The German training market is facing the next difficult year.

To date, he has not even come close to catching up with the slump in the corona pandemic - and now the number of applicants is falling even further.

This does not bode well for the need for skilled workers in the German economy.

Employers rightly warn that Germany not only needs masters, but also masters.

Businesses, employment agencies and politicians must therefore do more work to persuade young people.

You have to point out the good earning potential and future prospects, for example in the trades.

They have to offer more internships again and thus provide an insight into their everyday life.

And yes, they often have to give chances to candidates they previously wouldn't have considered.

The training guarantee planned by Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD), on the other hand, is unlikely to achieve much.

The central challenge is not a lack of apprenticeships, but of applicants.

For them, dual training is often simply not attractive enough these days.