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Cabinet Adopts 2026 Vocational Training Report as Apprenticeship Starts and Offers Fall

The findings highlight a mismatch that now drives federal and state efforts to steer more students into training.

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Schwierige Lage auf dem Ausbildungsmarkt: "Das Angebot geht zurück, das Interesse steigt", erklärte am Mittoch Bundesbildungsministerin Karin Prien (CDU). Viele Stellen blieben aber unbesetzt, weil es an der "Passung" fehle.

Overview

  • The federal cabinet, which approved the 2026 Vocational Training Report on Wednesday, confirmed 476,000 new apprenticeship contracts and 530,300 posted positions in 2025, both down from a year earlier.
  • Despite fewer vacancies left open at 54,400, 84,400 applicants were still actively searching by September 30 and 39,900 had no placement, showing a gap between what young people want and what firms offer.
  • Officials point to “matching problems” across regions and occupations, with shortages in trades such as plumbing and construction and oversubscription in popular fields like media design and animal care.
  • The government cites a qualification push and the Alliance for Vocational Training’s Summer of Vocational Training campaign to attract candidates and help companies fill open roles.
  • In North Rhine-Westphalia, a Landtag debate Thursday followed data that about 34,800 school leavers initially lacked a next step in 2025, with two thirds placed by year’s end and parties urging stronger career guidance in schools.