Labor market - The training market is recovering
The training market, which collapsed during the coronavirus years, is slowly recovering, but has still not reached the levels of the last pre-pandemic year 2019. 489,200 new dual training contracts were concluded nationwide this year - 14,000 or 3.0% more than in the previous year, according to the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in Bonn. Since 2020, the number of new training contracts has increased by around 21,700 or 4.6 percent. However, the total number of new contracts is still 35,900 or 6.8 percent below the 2019 level.
Following the declines of recent years, demand for dual training rose by 17,300 to 552,900 this year, according to the data. The number of training places on offer also increased by 18,600 to 562,600 - meaning that supply exceeded demand from young people for the second time in a row. According to BIBB, the data comes from its own survey of newly concluded training contracts as of September 30 and from the training market statistics of the Federal Employment Agency.
Apart from the pure job figures, the experts also noted that it was becoming increasingly difficult for young people and companies to find each other. Both the number of unfilled training places and the number of unsuccessful young people looking for training have risen. According to the figures, a total of around 73,400 or 13.4 percent of training places remained unfilled this year. This is a new record. On the other hand, 63,700 or 11.5 percent of young people were unsuccessful in their search for training.
In order to reduce these rates, BIBB President Friedrich Hubert Esser believes that careers guidance must reach young people more effectively and the mobility of trainees must be supported more strongly. "Small and micro-enterprises also need more support when it comes to acquiring school leavers in a way that is suitable for young people, especially when it comes to digital communication in social networks," said Esser.
According to another BIBB study based on information from around 1600 training companies, companies used an average of five to six recruitment channels to find trainees last year. Indirect channels such as employment agencies (75 percent) or social media were at the top of the list. The study comes to the conclusion that many indirect recruitment channels led to many applications. However, this does not reduce the risk of not being able to fill training places. "Direct, personal channels for the search for future trainees have proven to be more promising," explained the BIBB.
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The training market recovery in Germany, as reported by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in Bonn, has seen an increase of 14,000 new dual training contracts compared to the previous year. Despite this, the total number of new contracts is still below the 2019 level by 6.8%. The BIBB also indicated that the demand for dual training has increased, but there is still a high number of unfilled training places and unsuccessful young people in their search for training.
Source: www.stern.de
