diff --git a/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go b/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49ff3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 NHR@FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
+// All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package scheduler
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+type BatchScheduler interface {
+	Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) error
+
+	Sync()
+}
+
+var sd BatchScheduler
+
+func Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) error {
+
+	sd = &SlurmNatsScheduler{}
+	sd.Init(rawConfig)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GetHandle() BatchScheduler {
+	return sd
+}
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/slurmNats.go b/internal/scheduler/slurmNats.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fabab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scheduler/slurmNats.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 NHR@FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
+// All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package scheduler
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+type SlurmNatsConfig struct {
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+}
+
+type SlurmNatsScheduler struct {
+	url string
+}
+
+func (sd *SlurmNatsScheduler) Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sd *SlurmNatsScheduler) Sync() {
+
+}
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/slurmRest.go b/internal/scheduler/slurmRest.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..144d1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scheduler/slurmRest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 NHR@FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
+// All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package scheduler
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+type SlurmRestSchedulerConfig struct {
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+}
+
+type SlurmRestScheduler struct {
+	url string
+}
+
+func (sd *SlurmRestScheduler) Init(rawConfig json.RawMessage) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sd *SlurmRestScheduler) Sync() {
+
+}