Bildungsurlaub (educational leave) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania you are entitled under the Bildungsfreistellungsgesetz M-V (BfG M-V) to 10 working days of Bildungsurlaub over two years, paid and on top of your annual leave. The law calls it Bildungsfreistellung. You apply to your employer as a rule 8 weeks before the course starts.
Compiled by Bildungszeit from the statute · Law read on 31 August 2026 · Last updated 24 October 2026 · Spotted a mistake? Write to us
Your entitlement
10working days over two years
- Waiting period
- 6 months
- Notice period
- usually 8 weeks
- No reply
- not approved automatically
How to get your Bildungsurlaub in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- from month 7
You are entitled
As soon as you have worked for your employer for 6 months. The period starts on 1 January of every odd calendar year. If the employment begins in an even calendar year, the entitlement for that year is five working days.
§ 6 Abs. 1 BfG M-V - Course
A course recognized in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Each course is recognized individually. You attach the program to your application.
- 8 weeks before
Apply as a rule 8 weeks before the start
If your course starts on 1 March 2027, hand in your application before 4 January 2027.
- Reply
Your employer replies
Your employer must notify you of a rejection no later than 4 weeks before the course starts.
§ 4 Abs. 1 BfG M-V - Course week
You take part
On full pay, on top of your annual leave.
When does my application have to be in?
Hand in your application to your employer before 4 January 2027
What else applies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?
Who is entitled in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?
Covered: employees, trainees, and civil servants.
Different for trainees: 5 days for the entire training period (political education and training for a voluntary role only)
The period starts on 1 January of every odd calendar year. If the employment begins in an even calendar year, the entitlement for that year is five working days.
Does this apply in small businesses too?
In companies with no more than 20 employees, § 4 Abs. 2 BfG M-V adds a quota limit. It takes effect only together with the company size: your request can fail on it once the quota named there has also been reached in the company. What counts is how many the company usually has.