Starting your career in social work, childhood education and special needs education 2026: provider organisations, applications, TVöD SuE and TV-L, employment contract, induction.
Self-study course as companion material for your studies, for students of social work, childhood education (Kindheitspädagogik) and special needs education (Heilpädagogik) – including dual or part-time, work-based study – and for career starters in these fields: 8 modules, approx. 8 hours including self-reflections and exercises, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after working through all modules. Sources in APA 7 style, as of October 2026.
The modules:
- Fields of work and provider organisations: where social work and education make a difference
- The 2026 labour market, your own profile and a targeted job search
- Application documents: cover letter, CV and supporting documents
- Mastering job interviews and case questions with confidence
- Understanding pay: TVöD SuE, TV-L S and AVR compared
- Employment contract: probationary period, fixed-term contracts, working time and rights
- Role change and induction: your first 100 days in the job
- Supervision, self-care, professional identity and continuing professional development
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own self-check only. Not a course of study and not offered by a university; it does not replace any taught class, any formal academic requirements of your university or any work placement (Praxisphase).
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.