Funding for training courses (FZO)
Twenty-seven training programmes for specialist nurses and medically supported positions are funded by the FZO availability contribution. These include training programmes for intensive care nurses and anaesthesia assistants.
The Capacity Organisation investigates the future capacity requirements for healthcare professionals, both regionally and nationally. The figures show that more specialist nurses and medical support staff will be needed in the future. The availability contribution can be used to fund training programmes for these future healthcare professionals. The university medical centres and general hospitals offer them a workplace, with the theoretical part of the training being provided by a training institute.
Career prospects
Thanks to more tailor-made training, nurses and medical support staff have better career prospects because they can more easily obtain further training. In addition, healthcare training programmes can be flexibly adapted to new healthcare demands and the structure of healthcare organisations.
From January 2025, funding for partial training programmes based on certificates (Entrustable Professional Activities, EPAs) will be introduced, instead of full training programmes based on diplomas. At the same time, the number of CZO training programmes funded by the contribution has been expanded, bringing the total number of reimbursed training programmes to 27. Previously, there were 15.
Hospital Training Fund (FZO)
Previously, training courses for specialist nurses and medical support staff were paid for by the Hospital Training Fund (FZO). An FZO task force has previously investigated how to stimulate enrolment in these training courses. The recommendations focus on making administrative agreements in one of the nine FZO regions, ensuring that the departments that provide training receive financial support and train in a different way.