Funding

January 16, 2026 - Lack of budget is one of the most frequently cited reasons why qualification and further training fail in companies. However, there are various funding sources that support and relieve employers who want to train their workforce and develop their company. 

Here is an overview of the most important funding opportunities

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Coverage of training costs and remuneration

Provider: Federal Employment Agency

Funding via: Qualification Opportunities Act

Category: Finance . Funding for qualification/further training

What is funded? Coverage of continuing education costs and remuneration, depending on the size of the company

Link to the offer

Qualification for future employees

Provider: Federal Employment Agency

Funding via: Integration subsidy (EGZ)

Category: Financial support for training/further education

What is funded? Subsidy for companies if the professional experience and knowledge of future employees are not yet sufficient for the job requirements and the training exceeds the usual scope. Can be applied for by all foreigners, including refugees, who have access to the German labor market.

Link to the offer

Qualification for trainers

Provider: Educational Institute of Lower Saxony's Economy 

Funding via: Network Q 4.0

Category: Free continuing education offers

What is funded? Free qualification modules for trainers in the field of digitalization.

Link to the offer

Promotion of individual solutions for securing skilled workers

Provider: Initiative Neue Qualität der Arbeit (INQA) 

Funding via: INQA coaching: A program for the digital future

Category: Offers for organizational development

What is being funded? Impulses for developing tailor-made solutions to secure skilled workers, address health issues, or promote equal opportunities

Link to the offer

Qualification of employees as transformation guides

Provider: Lower Saxony Economic Education Association

Funding via: Transformation guides 

Category: Offers for organizational development

What is being funded? Training employees to become transformation guides so that they can independently initiate change processes in companies (funding possible via the Qualification Opportunities Act)

Link to the offer

Funding guideline "Strengthening outpatient care in rural areas"

Are you an outpatient nursing service that primarily cares for people in need of care in rural areas? Would you like to improve the working conditions and framework conditions for your employees in the long term and make the nursing profession more attractive? Then take advantage of the funding offered by the state of Lower Saxony.

Information on the funding guidelines can be found at this link

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Hanover
RegioLab+ team

Hanover
Department of Economic and Employment Promotion

Events

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Innovative now

In our next webinar in the "Innovative now" series, we will show how AI is becoming a real driver of innovation today – from the initial idea to measurable impact in the company. The focus will be on specific application examples, proven methods, and the ...
When?
January 29, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hanover region

DAISEC: AI information and training series

Part 1: Basics – Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Event series / Date 1 of 3
How does digitalization benefit me? How can AI make everyday work easier? In which areas of work does it enable more efficient processes, and what does the use of AI cost?
When?
February 10, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

15th Robotics Congress: Robotics in SMEs in 2026 – Opportunities. Change. Future!

Small and medium-sized enterprises will reach a turning point in 2026: a shortage of skilled workers, cost pressure, rising energy prices, and the demand for sustainable production are forcing companies to rethink their processes.
When?
February 11, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Hanover region

DAISEC: AI information and training series

Part 2: AI business models
Event series / Date 2 of 3
How does digitalization benefit me? How can AI reduce the workload in everyday business operations? In which areas of work does it enable more efficient processes, and what does the use of AI cost?
When?
February 12, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Hanover region

DAISEC: AI information and training series

Part 3: Using artificial intelligence in business, demonstration, best practice examples
Event series / Date 3 of 3
What are the benefits of digitalization? How can AI reduce the workload in everyday business? In which areas of work does it enable more efficient processes, and what does the use of AI cost?
When?
February 17, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Hanover

neu/wagen – 1st User Day for Humanoid Robotics

Humanoid robotics is a technology with enormous potential that is increasingly being put to use. At the same time, the demands of potential users are growing. The 1st User Day for Humanoid Robotics will showcase...
When?
February 25, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Where
Production Technology Center Hanover, An der Universität 2, 30823 Garbsen
Hanover region

Loccum Conference: A pact of opportunity for the school of the future?

Schools and business for IT skills, career guidance, and pathways to training.
When
March 4, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hanover Region

DAISEC: IT information and training series

Part 1: Empowering people – preventing phishing, weak passwords, and more
Event series / Date 1 of 3
Without IT, hardly anything works in the office or in business, but how can we better protect ourselves against cyberattacks? How should we respond in an emergency when an attack occurs?
When
March 5, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hanover region

DAISEC: IT information and training series

Part 2: Vulnerabilities in the system – identifying and avoiding vulnerabilities in software and hardware
Event series / Date 2 of 3
Without IT, hardly anything works in the office or in business, but how can we better protect ourselves against cyberattacks? How should we respond in an emergency when an attack occurs?
When?
March 12, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hanover

Retaining older employees in economically challenging times

Participants will have the opportunity to openly discuss their own experiences, questions, stumbling blocks, and success factors.
When?
March 17, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hanover region

DAISEC: IT information and training series

Part 3: Responding professionally to security incidents
Event series / Date 3 of 3
Without IT, hardly anything works in the office or in business, but how can we better protect ourselves against cyberattacks? How should we respond in an emergency when an attack occurs?
When?
March 19, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hanover region

Want to stay – can stay? Starting your career after graduation in Germany

A successful career start in Germany after graduation. 
When?
April 22, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where
Employment Agency, Brühlstraße 4, 30159 Hanover
Hanover region

Employer attractiveness and menopause – where can companies start?

During the exchange, participants will develop and discuss their own practical solutions. The bottom line is that a modern employer brand is created where employees remain healthy and professionally productive – in every phase of life.
When?
April 29, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hanover

Mental health in times of digital transformation – Opportunities and challenges for employer attractiveness

Participants will have the opportunity to openly discuss their own experiences, questions, stumbling blocks, and success factors.
When?
June 11, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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