How I Changed Careers With a Bildungsgutschein!
Are you unemployed in Germany and thinking about a career change into tech?
Maybe you’ve always dreamt of a job that’s both creative and fulfilling.
If this sounds like you, check out this recording of a CareerFoundry live event.
We were joined by CareerFoundry UI design graduate Florian Bölter who is now the Product Design Lead at the streaming platform Heygo.
Florian explained how he used the Bildungsgutschein* he received from the German government to become a fully-fledged UI designer free of charge in a matter of months!
Florian also shared his background in publishing and product management and how he eventually discovered his passion for design.
Want to dip your toe into UX or UI design, web development, data analytics, digital marketing, or product management before making your decision?
Try our free short courses:
- UX design short course
- UI design short course
- Web development short course
- Data analytics short course
- Digital marketing short course
- Product management short course
*A Bildungsgutschein is an educational voucher issued by the Agentur für Arbeit (the German job center). Once approved by the job center, the Bildungsgutschein enables unemployed residents of Germany to learn new, valuable, in-demand skills for free. You have to be a resident of Germany to receive a Bildungsgutschein.
Featured presenters

Florian Bölter
Senior Product Designer at Juro
Florian Bölter is a Senior Product Designer at Juro where he actively brings users, stakeholders, and business needs together. Originally he studied German literature, but found his way into design through a detour into product management.