After successfully completing their training, 79 percent of trainees were hired by their training company last year. This is the highest figure since 2010, according to a recent study by the Institute for Employment Research. (Photo: © goodluz/123RF.com)
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August 2025
After successfully completing their apprenticeship, eight out of ten trainees were able to stay with their company. The continuing high proportion of unfilled training positions is proving fatal.
2010 since the Takeover rate from trainees increased by 18 percentage points. 2024 reached her with 79 percent an new recordThis is according to a study by Institute for Employment Research (IAB). The best takeover chances According to the study, apprentices in finance and insurance, mining/energy and water supply, transport and warehousing, and public administration had jobs: Almost nine out of ten apprentices were hired in these sectors in 2024. At 60 percent, the hiring rate was lowest in agriculture and forestry. The IAB's establishment panel, on which the study is based, does not cover the skilled trades as a complete economic sector. The occupations are distributed across sectors such as construction, trade and automotive repair, and personal or business-related services.
The Takeover rate According to the IAB, the number of qualified graduates hired increased across all sectors last year. The lowest increase was in manufacturing and the information and communication sector. It was highest in education and teaching. "Given the worsening shortage of skilled workers in education and teaching, companies are apparently increasingly making compromises when it comes to hiring their graduates," explains IAB Director Bernd Fitzenberger.
According to the study, companies in Germany are still struggling to fill their apprenticeships. The number of newly concluded apprenticeship contracts fell to 471.000 in 2024, remaining significantly below the pre-coronavirus level. "One in three apprenticeships remains unfilled, even though young people's demand for dual training has recently increased again. proportion of unfilled training positions is therefore still far above In Pre-coronavirus level", says IAB researcher Ute Leber.
IAB study The study is based on the IAB Establishment Panel, a representative annual survey of approximately 15.000 companies of all sizes and from all industries. The IAB short report "Current Results from the IAB Establishment Panel: Increasing Takeover Rate with Declining Number of Successfully Completed Training Contracts" is as a PDF file online .
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The proportion of is companies authorized to provide training was in 2024 51 percent (see graphic). According to the IAB, it has hardly changed since the beginning of the Corona crisis. Of the companies authorized to provide training, 56 percent of is Academic background involved.
The most common reason companies didn't provide training was a lack of staff. "The fact that vacancies often remain unfilled limits companies' ability to train skilled workers themselves. Thus, today's shortage of skilled workers exacerbates tomorrow's shortage of skilled workers," explains Barbara Schwengler, a researcher at the Institute for Employment Research.
Source: Institute for Employment Research
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