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#BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 15Regulation on the Reorganization of Vocational Training for Merchant in Mobility and Traffic Services (Male and Female)

🇩🇪Germany··Other·Medium Impact·Gazette #15·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This German federal regulation, published on 22 January 2026 and effective from 14 January 2026, completely reorganizes the recognized vocational training occupation previously known as Kaufmann/Kauffrau im Eisenbahn- und Straßenverkehr. It establishes a new, modernized dual vocational training program for 'Kaufmann für Mobilität und Verkehrsservice' / 'Kauffrau für Mobilität und Verkehrsservice'. The regulation updates the training framework to reflect current needs in the mobility, public transport, and traffic services sector, including digitalization, customer service, and sustainable mobility. It defines the structure, duration, learning objectives, and examination requirements for this three-year apprenticeship program under the German Vocational Training Act.

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Key Changes

  • Replaces previous training regulation for railway and road transport merchants with new occupation focused on mobility and traffic services
  • Establishes updated three-year dual vocational training program combining company and vocational school education
  • Modernizes curriculum to include digital skills, sustainable mobility concepts and contemporary customer service standards

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Establish and implement a three-year dual vocational training program for 'Kaufmann/Kauffrau für Mobilität und Verkehrsservice' in accordance with the modernized framework defined in this regulation

Vocational training providers and employers in the mobility, public transport, and traffic services sector
operational
high

Ensure training curriculum reflects current sector needs including digitalization, customer service, and sustainable mobility as specified in the regulation

Vocational training providers and employers
operational
high

Administer examination requirements as defined in this regulation for apprentices completing the vocational training program

Examination bodies and vocational training institutions
operational
medium

Transition existing apprenticeships from the previous occupation designation 'Kaufmann/Kauffrau im Eisenbahn- und Straßenverkehr' to the new 'Kaufmann/Kauffrau für Mobilität und Verkehrsservice' designation

Employers and vocational training providers currently offering the previous apprenticeship
operational
high

Comply with the German Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildungsgesetz) as the legal framework governing this three-year apprenticeship program

All vocational training providers and employers offering this apprenticeship

Affected Parties

Vocational training providersTransport and mobility companies+4 more…

Tags

vocational training,apprenticeship,mobility sector