Facts
[M.], born in 1961, was last employed in a managerial position at the federal authority X. from April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011. From January 1, 2012, he received daily allowances from the unemployment insurance. His application of June 25, 2012 for the assumption of costs of CHF 3,065.- for the course "Conducting learning events with adults" (with SVEB certificate) was approved by the Regional Employment Center (RAV) by decision of June 27, 2012. The subsequent application of [M.] of July 8, 2012 to instead assume the costs of CHF 6,000.- for the course "CAS Higher Education Didactics and E-Learning" was rejected by the RAV on the grounds that employability was neither impossible nor significantly impaired. This was confirmed by beco Berner Wirtschaft with an objection decision of August 30, 2012.
The Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the appeal filed against this, insofar as it entered into it (decision of February 11, 2013).
[M.] filed an appeal in public law matters and requested that instead of the costs for the SVEB course, the costs for the CAS course be fully (by the unemployment insurance) assumed.
Considerations
The Federal Court considers it questionable whether there is still an immediate and concrete, i.e. worthy of protection, interest within the meaning of Art. 59 ATSG with regard to the requested assumption of the course costs, since [M.] was able to take up an 80% position limited to two years in the Federal Department Y. on December 1, 2012. However, the Federal Court leaves this question open, as the lower court rightly denied the…