Half of all youngsters in upper secondary school are in vocational training, and half of these are in apprenticeships, says Mr Woergoetter. Apprentices aged 15 to 16 spend more time in the workplace receiving on-the-job training than they do in school, and after three to four years are almost guaranteed a full-time job. And in Germany, there is less stigma attached to vocational training and technical colleges than in many countries. They are not considered a dead end, says Mr Woergoetter. In some countries, company management come from those who attended business school, but in Germany, if youre ambitious and talented, you can make it to the top of even the very biggest companies. The German education system, therefore, provides a conveyor belt of highly skilled workers to meet the specific needs of the countrys long-established and powerful manufacturing base, which is rooted in the stable, small-scale family businesses that have long provided the backbone of the economy.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 02:35:54 +0000
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