Die Ausbildungsbetriebsquote ist rückläufig und vor allem kleine Unternehmen ziehen sich aus der Ausbildung zurück. Verbünde werden bildungspolitisch als eine Möglichkeit propagiert, die Ausbildungsbeteiligung der Betriebe zu stabilisieren. Über die Gegebenheiten und Herausforderungen...

Context: Although the German dual system of vocational education and training makes a major contribution to securing the supply of skilled workers for trade and industry, its function has been under scrutiny for several years. Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit trainees,...

For the first time it has been made possible to merge a German and a Swiss firm-level data set that include detailed information about costs and benefits of apprenticeship training. Previous analyses based only on aggregate data showed that the net costs of training apprentices are substantial...