Apprenticeship position seeks apprentice – this is how you can describe the situation in many companies these days. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce is sounding the alarm.
More and more companies in Germany are urgently looking for trainees. According to a survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), around every second training company was unable to fill all of its positions last year. According to the DIHK, this is a negative record. More than a third of the companies with difficulties in filling positions also stated that they had not received a single application – according to the figures, this amounts to almost 30,000 companies.
“The shortage of skilled workers begins with trainees,” commented DIHK Deputy Managing Director Achim Dercks. Small companies are struggling more than large ones. The situation is particularly difficult in industry, the hospitality industry, retail, transport and construction. 13,077 companies from various sectors took part in the Chambers of Industry and Commerce survey.
Source: Stern
