Considerably more time until it's possible to start training
School-leavers in search of a training place
First-year trainees under the age of 18 have become a minority. The reason: The amount of time it takes lower and intermediate secondary school-leavers to find a training place is increasing. School-leavers whose marks are not the best have particular problems finding a training place - especially in areas where the training place market is tight. However, the individual's sex, their integration into local society and their family background also play a role in how long it takes to make the transition from general schooling to vocational training.
The main reason why it is taking longer for young people to make the transition to vocational training is the growing qualitative and quantitative gap between supply and demand: Although training standards and requirements have risen, experts say that ever fewer school-leavers have the fundamental knowledge and attitudes necessary for successful vocational training. The number of school-leavers has grown while the number of training places on offer has fallen. There have been too few training places on offer for years now - even for applicants with the requisite knowledge and maturity. Although this situation has improved somewhat over the last two years, the number of applicants who could not be placed and are therefore carried over into the next placement year remains high.
Contents
- First-year trainees increasingly older
- Duration of the transition from general school to vocational training
- Factors that determine how long it takes an individual to find a training place
- General reasons for later starts to vocational training
- Summary and open questions
