The training market offers good opportunities for youngsters keen to learn. That was the message today from the presidents of four industry associations represented in a vocational training and continuing education alliance.
The 2016 Report on Vocational Education and Training adopted by the Federal Cabinet shows that more training places are available at companies in the current training year than was the case last year. Prognoses for 2016 are also positive. Nevertheless, training places have once again remained unfilled. In some craft trade occupations such as tinsmith and butcher, the vacancy level is as high as one in three.
Chancellor Angela Merkel gets behind the dual vocational and education training (VET) system in Germany. VET also continues to be strongly promoted in the fields of policy and research and in trade and industry.