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AEVO trainer aptitude exam (Germany)

Anyone in Germany who trains apprentices must show teaching and training skills, usually with the trainer aptitude exam (AEVO) at a chamber of commerce or crafts. This page explains the exam and lets you practise with free original case-based questions in German, with English translations.

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Practise for the AEVO exam

How the exam works

  • Written part80 case-based tasks in 180 minutes (example: IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg)
  • Practical partA presentation or demonstration of a training situation plus a discussion, at most 30 minutes
  • FeeSet by each chamber, for example €144 (Aachen), €213 (Hamburg) or €254 (Elbe-Weser)
  • Up to 100 points; you pass with 50
  • You must pass both parts; a failed exam can be retaken 2 times

The four fields of action

  • Check training requirements and plan training
  • Prepare training and help recruit apprentices
  • Carry out training
  • Complete training

Who needs it

Trainers must be personally and professionally suitable, and professional suitability includes these skills. There are no admission requirements and no compulsory course; equivalent exams can lead to an exemption.

Allowed materials and legal status

In the written exam you may use plain law texts without commentary, such as BBiG, JArbSchG and AEVO. The exam follows the legal status the chamber sets for the exam date.

How to prepare

FreeExamPath writes its own practice questions from German law (AEVO, BBiG, JArbSchG, BetrVG). They are not chamber exam tasks, and FreeExamPath is not affiliated with any chamber or the DIHK. Each of our questions has exactly one correct answer.

Official information

Questions about the AEVO exam

How does the written part work?

For example at IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg: 80 case-based tasks in 180 minutes, up to 100 points, pass with 50.

What happens in the practical part?

You present or carry out a training situation and then discuss it, for at most 30 minutes in total.

How often can I retake it?

A failed exam can be retaken 2 times.

How much does it cost?

Each chamber sets its own fee, for example €144 in Aachen, €213 in Hamburg or €254 at IHK Elbe-Weser.

Official sources (6) · last checked 18 October 2026