Trainer and instructor qualification
Pass your knowledge on.
You are an expert in your field and want to train others? With the right teaching qualification, specialist knowledge becomes excellent instruction — in your own company, freelance or in adult education.
Why the qualification
Five reasons that pay off.
Legal requirement
- Without the AEVO you may not train apprentices — the certificate is the entry ticket.
Professionalisation
- Didactics and methodology make the difference between explaining and conveying.
New career paths
- As an instructor, additional sources of income open up.
More impact
- Qualified trainers achieve measurably better learning results with apprentices.
Online competence
- You learn to teach virtually too — in the live classroom.
At a glance
Certificate “Trainer aptitude under the AEVO” (IHK) — recognised nationwide
written (180 minutes) plus a practical training situation (30 minutes)
approx. 116 UE — full-time approx. 3 weeks, alongside work approx. 6 weeks
on site in Essen, live online if needed
on request — we check funding options with you
For whom
From master craftsman to future instructor.
- Specialists and managers who want to supervise apprentices.
- Master craftsmen and technicians.
- Self-employed people with training places.
- Future instructors in adult education.
What you learn
The four fields of action of the AEVO.
1 · Requirements
- Check training requirements
- Plan training
2 · Preparation
- Prepare training
- Take part in recruitment
3 · Delivery
- Deliver training
- Support learning processes
4 · Completion
- Complete training
- Assess and issue certificates
The preparation course is strongly practice-oriented — with real role plays instead of reading slides.
Together we review your options
Register for the AEVO preparation.
Or first get advice without obligation — we tell you honestly whether and when the course makes sense for you.