Apprentices have to make do with little money. It is all the more important to use all available sources of income. Of the star explains where trainees can drill for money.
Mariam Misakian
For career starters who are completing an apprenticeship, packet soup is popular instead of a gourmet restaurant. Apprenticeship years are not man’s years, that also applies to money matters. According to the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), the national average training allowance was recently 963 euros per month – gross. Depending on the job, the monthly income can even be lower.
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Hairdressers, chimney sweeps and carpenters earn less than 600 euros per month in their first year of training. Anyone who still lives with their parents can make ends meet with such sums. It will be difficult for everyone else. However, there are opportunities for trainees to increase their salary. The most important grants at a glance:
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