Many companies are missing apprentices: the trainee crisis is getting worse
Created: 08/27/2022, 10:30 am
By: Tobias Gehre
Apprentices wanted - this now applies to almost all sectors.
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Emptiness instead of apprenticeship: When the new training year begins in a few days, many companies in the district will be short of trainees.
IHK and Chamber of Crafts complain about far too few applicants.
Some companies lure you with offers that were unthinkable until recently.
Whether it helps anything is uncertain.
Fürstenfeldbruck – Craftsmen are hit particularly hard.
"It's almost scary," says district master craftsman Franz Höfelsauer.
In August, the training contracts used to just shoot up.
Now the mailbox of the district craftsmen's association usually remains empty.
Höfelsauer can only show 30 contracts.
But you need at least double that.
Already last year far too few young people were interested in a job in the skilled trades.
This year the number is likely to be even lower.
Many companies would try to convince young people to do an apprenticeship in a craft with lure offers.
Some would have raised wages, others would give grants for driver's licenses or tickets.
Childcare and flexible working hours are also part of the offer.
"You can hardly court the young people more," says Franz Höfelsauer.
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The biggest problem is that many young people are striving for an academic education.
For the district master craftsman, state authorities are also not entirely innocent.
Much more money is invested in studies than in training.
In order to receive the title of master, journeymen would have to put around many thousands of euros on the table.
You can study almost for free.
In addition, many would not recognize the opportunities offered by manual training.
The master's degree is internationally equated with the title of bachelor's degree.
In addition, you can still decide to study after you have completed your training.
400 vacancies
In the sectors that belong to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), applications are also limited.
There are currently more than 400 vacancies.
That is 17 percent more than in the previous year.
Two trends are of particular concern to the companies in the district: the number of school leavers is falling from year to year and many are more inclined towards an academic education.
However, the IHK points out that around a third of all first-year students end their studies prematurely and without a degree.
"Practical vocational training could be a better start to working life for many young women and men," says Michael Steinbauer, Chairman of the Fürstenfeldbruck Regional Committee of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Steinbauer warns that the lack of skilled workers, which is already worrying, will only get worse without well-trained young workers.
"Ultimately, the major challenges of our time, such as the energy transition and climate neutrality, cannot be achieved without skilled workers."
You can find more current news from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.
