Official Government of Kenya programme · with Germany
Official Government of Kenya programme · with GermanyCircular labour mobility · Kenya → Germany
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.
No recruitment agency. No fees. Anyone who asks you to pay is breaking the law.
Read this first
Five things to know before you apply
An honest summary, in plain words. The programme is run by the authorities — this platform only helps you understand it and prepare. Take a minute with these before anything else.
It is a government pathway, not an agency.
The programme is run through the Ministry of Labour and KNFJKA with German partners. No private recruiter is involved at any stage — so if anyone says they can “recruit” you for it, they are not telling the truth.
It is free, from the first step to the last.
You never pay to apply, to be selected, or to travel — placement costs are met by the German employer. Any request for a fee, a deposit, or a “processing” charge is a crime. Walk away and report it.
It is for skilled tradespeople.
These are real construction jobs in Germany — masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, steel-fixing and related trades. You need genuine experience and references; this is not casual or unskilled work.
German is what opens the door.
A2 German lets you deploy on the immediate route (Vorbildung); B1 opens the three-year apprenticeship (Ausbildung). We help you prepare with the Goethe-Institut before you travel — language is the main thing to work on.
It is six months — then you come home.
The first contract is fixed at six months and you return to Kenya when it ends. Do well, and you get priority for the next intake. That is how the programme keeps running, cohort after cohort.
No sugar-coating
What you’re really signing up for
Before the excitement takes over, read this with a clear head. Here is the deal in full — what it gives you, and what it will demand of you in return.
What you get
- A contract-backed German construction wage with full labour rights — not a vague promise of “opportunities”.
- Recognised trade experience on real sites in Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg.
- Goethe-Institut German training and orientation, prepared before you ever board a plane.
What it demands
- Proven trade skill — masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical or steel-fixing. This is not casual or unskilled work.
- German to A2, or B1 for the apprenticeship route. Language is the hardest step, and the work is on you.
- Six months far from home, then a return to Kenya. This is a work contract, not migration or settlement.
No private recruitment agency may recruit for this programme. Do not pay any agency or individual a fee, a deposit, or a “processing” charge — walk away and report it.
Run by two governments — not by middlemen.
Every step is organised directly between the Kenyan and German authorities and the German employers. There is no labour broker in the chain, no agency taking a cut, and no “connection” who can move you up a list.
You travel on a fixed-term six-month contract, work under German labour law on a real site, and come home when it ends. The next cohort starts fresh — so skilled artisans can take part again and again.
- A contract under German labour law — six months, fully protected.
- Placement paid by the employer; it costs you nothing.
- Goethe-Institut German (A2 → B1) and orientation before departure.
The three-part deal
Earn · Learn · Return
One simple cycle — built so the worker, both countries, and the next cohort waiting their turn all come out ahead.
Earn
A contract-backed German construction wage — roughly €2,400–€2,700 gross a month — with full labour rights and placement paid by the employer.
Learn
Goethe-Institut German and orientation before you travel, then genuine on-site upskilling under qualified German supervision.
Return
Come home after six months with savings, a German-recognised work record, and first priority when the next intake opens.
Don’t get scammed
If it didn’t come from an official channel, it isn’t real.
The requirements and the selection timetable are set by KNFJKA, the Ministry of Labour and the German partners — and announced only through their official channels. This platform helps you understand the programme and prepare; it is not the selection. Registering here does not guarantee anything.
See the official channelsWe will only ever point you to official, free channels.
How to tell a real notice from a fake
- It never asks for money — not a fee, a deposit, nor a “processing” charge.
- It comes from a Ministry or KNFJKA channel — not a personal WhatsApp or a broker.
- It sends you to official sites, never to pay an individual to “secure a slot”.