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Youth Support
The active labour market policy directed at youth has continued on a high level in 2009. 26.9% of
the approved funding was granted to persons of 25 years of age or younger whereas the share of
this age group within the annual average number of unemployed reached "just" 16.5%. A special
focus in this context is the corporate apprenticeship programme. This programme is aimed at providing
youth seeking apprenticeships, who cannot find a placement in a company, with adequate
aid and substitute apprenticeship placements in terms of the training guarantee.
Starting with the training year 2008/2009 this area has been newly regulated based on an amended
corresponding Act and established as regular and equivalent component of dual professional
training. A new training type has thereby been created within the framework of the Vocational
Training Act (BAG) covering corporate apprenticeships, which is to substitute the funded apprenticeship
programmes pursuant to article 30 of the BAG and the Youth Training Act (JASG). This programme
will also continue to offer “integrative vocational training” (partial apprenticeship or extended
apprenticeship).
Support of youth between 15 and 24 years
Payments (in million Euros)
New supported persons
Absolute in % Total of which women
women in %
Employment 47.24 11.79 16,409 5,747 35.02
Qualification 339.93 84.82 94,806 43,595 45.98
of which corporate
apprenticeships 99.89 24.92 13,720 6,141 44.76
of which additional
apprenticeships 41.66 10.40 10,917 4,409 40.39
Support 13.61 3.40 15,530 7,959 51.25
Total 2009 400.77 100.00 110,646 49,769 44.98
Total 2008 372.67 97,103 46,515 47.90
Total change 28.10 13,543 3,254
Change in % 7.54 13.95 7.00
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