{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"da.news","provider_url":"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/","title":"Significantly more apprenticeship positions available - da.news","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"H4VSw95YlK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/significantly-more-free-apprenticeship-places\/\">Significantly more available apprenticeships<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/significantly-more-free-apprenticeship-places\/embed\/#?secret=H4VSw95YlK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&amp;quot;Significantly more apprenticeship positions available&amp;quot; &#x2013; da.news\" data-secret=\"H4VSw95YlK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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It is the second-lowest figure in three decades; only in 2021, the year of the coronavirus pandemic, did fewer young people begin apprenticeships in the Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) district. The reason is not the availability of apprenticeships. \"Even though the weakening economy is now impacting the labor market, the apprenticeship figures are unrelated,\" clarifies Dr. Marcel Walter, Head of Vocational Training and Continuing Education at the Darmstadt IHK. The number of 2,606 apprenticeship contracts signed in the Darmstadt IHK district has decreased by 3.1 percent compared to the previous year (2,703) (reference date: December 31, 2024). The Darmstadt IHK district includes the districts of Bergstra\u00dfe, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Gro\u00df-Gerau, Odenwald, and the city of Darmstadt. \"We have significantly more open apprenticeship positions than applicants. Our companies want to continue training without any restrictions.\" Dr. Walter attributes the decline to... Walter criticizes the inadequate career guidance in secondary schools. \"At grammar schools, there is often only guidance towards university studies, but insufficient career guidance.\" He argues that the diverse career opportunities offered by dual vocational training are not adequately conveyed. \"There are 250 IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) training occupations alone in the commercial and industrial-technical sectors. We know from our graduates what they value about the training: the practical training, where you earn money immediately and have good career advancement opportunities based on performance. And those who subsequently complete further professional development with a qualification as a certified specialist or master craftsman have a qualification equivalent to a bachelor's degree.\" The figures show that the proportion of grammar school graduates in vocational training has declined again. The share of trainees with university entrance qualifications (Fachhochschulreife and Hochschulreife) is at its lowest level in ten years, at 28.59 percent. In 2014, the combined share was 31.06 percent, and in 2023 it was 30.30 percent. Career guidance needs improvement. \u201cWe also need the very best students in dual vocational training who, through programs like the \u20183 qualifications in 3 years\u2019 in retail, can directly climb the career ladder to management positions,\u201d says division head Dr. Walter, calling on the Hessian state government to expand career and study guidance at secondary schools and give them at least equal weight. \u201cMany trainees were previously university dropouts. If they had received comprehensive career guidance in school, it would have occurred to them earlier that vocational training would offer them more opportunities,\u201d Walter is convinced. \u201cOur economy doesn\u2019t need more university graduates, but rather skilled workers from dual vocational training. When the baby boomers leave the labor market in the coming years, the next generation of skilled workers will have the best chances in companies. But this needs to be communicated to young people so they can make good decisions for themselves.\u201d According to Dr. Walter, structural problems also need to be addressed. Walter believes action must now be taken to ensure that dual vocational training becomes a viable alternative to university studies for young people: \u201cVocational schools must be equipped so that they can compete with modern universities. The federal government, states, and municipalities are called upon to establish a modern vocational school infrastructure.\u201d The decline was most pronounced in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district. The most apprenticeship contracts were signed in Darmstadt (766) followed by the Gro\u00df-Gerau district (653 \/ minus 2.2 percent). While Darmstadt was able to largely maintain the number of contracts with a decrease of 1.7 percent, apprenticeship contracts in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district declined significantly by 7.2 percent. The Odenwald district experienced the second-largest percentage decrease (minus 6.3 percent). The Bergstra\u00dfe district, with a decrease of 3.3 percent, is in the middle of the pack. Across the entire Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) district, the most apprenticeship contracts were signed in the retail sector (609), metal technology (396), and the chemical industry (161). The most popular apprenticeships are office management assistant (235, previous year: 3rd place), retail sales assistant (229, previous year: 2nd place), and salesperson (227, previous year: 2nd place). As in the previous year, IT specialist (136) remains in fourth place. Many apprentices come from the refugee group. Of the apprentices with a foreign background, the largest proportion \u2013 as in previous years \u2013 comes from Turkey (105). Apprentices with Syrian (62) and Polish passports (62) share second place. Ukrainian nationals occupy 11th place with 22 apprentices. \"Our companies recruit a considerable number of apprentices from the refugee group from Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Ukraine,\" says Torsten Heinzmann, team leader for vocational training at the Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). \"Without immigration, we would have massive problems filling apprenticeship positions and thus gaining the skilled workers of tomorrow,\" says Heinzmann. Apprenticeship positions can be posted and searched for on the Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) apprenticeship portal: www.ausbildung.darmstadt.ihk.de"}