
Training is essential for our country's future. Training one's own staff is worth the effort. It is the best means for ensuring optimum preparation of future employees for their work in the company. The Federal Government is supporting the company's training activities with various measures.
Anyone learning a trade in Germany usually does so under the dual system of vocational education and training. The system is called 'dual' because vocational training takes place both in the company and in part-time vocational school. The company provides the apprentice mostly with practical training. Part-time vocational school supplements company-based training by theoretical instruction. The system is based on statutory training regulations and on the range of traditional, updated and newly emerging, up-to-date training occupations.
There are currently about 360 state-recognized training occupations in Germany. They are updated regularly and adapted to economic and technical/technological changes. In terms of content, state-recognized training occupations are regulated by training regulations. These training regulations are the legal basis for the practical implementation of company-based vocational training.
The Federal Government has eased the bureaucratic burden on entrepreneurs. Passing the instructor aptitude examination administered by the chambers of industry and commerce is no longer a binding prerequisite for offering training. This is an asset especially for small and new businesses, which will now be able to start offering training without prior investment of time and money.
We are providing specific financial incentives. Under the Capital for Work programme, SMEs can apply for low-interest loans whenever they recruit additional apprentices. With this year's training campaign, we must again succeed in offering apprenticeships to all young people who are able and willing to enter a training programme.
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Berufsbildungsgesetz 2005
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