Specialist training in Germany

1. how is the specialist/residency training process in Germany (for example in England, it is 2-4 years of basic specialist training and 4-6 years of higher specialist training) ?

2. Is specialist/residency training in Germany a paid or unpaid post?

[Pascal]

If in specialist training you mean becoming surgeon, cardilogoist, or other, it depends heavily on wich branch you want to go into. I think one could say its somewhere between 5 and 10 years for most fields. And yes you are paid.