[HIGHLIGHTS] Union calls for “career orientation from grade 8” in high schools

Union calls for “career orientation from grade 8” in high schools. German companies have hired slightly more trainees by the end of November 2023 than in the previous year.

At the same time, around 20,000 apprenticeship positions remained unfilled. High schools should offer career guidance from the 8th grade onwards, says the Union for Education and Business (GEW) The German Association of Philologists (DPhV) rejects the introduction of the school subject “Career orientation’ in high school.