Arbeitsmarktmanagement (grundständig)

Places of learning include the lecture halls, seminar and practice rooms, and libraries of the Federal Employment Agency University (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit). Additionally, office and meeting rooms at Employment Agencies (Agenturen für Arbeit) and other suitable institutions are used. Home study, such as preparing for and reviewing courses and completing assignments, is also part of the learning process.

This is an undergraduate (grundständiges Studium) program offered at the Federal Employment Agency University (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit - Fachhochschule), leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. The standard study duration is 3 years. The program imparts fundamental scientific knowledge in business and economics, labor and social law, labor market processes, and counseling methods. This Studium (university study) qualifies graduates for tasks such as job placement and integration into employment, benefit provision, and public management within Employment Agencies (Agenturen für Arbeit) and Jobcenters. Students are employees of the Federal Employment Agency (BA) under an Ausbildung (vocational training) contract. Admission requirements include at least the Fachhochschulreife (university of applied sciences entrance qualification). Students must be willing to be mobile nationwide. A specific grade point average is required: for Allgemeine Hochschulreife (general university entrance qualification), a GPA of 2.9 or better.

The Studium (university study) lasts 3 years, divided into 9 trimesters. Of these, 5 are on-campus (Präsenztrimester) at the university, and 4 are internship (Praktikumstrimester) trimesters. On-campus and internship trimesters alternate.

No tuition fees are charged for studying at the Federal Employment Agency University (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit). However, costs for accommodation and travel may apply.

Modules include: Economic sciences, labor market processes, business and national economic fundamentals, project and change management, public management. Social sciences cover labor market policy from a system-comparative and European perspective, vocational and labor science, social structure and participation opportunities in the working society, and socio-scientific foundations of counseling. Legal sciences include European and international labor and social law, fundamentals of social law, active labor market promotion services and integration into work, and benefits law. Practical study content involves completing examination-relevant internship (Praktikumstrimester) trimesters between on-campus periods. These are typically carried out in service units within the Federal Employment Agency's (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) business area or other suitable practical training institutions. In the 3rd internship trimester, there is an option to complete an internship abroad or with a company.

There is a multi-stage selection process for admission to the Studium (university study).

One should be prepared for the following conditions and requirements: During on-campus (Präsenztrimester) trimesters at the university, this includes attending lectures and seminars in lecture halls and seminar rooms, participating in practical exercises (e.g., practice-oriented projects), independent work such as preparing for and reviewing courses, researching in libraries, preparing presentations, and completing assignments (even during lecture-free periods), and organizational tasks like adhering to submission deadlines for presentations and assignments. During internship (Praktikumstrimester) trimesters, practical collaboration (under guidance) is expected, such as processing business transactions, advising job and Ausbildung (vocational training) seekers, counseling employers on issues like personnel recruitment, and developing key qualifications like problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

The following Studium (university study) programs can be alternatives for Labor Market Management (undergraduate): In the field of Education, School, Training and Further Education (Aus- und Weiterbildung): Counseling for Education, Profession, and Employment (undergraduate), Vocational Pedagogy (undergraduate), Social Work (undergraduate). Commonality: Acquiring knowledge about different social target groups in the labor market and about social welfare support options. In the field of Economic Sciences: Human Resources Management, Services (undergraduate), Administrative Management, Public Management (undergraduate). Commonality: Acquiring knowledge about the structure and functioning of administrations and economic systems, especially with regard to personnel development and promotion. In the field of Social Sciences: Social Management (undergraduate), Social Sciences (undergraduate). Commonality: Acquiring knowledge about different social target groups in the labor market and about social welfare support options.

In-depth knowledge in the following school subjects is a good prerequisite for a successful Studium (university study): German (e.g., to manage complex counseling situations), Economics/Law (e.g., to evaluate benefit entitlement applications), Politics/Social Studies (e.g., to assess labor market policy instruments and their sociological foundations).

The undergraduate Studium (university study) in Labor Market Management provides fundamental scientific knowledge in business and economics, labor and social law, labor market processes, and counseling methods. It leads to a first university degree. This Studium qualifies graduates for tasks such as job placement and integration into employment, benefit provision, and public management within Employment Agencies (Agenturen für Arbeit) and Jobcenters. It is completed at the Federal Employment Agency University (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit - BA). Students are employees of the BA under an Ausbildung (vocational training) contract.

Bachelor graduates in labor market management have various career opportunities at the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit). These include educational and vocational counseling, case management, and labor market integration.

The Bologna Process began in 1999, aiming to reform the European higher education landscape. Its goals included creating a unified European Higher Education Area, harmonizing study programs and degrees (introducing Bachelor's and Master's degrees), and improving student and faculty mobility. In 2006, the University of the Federal Employment Agency (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit - HdBA) launched two Bachelor's degree programs: Labor Market Management (Arbeitsmarktmanagement) and Employment-Oriented Counseling and Case Management. The Labor Market Management program initially focused on placement and integration, benefit provision, and resource management. In 2015, a part-time Master's program in Labor Market-Oriented Counseling was established. In 2016, the study programs were revised to meet current counseling demands. New specializations for the Labor Market Management program included labor market integration, benefits law and counseling, and labor market and public management. Further amendments to the study and examination regulations were made in 2022 and 2023.

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

The following vocational training (Ausbildung) profession can be an alternative to this degree program: Specialist for Labor Market Services (Fachangestellter/Fachangestellte für Arbeitsmarktdienstleistungen) in the field of human resources and personnel services. Common to these are the labor market, placement, counseling, integration, and services of the Employment Agencies (Agenturen für Arbeit). Searching by occupational fields may reveal further alternatives. For more information on perspectives after dropping out of a degree program: Studienabbruch - and then? studienwahl.de

Students are employees of the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) in a vocational training (Ausbildung) relationship and receive a monthly remuneration of 1,925 €. In addition to this, allowances for accommodation and travel expenses, as well as separation pay, may be added.

From the 4th trimester onwards, students can choose one of the following specializations: Labor market integration and transformation, Benefits law and counseling, Labor market and public management.

Legal regulations for the degree program (Studium) include the Higher Education Framework Act (Hochschulrahmengesetz - HRG) at the federal level and joint structural guidelines for the accreditation of Bachelor's and Master's programs across the federal states (Bundesland). There is also a Qualifications Framework for German higher education degrees. At the university level, the study and examination regulations, internship regulations, and admission regulations of the University of the Federal Employment Agency (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit) apply.

Admission to a degree program (Studium) at a University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) requires at least the Fachhochschulreife (university of applied sciences entrance qualification) or an equivalent certificate recognized by the responsible authority of the federal state (Bundesland) (e.g., Ministry of Culture). A specific grade point average applies depending on the qualification: For the Allgemeine Hochschulreife (general university entrance qualification), a GPA of 2.9 or better is required. For the Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (subject-specific university entrance qualification) or Fachhochschulreife, a GPA of 2.4 or better is needed. Information on studying without a school-based higher education entrance qualification for professionally qualified individuals: Access to higher education in the individual federal states (Bundesland). Students must be willing to be mobile nationwide.

Bachelor's graduates in labor market management can continue their studies in an advanced degree program (weiterführend) such as labor market-oriented counseling, state and administrative sciences, or administrative management, public management, thereby expanding their professional and career opportunities. Relevant fields include: Labor market-oriented counseling, Educational sciences, Human resource management and services, State and administrative sciences, Corporate management, Administrative management and public management, Business law, Economic sciences (all advanced).