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Skills
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Entry‑Level Workers in Germany Face Longer Job Hunt Amid Skills Shortage Over One‑Fifth Wait Over Six Months for First Job
New professionals in Germany are taking longer than ever to secure their first jobs, even though the country…
Söder’s Social Media Skills Praised
The Green Party’s Ricarda Lang has delivered a surprisingly complimentary assessment of Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder’s social media…
Germany Needs English Skills Workforce Grows
Germany’s labor market is increasingly reliant on workers from outside the European Union, a dependence that underscores a…
Conservatives Push Apprenticeships to Tackle Skills Shortage
A Push for Mandatory Apprenticeships Sparks Debate Germany’s persistent shortage of skilled tradespeople is prompting a significant policy…
Resuscitation Skills Needed in Schools
German Red Cross Advocates for Mandatory CPR Training in Schools A significant push for nationwide reform in emergency…
Skills Gap Widens in German Workforce
Mercedes-Benz’s Board Member for Human Resources, Britta Seeger, has voiced growing concerns over a widening performance gap among…
Skills Immigration Stalls
The much-anticipated reforms to Germany’s skilled worker immigration laws are failing to deliver on initial projections, raising serious…
Germany Boosts Workforce Skills for AI Era
Germany’s Ambitious Upskilling Initiative Faces Scrutiny The German government has unveiled a substantial initiative aiming to bolster the…
Older Germans Could Register Skills for Defense
The Green Party’s leadership is proposing a novel approach to bolstering Germany’s defense capabilities and addressing growing intergenerational…
Nobel Laureate Questions Skills Shortage Claims
The recent chorus of complaints regarding labor shortages in Germany rings hollow to Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin, the…
Army Seeks New Skills Stronger Forces
The newly appointed Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Christian Freuding, is advocating for a significant expansion…
Construction Faces Major Skills Shortage in Germany
A significant shortage of skilled workers is threatening to derail infrastructure projects funded by Germany’s Special Fund for…
Skills Gap Narrows Significantly
The skills shortage in Germany has narrowed considerably, decreasing by approximately 18 percent year-over-year in the second quarter…
Reading Skills Stall In Germany Twenty Percent Struggle
A recent study indicates that functional illiteracy rates in Germany remain stable at 20 percent, representing approximately 106…
German Firms Face Growing Skills Shortage
A recent economic survey published Thursday indicates that the shortage of skilled labor is intensifying for businesses across…
Welcome Classes Fail to Boost German Skills Enough
A recent study from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) indicates that dedicated “welcome classes” for refugee children may…
Subtitles Boost English Skills
A recent study by the Ifo Institute has revealed a significant correlation between the use of subtitles on…
Kids Miss Out Social Skills Study Finds
early childhood education programs overwhelmingly prioritize cognitive development at the expense of essential social skills.. The research, analyzing…
Defense Industry Fears Skills Shortage
Germany’s defense industry finds itself at the cusp of a new era of growth, yet simultaneously grappling with…
Skills Shortage Tops Business Planning Concerns
A significant majority of German businesses are currently grappling with a critical skills shortage, emerging as their most…
Skills Shortage to Surge by 2028
A new study released Monday by the Institute for Economic Research (IW) projects a significant widening of the…
Majority of Germans Feel Overwhelmed by the Media and Lack Basic Online Skills
German Internet Users Feel Overwhelmed by Media, Lack Digital Literacy According to a recent survey conducted by the…
Ukrainian Passports, No Language Skills and Calls for Suspension
Marlene Svazek, representing the FPÖ, has brought attention to the increased arrival of large Roma families from Western…
Germany’s Skills Gap Begins to Ease?
Germany’s companies are currently experiencing the skilled labor shortage to a lesser extent, according to the Ifo Business…
Can KI Plug the Skills Gap?
A recent survey by the German IT industry association Bitkom has shed light on the efforts of large…
The Skills Shortage Just Got a Whole Lot Older!
The shortage of skilled workers could further worsen as many dependent employees in so-called bottleneck professions belong to…