Thomas Müller was close to the final achievement. A budding secondary school teacher from Friedrichshafen at the time, he had completed six of seven semesters in addition to internships and had found joy in imparting knowledge. Yet the more often he stood in front of a class, the more he found: "I am not really that much into teaching." Without further ado he dropped out of university and went to look for an apprenticeship placement.
Large advertising posters or small mobile apps: media designers are involved everywhere. The profession evolved from out of various disciplines in the printing industry and is internationally very popular.
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), the federal agency for export business assistance and site marketing, published the study "FDI-Geberländer im Vergleich" (Comparison of FDI donor countries). This is the first global study looking into the reasons why foreign businesses choose to invest in Germany.
Given the difficult conditions, the 2014 training year has been good, thanks to the enormous efforts on the part of businesses. That is the conclusion the presidents of four leading industry associations have drawn today.
Ajlend Hamzagic sits at a workbench in the production hall of GSI SLV Duisburg, a vocational training workshop. The 27-year old is completing an apprenticeship as a qualified metal engineer here. An occupation that is entirely new in this form. It was established only a year ago, after the industry found there was a demand gap.
On 9 January 2015, the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy met for the 7th Indo-German Joint Working Group on Tourism. The meeting took place in New Delhi, India.
Bricklayers have to be able to do more than lay one brick on another. The profession has changed, is highly specialised these days and, at the same time, very diverse. The job prospects are good in these times of skilled labour shortage.
When the telephone rings, Cihan Sevim picks up the receiver and greets the customer. Very professional, like a real bank advisor. Yet Cihan Sevim has been a Commerzbank apprentice for only a year. He is not yet allowed to conduct consultations with customers on his own, but here at the branch the 21-year old learns the practical knowledge he needs for his future occupation.
The necessity of the college degree is beginning to be questioned. With youth unemployment in Europe at 24 per cent in 2013 and thousands of graduates coming out of university every year without jobs to go into, there is an increasing feeling that there is a missing link somewhere between education and employment.
