The ZFU is the German authority for the approval and monitoring of distance learning. It ensures quality and consumer protection in distance learning courses and degree programs. #Über
The Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht (ZFU) is the authority of the federal states in Germany responsible for the approval and monitoring of distance learning offers within the meaning of the Fernunterrichtsschutzgesetz (FernUSG). It ensures that distance learning courses and distance learning programs meet the legal requirements and are professionally and didactically suitable to achieve the desired learning objectives.
The ZFU examines and certifies a broad spectrum of distance learning courses, from professional training to offers in the field of leisure activities. The quality of the teaching materials as well as compliance with consumer protection regulations are checked. An essential aspect of the approval is the monitoring of learning success, which ensures that the participants are individually supported and promoted.
Through its work, the ZFU contributes to quality assurance in the field of distance learning and offers both providers and interested parties important information and orientation aids. Distance learning organizers will find legal bases, information on course design and application forms for the approval procedure here. Interested parties can search for suitable, certified offers in the course search and find out about funding opportunities and tips for distance learning.
The ZFU strives to ensure transparency and legal certainty in distance learning. A recent ruling by the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) has confirmed the ZFU's legal application practice in essential points and underlines the importance of the authority for the protection of participants and quality assurance in distance learning. The ZFU continuously adapts its practice to current developments and case law in order to guarantee the high quality standard in distance learning.
