Training as a
Generalist Nurse (RN)

All key facts at a glance!

Training to become a Generalist Nurse (RN)

As a generalist nurse, you take on demanding professional nursing responsibilities, such as planning the nursing care process. You can work in all areas of nursing care and act as a key link between people in need of care, their relatives, and medical staff.

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Training
duration

Schulischer
Unterricht

Classroom
instruction

01.09.

Training
starts

Learning location: School

During the teaching blocks totalling 2.100 hours, the following subjects are covered:

Planning work and relationship processes
Supporting self-determined living and personal care
Promoting health and development
Nursing in curative processes and acute situations
Nursing in selected care situations

Learning location: Practice

Practical training alternates with school and comprises 2.500 hours. A practice supervisor, in coordination with the school, provides on-the-job training.
Trainees complete placements in the following five areas:

Inpatient acute care
Inpatient long-term care
Outpatient acute and long-term care
General, geriatric, child and adolescent psychiatric care
Paediatric care

Training pay

Your training allowance will be structured as follows:

1st year of training
approx. €1,100

2nd year of training
approx. €1,200

3rd year of training
approx. €1,300

What we offer you:

Tuition-free training
Learning support and reflection sessions
School social work support
Excellent chances of being taken on after training
Fair trainee pay
Practice-based teaching projects, visits to trade fairs and conferences, and tours of different facilities
Training courses during your apprenticeship

Have a say

Trainee nurses can help shape the classes: they initiate projects and—supported by their learning mentors—carry them out themselves. This is part of the cooperative leadership style at our vocational nursing school.

Training start date

01. September

Requirements

For the training program to become a Generalist Nurse (RN):

Intermediate school-leaving certificate (Realschule) or an equivalent qualification, or
Successful completion of lower secondary school plus a two-year vocational training programme, or
Training as a geriatric nursing assistant or nursing assistant
Medical fitness
Enjoy working with people

Funding

Our Generalist Nurse (RN) training program is AZAV-certified and eligible for funding through the Federal Employment Agency.

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Training duration

3 years

Qualification

State examination to become a Generalist Nurse (RN)

Frequently Asked Questions

You can apply at any time.

Your training is delivered in block courses, meaning you spend about 3 weeks at school and then a few weeks at your placement. At the start of the program, you will receive a training plan showing how the theory and practical phases are scheduled.

Monday – Thursday: 08:30 – 15:30

Friday: 08:30 – 13:45

f you meet certain requirements, you can apply to the Government of Upper Franconia to have the Generalist Nurse (RN) program shortened.

We’ll be happy to help you with the application—just get in touch.

You can find more information here:

Government of Upper Franconia | Shortening of training

No. You do not pay school fees for either the generalist nursing program or the nursing assistant program.

You can find an overview of financial support during your training here:

Bayern Portal | Vocational training – financial support

Our training programs to become a Generalist Nurse (RN) and a Nursing Assistant (Geriatric Care) are AZAV-certified and eligible for funding through the Federal Employment Agency. Please contact your employer or the Employment Agency responsible for you.

We support trainees with a migration background in learning German—both in class and in small study groups in the afternoons.

In learning support and reflection sessions, we work with our trainees to develop learning goals and strategies for finding solutions.

Our school social work team supports and advises trainees on any issues that could put their training at risk.

Application?
Send it our way!

Interested in a training place at our school? Call us if you have any questions, email us your application, or use our online form.