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The Senator for Children and Education | Division 23 – General, vocational and political further education, out-of-school vocational training, teacher training Der Senator für Kinder und Bildung | Referat 23 - Allgemeine, berufliche und politische Weiterbildung, außerschulische Berufsbildung, Lehrkräftebildung

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    Responsibilities of Department 23: General, vocational and political further education;non-school vocational training

    • Continuing Education Act (Funding for continuing education institutions, State Committee for Continuing Education)
    • General Continuing Education
    • Political further education
    • Literacy and basic education
    • Quality assurance in further education
    • Digitalisation, Sustainability and Diversity in Continuing Education
    • Adult Education Act (Recognition of training courses)
    • Vocational Training Act/Crafts and Trades Act (legal supervision of the chambers, State Committee for Vocational Training)
    • Youth Vocational Agency
    • Support for inter-company training
    • Certificate of exemption from value added tax pursuant to Section 4(21)(a)(bb) of the Value Added Tax Act (general and vocational education institutions)
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Updated on 09.09.2026

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