My regional public TV folks (HR)....hyped a unique problem developing in the state....not enough applicants for apprentice positions.
Around the 8th grade (age 15), German kids are in a position to apply for apprentice situations.
In different parts of the country....there are varying statistics for this. If you live in the NW....for every hundred apprentice positions, there's typically 140 kids applying. If you live in Bavaria, for every hundred apprentice positions, there's typical 80 kids applying (meaning they are always short). This was 2019 numbers, before Covid.
So Hessen has become the same way....empty positions sitting there. Part of the blame? The news folks suggest that a trend has started up....where the kids want an extra year or two of school, before making the step to the apprentice situation.
All of this leading to a situation where you have fewer technicians on hand? Well....if this trend were to continue...that would be a true statement. It means you'd call up your heating service and find that some repair situation which would typically be handled in a day or two....now requires three to five days, because the trained folks just aren't in abundance.
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