Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

Dual Apprenticeship System in Germany Lutz W. Ewald

IPPR, 12.7.2012

Agenda

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

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1. IGM and the Department of Education and Qualification Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

   Largest union in the major industry sectors in Germany 2.3m members, increasing Car industry, electronics, textile, aircraft, ict...small and medium sized companies

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1. IGM and the Department of Education and Qualification

Works Constitution Act Collective Bargaining Vocational Education Act

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• Co determination through works councils • Implementation of qualification agreements • Apprentices‘ salary • Reform of further training professions • Regional Vocational Education Committees • Reform of apprenticship professions • Regional examination boards

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2. Overview Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

 ca. 1.5 mill. apprentices 2011  2010: Industrial business, office administration, industrial mechanics, mechatronics, car salesman..

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 Gender distribution:  IT-specialists, mechanics...

 veterinary assistants, housekeeper...

 Nearly every second of an age group starts an apprenticeship

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2. Overview Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

• 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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2. Overview Dual Vocational System Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

company Training Regulations Ruled by regulations of Social Partners

342 apprenticeships

regulated by Vocational Training Act or „Handwerksordnung“ Tuning vocational school Curricula Ruled by the „Länder“

Enacted by Ministry of Economic Affairs

(Ministry of Education)

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Duale Berufsausbildung 2. Overview Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

Usually 3 years Company Vocational school (2 days) External apprenticeship

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Dual Training

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3. Costs and benefit Executive Board Education & Qualification Department IPPR 12.7.2012

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3. Costs and benefit

• Food and crafts sellers 6.821

€ • Baker, hairdressers, medical specialists

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• Gardener, electronics technician for industrial engineering 15.528 €

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4. Apprentice Pay and Tarif Agreements Executive Board Education & Qualification Department IPPR 12.7.2012

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4. Apprentice Pay and Tarif Agreements Executive Board Education & Qualification Department

 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

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• 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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