BW · 5 days per year
Apply for educational leave in Baden-Württemberg
In Baden-Württemberg, employees are entitled to five days of educational leave per year. Applications usually need to be submitted nine weeks in advance.
State rules
What applies in Baden-Württemberg
- Entitlement
- 5 days per year
- Notice period
- 9 weeks before the start
- Legal basis
- Educational Time Act Baden-Württemberg (BzG BW)
- Who may apply
- Entitlement after six months with the employer. Applies to employees and apprentices.
How to apply
Step by step to educational leave
In your federal state the application is due 9 weeks before the start.
Check your entitlement
Confirm whether your federal state has an educational-leave law and whether you have completed the required waiting period with your employer.
Choose a recognised course
Select a seminar recognised in your federal state — for example a retreat on Gran Canaria.
9 weeks before
Apply 9 weeks before the start
In Baden-Württemberg, the written application usually needs to reach the employer 9 weeks before the seminar starts.
Wait for release from work
Your employer reviews the request. Refusal is only possible in narrow statutory exceptions.
Seminar week
Attend the seminar
You attend the seminar days. Your salary continues — and the break from stress begins.
Afterwards
Submit the certificate of attendance
After the course, submit the certificate to your employer and keep it for your tax return.
Next step
Check your entitlement
Choose your federal state to see deadlines, days, and specifics — including a clear warning if no law applies.