Demand for skilled workers induced by the objectives of the new federal government
The new federal government has set ambitious targets for climate protection and social housing. A new BIBB study shows how this will affect the demand for skilled workers and whether it can be met by the existing supply.
This issue looks at the immigration of qualified skilled workers. It addresses strategies for the recruitment, training and integration of a foreign labour supply. The general prevailing structural conditions, initiatives at company and sector level and guidance provision are discussed.
Due to demographic trends, the demand from young people for dual training positions has fallen to under 600,000 for the first time. There was also a fall in the number of training positions on offer as well as newly concluded dual training contracts.
Even if an occupation reflects the activities in which they are interested, many young people will still tend to drop it during the career choice process if insufficient social recognition appears to be on offer. This is the main outcome to emerge from a study conducted by the BIBB.
BIBB analysis of the training market development in 2018
More company-based training places on offer, more newly concluded training contracts, but also more unfilled training positions as well as an increase of men and decrease of women applying for trining positions – the are the results of the BIBB analysis of the training market development in 2018.
Company survey shows: There is no way around vocational education and training!
Internal training remains the ideal way for many companies to secure their requirements for skilled workers over the long term. These are the findings of a BIBB company survey, which were presented at the opening of the BIBB Congress in Berlin.
Training market 2017: Positive developments – BIBB data in interactive regional maps for the first time
More training places offered, more young people seeking dual VET, more training contracts - but also more unfilled training places: These are the key findings of the BIBB analyses of training market development in 2017, visualized in interactive regional maps for the first time.
There will be a marked difference in the development of regional labour markets in Germany up to 2035. The reasons for this are different economic priorities in the regions and demographic changes. Current analyses by BIBB and IAB show this.
Matching problems have been increasingly apparent since 2014 and change the relationship between supply and demand on the training market. What are the consequences of this, on the one hand for the recruitment of specialist personnel and on the other for young people searching for training places?
Federal Minister Wanka entered into discussions with BIBB Board
Federal Minister of Education and Research, Professor Johanna Wanka, visited the “Parliament of Vocational Education and Training” in order to discuss opportunities for strengthening vocational education and training in respect of the integration of refugees and digitalisation.
Prof. Elisabeth M. Krekel and Prof. Robert Helmrich speak about problems that might arise if supply and demand in the training market no longer match. They present causes and possible developments.
Fewer businesses are involved in VET – Increase in the number of unfilled training places is one main cause
Between 2007 and 2013, the number of training businesses fell by 52,000. An important reason behind this trend is the marked increase in unfilled training places. A special analysis by the BIBB-qualification panel looks at the backgrounds.
Threat of dramatic skilled labour shortage in electrical engineering and supply occupations
A dramatic skilled labour shortage threatens to affect the electrical engineering and supply occupations. According to a special evaluation by the BIBB, some 760,000 gainfully employed people will be lacking by the year 2030 in these two occupational fields alone.
