Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6Plus)

Have political education seminars of private educational institutions recognized by the Federal Agency for Civic Education as eligible for special leave

Description

Federal civil servants and judges may be granted up to 10 days of special leave per year under the Special Leave Ordinance to attend educational events in the field of politics and society. This applies primarily to educational events conducted by government agencies.
If you, as a non-governmental organisation, offer seminars for this target group, you can have them recognised as "eligible" by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB). Participants can then be exempted from service for your educational offering. This can have a positive effect on the number of participants.
If your educational event focuses on one of the following topics, it may be recognized by the BpB:

Promoting an understanding of the democratic social and political order in theory and practice
imparting knowledge about the central economic, social, ecological, technical and cultural issues of the present and the future
Promoting an awareness of history that critically supports the development of a national identity
Promotion of a critical examination of National Socialism
Contemporary historical events
Intellectual and political confrontation with anti-democratic efforts; especially with regard to right-wing and left-wing extremism
Reduction of prejudices against minorities and social fringe groups
Imparting knowledge about the development of international relations
Raising awareness of the problems of peacekeeping
Strengthening and further development of a European consciousness
Promotion of a critical examination of the former GDR
Rhetoric and communication seminars will be recognised provided that the practical exercises are based on political topics. The list of topics must be attached to the application. The recognition of eligibility for funding refers exclusively to the educational event itself, not to you as an educational institution in general.

Prerequisites

In order for your educational event to be recognized, it must meet the following requirements:

The aim must be to sharpen public servants' understanding of political, social and economic issues and to convey the values of the free democratic basic order.
It must take the form of a seminar.

Your educational event cannot be recognised if it

is not neutral, for example by
- pursues the political aims of groups or parties, or
- predominantly pursues the interests of associations,
predominantly serves the purpose of vocational training and further education,
predominantly conveys technical, organisational or scientific contexts,
has the character of a congress or
imparts knowledge which is necessary for an activity in a staff council

Required documents

Cover letter with
- Name and address of the responsible educational institution,
- Indication of the legal basis on which you are relying
Program of the event, for example seminar or travel program with
- Overview of the contents imparted,
- time schedule,
- date and
- conference venue or destination

Written form required: yes

Personal appearance required: no

Confidence level: low

Procedure

You can apply for recognition of the eligibility of your educational event in writing:

There is no pre-printed form. You can apply for recognition informally.
Send your application with all the necessary documents by post to the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
The BpB will check the application and the programme of your educational event.
The BpB will send you a certificate of recognition or a rejection notice by post.