Current developments in the training market
Young people interested in dual vocational training must orient themselves and prove themselves in a competitive market. The same applies to companies looking for suitable applicants for their training places. The training market determines how successful we are in opening up life prospects for young people and providing companies with the skilled young workers they need. The ongoing monitoring of developments on the training market is therefore an important task for education policy and society as a whole.
The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) plays a central role in the annual training market assessment: the BIBB survey on 30 September determines the number of newly concluded training contracts at the relevant agencies. These data and data from the Federal Employment Agency on unfilled vocational training places and applicants who are still looking for a training place on the cut-off date of 30 September are used to calculate training supply and demand. The data form the basis for vocational training reporting (Section 86 of the Vocational Training Act (BBiG)).
The results are always published at the December meeting of the BIBB Board. A technical report on the development of the training market is also published at this time (see BIBB analyses of the training market). A large number of tables and regional maps are also available on the BIBB survey website for 30 September.
