Home » HR practices » Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty » Germany: study reveals cost-effectiveness of apprenticeships through comparison with cost of a conventional hire Germany: study reveals cost-effectiveness of apprenticeships through comparison with cost of a conventional hire On 9 June, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) published its third study since 2007. It is based on more than 4,000 interviews and details the average cost of dual training by region, size and business sector. In addition to a comparison between the periods 2007, 2012/13 and 2017/18, the study offers a fairly high degree of accuracy on the type of costs incurred by an apprenticeship, as well as on the average gain generated by apprentices depending on the number of years of training. In a final section, an overview of the average cost of an external hiring process, including the cost of the initial integration of new employees into the company, allows for a better comparison between the two recruitment approaches. Through . Published on 15 June 2020 Ă 16h03 - Update on 15 June 2020 Ă 16h31 Resources Hard evidence in favour of apprenticeships. Amid the difficult struggle towards economic recovery and two months before the new annual cycle of apprenticeships begins, German authorities are pulling out all the stops to put dual training at the heart of the vocational training system. The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) has published a study detailing the average cost of apprenticeships by region,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels