the past.
QCG applications are handled directly through the Agentur für Arbeit.
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Full time (30 hours per week) Fixed schedule (weekdays 09:00–16:30)
100% online, with 24/7 access to the learning platform
3 months
Full time (30 hours per week) Fixed schedule (weekdays 09:00–16:30)
100% online, with 24/7 access to the learning platform