This document summarizes the economic and social situation of youth in Germany. It finds that while unemployment is 6.8% nationally, it varies significantly between states, with the highest in Berlin at 8%. Reasons for Berlin's higher rate include fewer apprenticeship opportunities, more school dropouts, and lack of role models for disadvantaged youth. The dual apprenticeship system that combines workplace training and vocational school is praised for providing youth stable career prospects. While half a million youth start apprenticeships annually, some companies struggle to find trainees. The document also notes that those with foreign backgrounds disproportionately receive welfare benefits due to lower educational attainment on average. However, with highly skilled foreign workers immigrating to Germany,

1. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
SITUATION OF YOUTH
in Germany

2. Agenda
• Germany
• Federal States
• Europe
• Chances of the
Labour Market
• Training
opportunities
• Foreigners

3. Germany
BA =
Bundesagentur für
Arbeit
Major service provider on
Germany’s job market
6.8 %
unemployment
in Germany

4. Federal
States
• Large gap
between
Bavaria and
Berlin (8 %)
• High
unemployme
nt in East
Germany

5. Reasons
Berlin : few apprentices, many
dropouts, many people without a
school certificate
• Companies want a high certificate
• No role-model for the socially
disadvantaged young people
• No belief in success
• overstrained youth spend their
time on games and watching TV:

7. Europe
lowest level since the
German reunification
and also one of the
lowest levels of
unemployment in
Europe

8. Situation on the
apprenticeship market
•Every year, approx. half a
million young people start
an apprenticeship
•Many companies can’t find
trainees
•Companies stop

9. Anna-Lena, 18
•10
applications
•Apprenticeshi
p  industrial
clerk
•8 applications
were refused

10. The Dual System of
Vocational Traininggoing to
•Working at a company +
a vocational school
•Training regulations  can work
everywhere in Germany
•Final exam at the Chamber of
Commerce

11. Joana, 25
•Curriculum is
well done
•Easier to start
working
•Good
combination of
school and
company

12. Dual Study
•New alternative
•Working in a company + study at
a university
•Very expensive for enterprises

13. Florian, 20
•Feasible, but
a lot of work
•Good
alternative,
but not for me

14. Alex, 23
• Great
opportunity
• No debts
• Takes longer
than the
prescribed
time
• 4 years:
apprenticeshi

15. Situation of the Foreigners on
the labor market
• A lot of welfare recipients (Hartz
IV) are people with foreign roots
• Berlin: most unemployed people
with a migration background
• Reason : insufficient school
education and training
often, people with migration
background haven’t done an
apprenticeship situation because many
There is a change of the
above-average qualified workers come to Germany

16. Rayan, 17, Lebanese
• High-school
graduate
• Well integrated
• Same
opportunities
and chances
• Feels
comfortable

17. sources
• http://www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.420953.de/themen_nac
hrichten/jugendarbeitslosigkeit_in_deutschland_deutlich
_gesunken_vor_allem_aus_demografischen_gruenden.h
tml
• http://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/
• http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/240450/um
frage/regionen-mit-der-niedrigstenjugendarbeitslosenquote-in-der-eu/
• http://www.wirtschaftundschule.de/aktuellethemen/arbeitsmarkt-berufsorientierung/derarbeitsmarkt-fuer-jugendliche/jugendarbeitslosigkeit-ineuropa-und-warum-deutschland-besser-dasteht/
• Public opinion pool

18. Thank you for your attention
Beatrice & Jana