Paid construction work in Germany.

A lawful, governed pathway to fixed-term construction jobs in Germany for skilled Kenyan artisans — six months, German wages, then home. Facilitated by KNFJKA and free to apply for.

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How the programme works

Skilled construction workers on a building site in Germany

No recruitment agency. No fees. Anyone who asks you to pay is breaking the law.

Free to applyWorkers are never billed

6-month contractEarn · Learn · Return

German wages≈ €2,400–2,700 / month

47 countiesOpen across Kenya

At a glance

What this programme is — in plain terms

Governed pathway

A lawful route facilitated by KNFJKA and the Ministry of Labour with German partners — never a private agency.

Free to apply

Pre-selection costs nothing and workers are never billed. Anyone who asks you to pay is breaking the law.

Six months, then home

A fixed-term construction contract in Germany. You return to Kenya when it ends — Earn · Learn · Return.

German language matters

A2 German lets you deploy now (Vorbildung); B1 opens the 3-year apprenticeship route (Ausbildung).

What this actually is

Honest about the work

This is skilled, fixed-term construction work in Germany — bricklaying, masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, steel-fixing and related trades — under a circular labour-mobility pathway between Kenya and Germany. The first cohorts are open to experienced tradespeople with the required German language level.

It is a six-month contract, after which you return home. It is not permanent settlement. Strong performers who return can be given priority for the next intake and, with more German, longer-term roles — that is how the programme keeps working, cohort after cohort.

Pre-selection is facilitated by KNFJKA with the Ministry of Labour, free of charge across the 47 counties.

Final selection is made by the German employer, together with the German and Kenyan authorities.

Fixed-term six-month contract with full labour rights and employer-paid placement — workers are never billed.

It is free. Anyone who asks you to pay is breaking the law.

No private recruitment agency may recruit for this programme. Do not pay any agency or individual a fee, a deposit, or a “processing” charge.

Kenyan tradespeople working on a German construction site

A managed pathway

Real work, organised safely with the authorities.

This is genuine construction work in Germany — in Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg — under a fixed-term contract with full labour rights. It is organised with the Kenyan and German authorities and German employers, not a private agency.

You travel for a six-month contract, work under German labour law, and return home when it ends. The programme runs again for the next cohort, so artisans can take part repeatedly.

Fixed-term six-month contract with full German labour rights
Employer-paid placement — free to you; workers are never billed
German language (A2→B1) and pre-departure orientation

The model

Earn · Learn · Return

Earn

A fixed-term, contract-backed German construction wage (~€2,400–€2,700 gross) with labour rights and employer-paid placement.

Learn

German language (Goethe-Institut) and pre-departure orientation before you travel, plus on-site trade upskilling.

Return

You return home after six months — with savings, a German-recognised record, and priority for the next intake.

Where the real selection happens

Selection is announced only through official channels.

The programme’s requirements and the selection timetable are set with KNFJKA, the Ministry of Labour and the German partners. This platform helps you understand the programme and prepare your documents and German language — it is not the official selection. Registering interest here does not guarantee selection.

Official channels

We will only ever point you to official, free channels. If anyone contacts you asking for payment, report it.