For information on librarian training, internships and the job profile of a librarian, please contact Maria Hochecker, Head of Training at Passau University Library.
Librarian training for the academic library service in Bavaria takes place internally within the Bavarian administration - separated into the third and fourth qualification levels (formerly higher and higher library service).
At the beginning of the training programme, candidates are appointed as civil servants on revocation. They receive a candidate's salary for the duration of their training. The library training centres are the Bibliotheksakademie Bayern (for the fourth qualification level) and the Fachbereich Archiv- und Bibliothekswesen at the Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in Munich (for the third qualification level). The practical training phases can be completed at Passau University Library and at various other academic libraries in Bavaria.
Detailed information on application, selection procedure and training content:
Further useful internet addresses on the profession and library training:
Bibliotheksportal: basic information on various aspects of the profession and training
Universitätsbibliotheken in Bayern: information on the various librarian training programmes
aubib: platform of the students studying librarianship at the Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst
Bibliothekarische Fortbildung in Bayern: topics, dates, contacts
The University Library offers pupils ‘information internships’. This type of internship is intended to provide an insight into the career field ‘academic library’ and give an overview of the various library activities.
Duration: maximum 1 week
Other internships (e.g. for professional reintegration) are offered according to the available opportunities.
