Bremen training fund: New thrust for training in the country!

Bremen will introduce an apprenticeship to increase the training quota in the city at the turn of the year. All companies are obliged to pay a levy; Companies that train sufficiently receive relief. The goal is to increase the number of trainees in Berlin by 2,000 from 34,535 to 34,535 within two years, such as nd-aktuell reported.

The existing catalog of the alliance for training comprises 47 measures to achieve this target. It should be noted that the Federal Institute for Vocational Training (BIBB) reported a decline in the newly concluded training contracts by 0.3 % compared to the previous year. The number of training contracts has dropped from 16,800 to 14,600 since 2013. While the bodies offered were reduced by 1.4 % to 15,700, demand dropped by 2.1 % to 19,000 jobs over a similar period.

legal protection and mechanisms of the training levy

The Bremen State Court has legally approved the training fund, although professional associations had complained. According to the law in Bremen, companies have to deposit 0.27 % of their gross wages into the training fund and receive 2,250 euros per trainee. In the event of violations of the law, fines of up to 500,000 euros threaten. Smaller companies with an annual wage under 150,000 euros can be released from the delivery of what the edition of the funds for training in Bremen should facilitate, as well as Binnen

The Bremen judgment was considered positive by SPD MP Sven Meyer, while Green MP Tonka Wojahn demands an immediate introduction of an apprenticeship for Berlin. The German Trade Union Association (DGB) Berlin-Brandenburg refers to existing tariff training environments in some industries and appeals to the Berlin business associations to lead a dialogue to the introduction of a training fund.