Austria Befähigung Personen study guide

The Befähigungsprüfung for the regulated trade Lebens- und Sozialberatung / Psychosoziale Beratung leads to the seal „staatlich geprüfte psychosoziale Berater:in“. It is the examination route into self-employment in this trade for people who did not complete the older training pathway: with 22 September 2022 a new Ausbildungsverordnung for the Psychosoziale Beratung category took effect, opening a two-year transition period during which training could still be started under the old rules; after that cut-off only the new regulation applies, closing with the staatliche Befähigungsprüfung. The qualification is aligned with Niveau 6 of the Nationalen Qualifikationsrahmen, comparable to a Bachelor-Abschluss or a Meisterprüfung, and is offered and conducted at a total of 4 Meisterprüfungs-Standorten in Austria. The exam has a written module and an oral module; the oral module contains two subjects, „Fachgespräch über ein Exposé“ and „Fallvignette – anwendungsorientierte psychosoziale Beratung“. The Austria Befähigung Personen study guide has 3 sections and about 858 words.