Is your company eligible — and where should you start?

Small and medium-sized companies based and operating in Germany: fewer than 250 employees, at least one full-time position subject to social insurance in the last financial year, annual turnover of at most €50m or a balance sheet total of at most €43m, at least two years on the market, and legally independent, freelance or non-profit. All of these together — the INQA advisory office checks bindingly.

80% of the coaching cost for up to twelve coaching days; the company covers the remaining 20%. Example: if a coaching day costs €1,000, the funding covers €800 and €200 stays with you. The actual daily rate is agreed with the coach.

Via the regional INQA advisory office (IBS): a free initial consultation, a check of the requirements, agreement on the coaching goal, and issue of the INQA-Coaching voucher. You take that to an authorised INQA coach; the voucher runs for up to seven months. Three to six months after the coaching there is a review meeting.

No. The pre-check is a non-binding first read based on your own answers. Only the INQA advisory office decides on eligibility in the initial consultation. No guarantee — but the check saves you going into that conversation with open questions.

The INQA reference model divides operational work into six design fields — from new business models through work organisation and HR policy to culture, leadership and working time. Coaching always takes place in one or more of these fields, and a coach is authorised for particular ones.

The voucher runs for up to seven months and covers up to twelve consulting days. How those days are spread depends on the project — back to back is rarely useful, because something should happen in the business between sessions.

Yes, among the authorised INQA coaches. The voucher can only be redeemed with them, and coaching may only take place in the design fields the coach is authorised for.

Your answers are processed to produce your analysis and stored on the teamazing platform. The check itself needs no account; you provide an email address only if you want to keep your result or be contacted.

No. The pre-check is free, needs no sign-up and commits you to nothing. The initial consultation at the INQA advisory office is free as well.