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Executive BoardEducation & Qualification Department
Dual Apprenticeship System in Germany
Lutz W. Ewald
IPPR, 12.7.2012
Executive BoardEducation & Qualification Department
1.IGM and the Department of Education and Qualification
2.Overview: Dual Apprenticeship System
3.Costs and Benefit
4.Apprentice Pay and Tarif Agreements
5.Summary
Agenda
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Largest union in the major industry sectors in Germany
2.3m members, increasing
Car industry, electronics, textile, aircraft, ict...small and medium sized companies
1. IGM and the Department of Education and Qualification
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•Reform of apprenticship professions
•Reform of further training
professions
•Regional Vocational Education
Committees
•Regional examination
boards
•Co-determination through works
councils
•Implementation of qualification
agreements
•Apprentices‘ salary
CollectiveBargaining
Works Constitution Act
VocationalEducation Act
1. IGM and the Department of Education and Qualification
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2. Overview
ca. 1.5 mill. apprentices 2011
2010: Industrial business, office administration, industrial mechanics, mechatronics, car salesman...
Gender distribution:
IT-specialists, mechanics...
veterinary assistants, housekeeper...
Nearly every second of an age group starts an apprenticeship
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2. Overview
• 15% of an age group do not absolve any apprenticeship•15,4% Special vocational schools,
schools of public health, •apprenticeship as officer for public service
• 47,5% apprentices• 5% apprenticeship and studying
•17% studying
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Dual Vocational System
companyvocational
school
342 apprenticeships regulated by Vocational
Training Act or „Handwerksordnung“
Curricula
Ruled by the „Länder“
Training RegulationsRuled by regulations
of Social Partners
Enacted by Ministry of Economic Affairs
(Ministry of Education)
Tuning
2. Overview
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Duale Berufsausbildung
CompanyVocational
school
(2 days)
External apprenticeship
Usually 3 years
2. Overview
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Dual Training
2. Overview
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3. Costs and benefit
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3. Costs and benefit
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•Food and crafts sellers 6.821€• Baker, hairdressers, medical
specialists
• Gardener, electronics technician for industrial engineering 15.528 €
3. Costs and benefit
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4. Apprentice Pay and Tarif Agreements
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4. Apprentice Pay and Tarif Agreements
Tarif Agreements 2012
+ 4,3%
Transfer to permanent employment
Codetermination rights of works councils were
improved
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5. Summary• Nearly 50% are absolving an apprenticeship
• Trade Unions are part and stakeholders of dual apprenticeship system
• Apprenticeship meets the need of young people and challenges of economy
- Future professionals are provided with marketable qualifications and get a perspective- Dual apprenticeship minimizes the risk to become unemployed
•„Success model“
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