The Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the German Association of Certified Industrial Foremen are seeking to collaborate even more closely in future in the field of management training in private sector technical occupations.
Since January this year, Volkswagen has been offering German standard training in the occupation of mechatronics fitter in Brazil in conjunction with five companies that is to say Kostal, ZF, Grob, Mahle and ThyssenKrupp. The programme for the first 20 trainees began at Volkswagen in Sao Paulo.
The training market offers good opportunities for youngsters keen to learn. That was the message today from the presidents of four industry associations represented in a vocational training and continuing education alliance.
The 2016 Report on Vocational Education and Training adopted by the Federal Cabinet shows that more training places are available at companies in the current training year than was the case last year. Prognoses for 2016 are also positive. Nevertheless, training places have once again remained unfilled. In some craft trade occupations such as tinsmith and butcher, the vacancy level is as high as one in three.
