Baden-Württemberg: More trainees receive a Bafög grant

Continuing education is sometimes a costly affair.

Baden-Württemberg: More trainees receive a Bafög grant

Continuing education is sometimes a costly affair. There is often support from the state. This is very popular in Baden-Württemberg.

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The number of trainees with advancement student loans in Baden-Württemberg has increased. The number of recipients increased by 4.7 percent to 30,493 in 2021, as Minister of Economics Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU) announced in Stuttgart. Vocational training is a key success factor in the Baden-Württemberg economy. They would provide the companies with highly qualified specialists who will be needed more than ever in the future. With the “Aufstiegs-Bafög”, professional training is funded that builds on a first professional qualification.

The CDU politician said that higher-level professional training stands for the equality of professional and academic training, which is not only demanded but also lived. Due to significantly increased grants and more people being funded, the funding amount from the Ministry of Economics has increased significantly from 15.1 million euros in 2020 to 25.8 million euros in 2021, as the ministry announced.