BMZ funded participation

You can ask BMZ to fund your participation in the Skills4Abroad programme if you meet the following criteria:

You are an expert or manager and work

• in the context of German development/international cooperation or to ensure its effectiveness,
• in a country on the DAC country list (or under a regional approach with a focus on a country on the DAC country list),
• for at least one year (or as an intermittent expert based abroad for at least one year, but with business trips of up to 6 months a year to Germany).

Accompanying partners (MAP) can also attend most of the courses financed by the BMZ provided that the time spent abroad ads up to one year. Training participation by teenagers aged 14 or 16 and over will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The following institutions are eligible to take part in our programme:

• German federal ministries (especially BMZ and the Federal Foreign Office) and their subordinate units or departments;
• German development cooperation implementing organisations: the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and consulting firms engaged by KfW or GIZ;
• recognised development services and political foundations;
• non-governmental organisations and universities that receive a grant from BMZ or are involved in a BMZ-funded project.

If you do not meet these conditions, then you can find information on fee-based participation here: fee-based participation.

Employees of sending organisations and accompanying family members should be registered through their organisation’s HR department.

GIZ staff and accompanying family members will find further information on the GIZ social intranet.

Our colleagues will be happy to provide you with personal advice on our range of courses and answer any questions you may have.

T +49(0)228 / 4460-2020
E @email

You need to register via learning.giz no later than 28 days before the training begins. If you would like to book a training course after the registration deadline, please contact us at @email.

Skills4Abroad is free of charge for German international cooperation experts and managers who meet the BMZ funded participation requirements under the above mentioned conditions and accompanying partners. Participants can take part in trainings free of charge during the period of 6 months before and up to 24 months after their departure. 

The BMZ financed Skills4Abroad programme comprises up to 30 learning days per person. Additional course participation is possible, however must be paid for by the participant. The right to participate is renewed with every additional new posting abroad.

Here at Campus Kottenforst, you will be learning, living and relaxing side by side with others working in the field of international cooperation. As well as over 60 guest rooms in the main building, the campus has seven large apartments for families. We have also partnered with nearby hotels to ensure that accommodation is available at busier times. All course participants can use the campus restaurant, which offers a variety of dishes from all over the world. Click on the following link for more information about accommodation:
Information about accommodation 

BMZ-funded participants are entitled to free accommodation with full board.

If you have any questions about accommodation or meals, please contact the event management team at Campus Kottenforst. You will receive details of your accommodation shortly before you are due to arrive.

Bonn-Röttgen Event Management Team
Telefon: +49 228-4460 2000
E-Mail: @email

Cancellation by email is free of charge up to 20 calendar days before the course begins. From 19 days prior to the start date, we will charge you EUR 250, and from 9 days the cancellation fee is EUR 500. These charges will also apply if you are unable to take part in a course due to illness. Naturally, if we are able to fill your place or you can propose a replacement participant at the time of your cancellation, we will not charge you.