Vocational School (Berlin)

The vocational high school (BOS) enables students with already completed vocational training and technical college the subject-specific or general university to gain.

General

The Berufsoberschule in Berlin is offered either as a one to two-year full-time school course or as a three to four-year part-time course. The BOS was designed as an advanced school form for the technical college , that is, it commonly refers to the 13th school year following the acquisition of the technical college entrance qualification by successfully attending the technical college.

As a rule, with successful completion, the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification is obtained, which, depending on the subject orientation of the BOS attended, entitles to study certain courses throughout Germany. If a second foreign language can be proven, the general higher education entrance qualification is awarded.

Subjects

The vocational school is run in the fields of economics, technology, social affairs, nutrition and housekeeping, design and agriculture.

Admission requirements

Anyone who has

• the technical college entrance qualification and
• The professional admission requirements include at least 2 years of completed vocational training in a recognized training occupation or completed vocational training in a school-based vocational training, a passed employment examination in a career in the middle or senior service or at least 5 years of professional experience.

For the subjects German, first foreign language and mathematics, at least satisfactory performance in the secondary school certificate must be proven. Exceptions to this rule are possible.

degrees

As a rule, the graduate receives the subject- specific higher education entrance qualification , which entitles them to study relevant courses.

If a second foreign language can be proven through

• Transfer-relevant lessons in a second foreign language of the general education school at least in grades 7 to 10, if this foreign language course was completed with the grade “sufficient” or better or
• participation in 320 hours (with at least 5 points) foreign language lessons at the technical / vocational college or
• Proof of a foreign language certificate with at least “sufficient” grading, the graduate receives the general university entrance qualification and thus access to all university courses.

Content

• General education subjects,
• job-related focus subjects: e.g. B. Technology, nutritional science, health, economics and social affairs; Every profession learned is assigned to an upper level center , the BOS of which offers a corresponding occupational focus subject,
• 2. Foreign language: compulsory for the general university entrance qualification, otherwise optional

Vocational schools in Berlin

There are currently 29 vocational schools that have a vocational high school, usually upper school centers .

• Anna Freud School, OSZ Social Affairs I
• Brillat-Savarin-Schule, OSZ Hospitality - Food and Housekeeping
• Elinor-Ostrom-Schule, OSZ Office Management and Services
• Ernst-Litfaß-Schule - creative professions, technology, printing and media technology
• Georg-Schlesinger-Schule, OSZ machine and manufacturing technology - technology, metal technology
• Hans-Böckler-Schule, OSZ construction technology - technology, metal technology
• Jane Addams School, OSZ Social Work II
• Kläre Bloch School - social affairs, technology, electrical engineering, metal technology
• Knobelsdorff School, OSZ Structural Engineering I
• Lise Meitner School, OSZ Chemistry, Physics and Biology
• Louise Schroeder School, OSZ Office Management and Administration
• Marcel Breuer School, OSZ wood technology, glass technology and design - creative professions, technology, wood technology
• Martin Wagner School, OSZ Construction Technology II
• Max-Taut-Schule, OSZ Building-Environment-Technology
• Oscar Tietz School, OSZ Commerce II
• OSZ banks, real estate and insurance
• OSZ Office Management I
• OSZ Office Management II
• OSZ Health I
• OSZ Trade I
• OSZ information and medical technology - technology, electrical engineering
• OSZ communication, information and media technology - creative professions, technology, electrical engineering
• OSZ automotive technology
• OSZ Lotis (logistics, tourism, real estate, taxes)
• OSZ technical informatics, industrial electronics, energy management
• OSZ Economy and Social Insurance
• Peter Lenné School, OSZ Nature and Environment - Agriculture, Economy
• Wilhelm Ostwald School, OSZ color technology and interior design

financing

In contrast to Fachoberschule, pupils at the vocational school have the right to parent-independent student BAföG, which does not have to be reimbursed.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} APO BOS Berlin ( Memento from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ OSZ Berlin: Vocational School (BOS)
3. ↑ Overview of all vocational schools in Berlin
4. ↑ Parental-independent funding