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259Career choices and vocational training

The BiZ helps people search for apprenticeships.

A career information centre focuses on occupations, training and applications. A “Lehrstelle” is an apprenticeship or vocational training place.

About 4 min readReviewed: 20 October 2026
AI-generated keyboard beside a closed notebook and empty folder on a desk.
Federal Employment AgencyThe career information centre
Fictional application-preparation still life without an actual job advertisement.
The short answer

With searching for apprenticeships.

The Federal Employment Agency’s BiZ offers information and practical resources for choosing training and an occupation. These include researching training places and preparing applications.

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The Career Information Center (BIZ) at the Federal Employment Agency in Germany helps with …

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A career question can become concrete next steps.

Someone who has not chosen an occupation can begin by comparing activities and requirements. Someone who has decided can look for training opportunities and work on application documents. Both fit the purpose of a career information centre.

The agency lists computers, printers and scanners among the resources on site. Staff can answer questions. An ordinary BiZ visit is free and does not require prior registration; individual instructions apply to special events.

Two fictional adults with a plain green hair covering and short light hair discuss a folder.
AI-generated learning scene, not actual placement or a job offer.

The other three answers

The other answers concern different specialist topics.

pension calculation.

Calculating an individual pension is not the career information centre’s function described here.

tax returns.

A tax return is not an application for training. The correct answer links the BiZ to career and training choices.

health insurance.

Health insurance is a different topic. In this question, the BiZ helps with finding a training place.

Information supports a search but does not replace an offer.

Visiting a BiZ does not guarantee a training place. Research and applications are steps towards a possible agreement with a training employer or school.

The service is broader than this single exam answer: university study, further education and other career questions can also be covered. Opening hours and specific events vary between locations.

The career information centre · Federal Employment Agency ↗
Your memory cue

Career information → finding training → apprenticeship search.

Remember “Lehrstelle” as another word for a vocational training place. That makes the correct answer immediately understandable.

Three words for this question

die Lehrstelleapprenticeship or training place
A place where vocational training is undertaken.
die Bewerbungapplication
Documents and contact used to seek a place or position.
das Berufsinformationszentrumcareer information centre
A Federal Employment Agency information service on education and careers.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Das Berufsinformationszentrum ↗
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Sources & context

An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 20 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

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