Employee offering professional assistance via telephone

Glossary

In our glossary, you can find a list of important terms related to work and life in Germany.

Training period

German: Referendariat

Training period ("Referendariat") is the period of internship for aspiring civil servants, (teaching or legal professions). The term is most commonly used in the teaching or legal professions and the interns are referred to as "Referendarin" (if a woman) or "Referendar" (if a man). 

Theme: Vocational training

Skyline of Hamburg