Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for teaching positions at vocational schools in the social sector: These include, for example, training to become a social assistant and training to become an educator. It is possible to work at state as well as private and denominational schools. On the other hand, students are prepared for activities in further education and training in social work, particularly in child and youth welfare. The Master's degree course also provides the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge for working with socially disadvantaged children and young people in school contexts, for example as a pedagogical specialist in the vocational preparation year (BVJ) or in the support program "Praxis und Schule" (PuSch) of the state of Hesse. Finally, successful completion of the Master's degree can provide access to a doctorate and thus to work in the academic field.

Although this is not a teacher training course, graduates who successfully complete the Master's degree in Social Pedagogy in Education, Further Education and Training can work in schools. In addition, graduates can apply for a lateral entry into the preparatory service (the so-called Referendariat). As is usually the case in the teaching profession, state-specific regulations must be observed, so we recommend that you find out about admission requirements early on if there are already requirements to be met during your studies. For the state of Hesse, "Social Pedagogy" has been considered a shortage subject for many years, so that an application is possible. Further information can be obtained from the Hessian Teachers' Academy:

The labor market prospects are good due to

• the increased importance of early childhood education, upbringing and care,
• the qualitatively changed and increased demands on specialist and therefore also teaching staff in socio-educational training courses and
• the expected need for replacement and expansion in training centers

can be assessed as good.

The foreseeable expansion of childcare provision in the after-school care sector should increase the number of training places and therefore the demand for teachers in this area. For continuous (further) qualification, it is to be expected that the further education and training sector will be further expanded in terms of quality and quantity, not only in early education, but also in child and youth welfare.