Beamter/Beamtin in der Gewerbeaufsichtsverwaltung (höherer technischer Dienst)

Learning locations include: Educational institutions of public administration (classrooms), Trade Supervision or Occupational Health and Safety Offices (offices, field service, e.g., during measurements and operational controls).

Occupation type: Civil servant training; varying career designations in individual federal states (Bundesland). Type of training: Preparatory service, regulated by federal state ordinances. Duration of preparatory service: Typically 1.5 - 2 years. Minimum prerequisite for admission to preparatory service: Varies depending on the federal state (e.g., completed master's degree (Masterstudium)). Learning locations: Educational institutions of public administration, Trade Supervision or Occupational Health and Safety Offices. Tasks and activities: Civil servants in the higher technical service of trade supervision ensure compliance with regulations on occupational, environmental, and consumer protection. They primarily handle demanding administrative, advisory, or leadership tasks. They inspect large construction sites and large companies, especially those with special requirements for occupational safety. They check whether legal frameworks, such as those for accident prevention and occupational hygiene, are adhered to and provide advice on these matters.

Typically 1.5 to 2 years.

Structure of a preparatory service in the higher technical service of trade supervision: Practical part at offices of the Trade Supervision or Occupational Health and Safety Offices: 51 weeks. Theoretical part (specialized courses at administrative schools or other educational institutions of the public administration of the federal states): 36 weeks. Career examination: approx. 6 weeks. Total training duration (including 12 weeks of holiday entitlement): 105 weeks.

No course fees are charged. Travel costs or costs for learning materials may arise. Costs for accommodation at the training location may also be incurred.

Theoretical training content, e.g., on topics such as: Occupational safety organization (e.g., Occupational Safety Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act), working time regulations and protection of special groups of people (e.g., working time regulations for drivers, maternity protection and youth employment protection), leadership and communication skills (e.g., conversation and negotiation management, tools for employee leadership), health protection and occupational medicine (e.g., chemical, physical, physiological, biological harmful and stress factors, occupational diseases and occupational medical prevention), health and safety in special areas (e.g., radiation protection law, occupational safety on construction sites), fundamentals of environmental protection (e.g., introduction to immission control, waste, water, and soil protection law), measurement procedures for chemical, physical, physiological, biological pollutants and stresses in the workplace, substance law (e.g., Biostoffverordnung, Chemicals Act, Hazardous Substances Ordinance), administrative organization.

During this vocational training (Ausbildung), the following conditions and requirements should be considered: In the theoretical training phases, one should attend lectures, prepare for and review lessons, research in libraries, and adhere to deadlines for performance assessments. In the practical training phases, one should participate in measurements and operational controls in the field, and develop key competencies such as problem-solving, organization, and leadership.

The exemplary monthly gross basic salary for a trainee civil servant is 1,726 €. This information is sourced from state salary laws (Landesbesoldungsgesetze). In addition to the basic salary, it may include capital-forming benefits, family allowances, and other supplements and bonuses.

The following advanced university degrees (Studium) may be suitable for this vocational training (Ausbildung): Safety Engineering, Security Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Biology.

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for a successful preparatory service: Management/Organization (to efficiently solve administrative organization problems), Law (to review compliance with legal provisions or decide on building permit applications), and Employee Leadership and Guidance (to maintain employee motivation and satisfaction).

The following vocational training (Ausbildung) alternatives are available for a civil servant in the higher technical service of the Trade Supervisory Administration: Civil Servant in Environmental Administration (higher technical service), Civil Servant in the Federal Defense Administration (higher technical service), Civil Servant in Mining Administration (higher mining technical service), Civil Servant in Higher Construction Technical Service, and Civil Servant in Fire Department Technical Service (higher service). The commonality among these professions is performing auditing and controlling tasks in the area of technical safety or environmental safety.

The vocational training (Ausbildung) in the higher technical service of the Trade Supervisory Administration is conducted as a preparatory service. It usually lasts 1.5 to 2 years and is regulated by the ordinances of the federal states (Bundesland). The training concludes with a career examination (Laufbahnprüfung). Generally, at least a master's degree (Masterstudium) is required.

The Ausbildung (vocational training) is legally regulated in the mentioned Bundesland (federal state) and leads to the following Abschluss-/Berufsbezeichnung (degree/professional title): Schleswig-Holstein: Technischer Assessor/Technische Assessorin - Laufbahnzweig Arbeitsschutz. This Laufbahn (career path) is also established in the following Bundesländer, where no Abschluss-/Berufsbezeichnungen are specified: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saarland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen. Laufbahnbezeichnungen (career path titles) include: Beamter/Beamtin - Arbeitsschutz und Produktsicherheit (höherer technischer Dienst), Beamter/Beamtin - Arbeitsschutzverwaltung (Laufbahngruppe 2, zweites Einstiegsamt), Beamter/Beamtin - Gewerbeaufsicht (höherer technischer Dienst), Beamter/Beamtin - Staatliche Arbeitsschutzverwaltung (Laufbahngruppe 2, zweites Einstiegsamt), Beamter/Beamtin - Staatliche Gewerbeaufsichtsverwaltung (Laufbahngruppe 2, zweites Einstiegsamt), Beamter/Beamtin - technischer Gewerbeaufsichtsdienst (vierte Qualifikationsebene).

After their Ausbildung, Beamte and Beamtinnen (civil servants) in the höherer technischer Dienst (higher technical service) of the Gewerbeaufsicht (trade supervisory authority) primarily work in Gewerbeaufsichts- or Arbeitsschutzämter (trade supervisory or occupational safety offices). Through Anpassungsweiterbildung (adaptive further training), one keeps their specialized knowledge current or brings it up to date. The range of topics extends from immission and emission control to water protection. With suitable qualifications, these civil servants have the opportunity to participate in internal administrative courses for further qualification.

The Vorbereitungsdienst (preparatory service) for Beamtenlaufbahnen (civil service career paths) is regulated by the Bundesländer (federal states) in their own ordinances. The respective provisions may differ from each other. For example, there are regulations such as the Environmental Ministry's Laufbahnverordnung UM - LVO-UM (career path ordinance) from 26.11.2014 and the ordinance on the specialized area of Gewerbeaufsicht (trade supervision) (FachV-GA) from 12.11.2014. Additionally, regulations like the APO TD As Berlin (Ausbildung and examination ordinance for the technical service occupational safety career path) from 17.03.2017 in Berlin and the APOghDASA (Ausbildung and examination ordinance for the higher and elevated occupational safety supervisory service career paths) from 28.06.2010 in Brandenburg exist.

Typically, a successfully completed Master Studium (master's degree) or an equivalent recognized Hochschulabschluss (university degree) in a Studienfach (field of study) suitable for the Gewerbeaufsichtsdienst (trade supervisory service) is required. Depending on the Bundesland (federal state), a subject-related practical activity of varying duration may also be required.