Recruit with an apprenticeship

With an apprenticeship, you can turn a good and motivated guy into an excellent employee. An apprenticeship means that the employer trains the worker to be competent in the content of the job, up to the level of a secondary vocational qualification.

The apprentice is therefore employed for the duration of the apprenticeship either on an employment or official contract. The employer pays the apprentice a wage in accordance with the collective labour agreement of the sector in question and work must be provided for at least 25 hours per week. A probationary period may be agreed at the start of the new employment.

What can you study with an apprenticeship?

With an apprenticeship, an employee can complete a basic, vocational, or specialised professional qualification. In the course of the qualification, skills are demonstrated by means of on-the-job demonstrations. The aim may also be to obtain only one or more parts of a qualification, for example, to supplement previous knowledge. It is also possible to do a summer job as an apprenticeship.

What does an apprenticeship require from the employer?

The apprentice needs a workplace supervisor appointed by the workplace who has the expertise, motivation and working time resources to supervise the apprentice. The employer may be paid a monthly allowance for training the student and guiding their learning in working life. The training allowance paid by the apprenticeship agency is agreed separately for each apprenticeship contract.

You can receive wage subsidy if the apprentice is an unemployed job seeker

If an unemployed job seeker is selected as an apprentice, a wage subsidy is available to cover the salary costs. The amount of the wage subsidy is dependent on the job seeker. Once the wage subsidy has been granted, the employer can also apply for a municipal supplement.