Start your training as a physiotherapist

You ensure that people regain their mobility, have less pain or, best of all, stay healthy.


"Professional equipment
and caring teaching staff
- it feels familiar."

Natalie Kamischke, physiotherapist

Your physiotherapy training at a glance

Duration of training, salary, vacation: everything you need to know about training to become a physiotherapist at the University Hospital.

Duration of training

3 years

Start of training

Annually on 01.10.

Application period

From January 1 to March 31

Salary

1st year € 1,280.74
2nd year € 1,340.80
3rd year € 1,437.53

Vacation

32 days

Your working hours

Prerequisites

Secondary school leaving certificate

Your school

Lindenburg Academy

School for Physiotherapy

Ausbildung Physiotherapie Uniklinik Köln

Your tasks as a physiotherapist

Room to move for your development

You help to restore your patients' ability to move. You will also support people in promoting health and help to prevent illness through preventative measures. You can gain further qualifications in many directions and have the choice between many exciting areas of work at the University Hospital or the University Rehabilitation Center.

Ausbildung Physiotherapie Uniklinik Köln

These are the requirements

Application for physiotherapy training

You have at least an intermediate school-leaving certificate, good grades in biology, German and sport and very good German language skills. You are also interested in the structures and functions in the body that make movement possible. You are empathetic, responsible and enjoy working in a team. Experience from an internship is not a prerequisite, but a plus. However, we strongly recommend that you provide evidence of an internship.

Your benefits as an apprentice

Training as a physiotherapist

At the University Hospital Cologne, you will benefit from the wide variety of specialist areas, the specialized range of therapies offered by Uni Reha and many other advantages.

100 %

meaningful

Ready for your studies

Thanks to the cooperation with Fresenius University of Applied Sciences

Everything under one roof

Your school is right on campus

Relaxed atmosphere

At the annual summer party

Wiebke takes you with her

Follow me

» We learn everything we need to understand the complex processes in the body. «

Trainee physiotherapist Wiebke takes you on a short journey through her training. She shows you what a day at work looks like for her and takes you to the school on campus.

Frequently asked questions / FAQ

Your theoretical training takes place at ourschool for physiotherapyand is completed with the state examination. The focus is on medical subjects such as anatomy, physiology, prevention and pathology. You will learn treatment techniques or how to make findings and draw up treatment plans. You can deepen your knowledge in workshops and teaching projects on topics such as kinesiotaping, fascia techniques or empathy training.

In blocks of several weeks, you will rotate through the wards and rehabilitation facilities of the University Hospital of Cologne, such as the Orthopedic Clinic, Rehabilitation and Practice, Pediatric Clinic, Neurology, Surgery, Gynecology or Internal Medicine.

There are more and more older people in need of treatment. This is why the demand for physiotherapists is also increasing. You can work in clinics, rehabilitation facilities, physiotherapy practices or retirement homes, for example. Of course, we would be most pleased if you stayed at the University Hospital: If you successfully complete your training with us, you have a very good chance of being taken on.

You are welcome to apply using the online form, which you can find under all current vacancies for apprenticeships. Unfortunately, we cannot consider e-mail applications.

For an internship, please send an e-mail to: bewerbung@unireha-koeln.de

No, we only offer full-time training.

No, for organizational reasons we cannot offer you a lateral entry.

The timetable is individualized, so we cannot give you exact times. Classes start at 7:30 a.m. at the earliest and end at 6 p.m. at the latest. In the work block, work starts at 8 am and ends at 4:15 pm.

For organizational reasons, it is not possible to shorten the training period.

Do you have any questions? We look forward to hearing from you!