For Companies
Three things decide whether the procedure will hold. We settle all three in the first phone call.
What your company needs
1 · A secured cost of living
The authorities grant a visa only if the apprentice can cover their cost of living — around €1,050 gross per month is required. The statutory minimum apprenticeship wage of €724 is not enough on its own.
The simplest solution: provide accommodation. That reduces the required amount by about €380, and free meals by a further €150 — while also solving the real problem that a young person arriving from Ghana will struggle to find a room on their own.
2 · Authorisation to train
You must be permitted to train apprentices and registered with your chamber, with a trainer qualified under the AEVO regulation. The training contract is registered with the chamber, and a training plan is a mandatory document — it is the one most often forgotten.
3 · A little patience
Realistically, 12 to 18 months pass between the enquiry and the start of training. Apprenticeships in Germany begin only once a year, and authorities in two countries are involved. That is why we give you a time window, never a fixed date.
Who does what
| Task | Handled by |
|---|---|
| Selecting and screening candidates | our partner in Accra, with our oversight |
| Language course up to level B1 | our partner in Accra |
| Obtaining certificates and documents | our partner in Accra, we review |
| Training contract and chamber registration | you — we prepare everything |
| Approval by the Federal Employment Agency | you apply, we prepare and submit |
| Accelerated procedure (€411) | you initiate it, we prepare the application |
| Visa procedure in Accra | us and our partner |
| Accommodation or higher pay | you — we advise |
| Travel to Germany | us |
| Arrival and support throughout the apprenticeship | us, with you as the local contact |
Trades we place into
In principle any dual apprenticeship trade — for example electrical work, plumbing and heating, metalwork, industrial mechanics, roofing, vehicle technology, logistics, hotels and catering, or the food trades.
Our candidates come from Ghana's technical and vocational schools and are prepared specifically for the apprenticeship trade in question.
Not healthcare or nursing professions
Placement from Ghana into these professions is prohibited by law, including for apprenticeships. We observe this without exception and ask for your understanding that we cannot accept such enquiries.
What you should expect from us
- No payment before the training contract is signed — and no advance.
- One or more personal conversations with the candidates we propose to you.
- All the information we hold on the candidates, so that you can form a complete picture.
- An honest time window rather than the date you would like to hear, even when the answer is inconvenient.
- A clear statement of what we cannot yet show. We have not completed a placement so far, and we say so (see Why us).