Apprenticeship pulse: Effects of the crisis
ENJOYMENT Compared to the lockdown phase, apprenticeship companies are much more optimistic about the situation of young people. Surveys have currently revealed a thoroughly positive development. While 77 and 81 percent of the apprenticeship positions on offer were filled at the time, the figure rose to 88 percent in June compared with April and May. That is the conclusion of the third survey [...].
While 77 and 81 percent of the apprenticeship positions offered were filled at the time, respectively, the figure rose to 88 percent in June compared to April and May. That is the conclusion of the third "Apprenticeship Pulse" survey.
Limited use in teaching
By comparison, the figure was 77 percent in May and 64 percent in April. Only one in ten (17 percent in May, 25 percent in April) still has a limited on-site apprenticeship assignment.
The proportion of apprentices doing homework and working from home has also fallen: 92 percent of apprentices in the "Vehicles" occupational field are doing their normal work. Occupational fields such as "nature," "construction" and "building services engineering" show higher values.
Competition with professional experts
Final-year apprentices face two major challenges: First, final exams could only take place partially; second, learners in their final year of training are in transition from vocational training to the labor market and thus in competition with experienced professionals when it comes to finding a job.
Worries with young people with learning difficulties
This is reflected in the results of the June "Apprenticeship Pulse". The apprenticeship companies surveyed continue to believe that the effects of the crisis will have a slight impact on apprenticeship completions.
Young people with learning difficulties would be a particular concern. 56 percent of the apprenticeship companies surveyed stated that it is currently more difficult to find a job.
27 percent assess the situation as comparable to the previous year, for one percent it has become easier and 16 percent cannot comment on this.
Monthly survey of apprenticeship companies
The research project examines on a monthly basis and over the course of a year how the crisis is affecting apprenticeship companies and young people - before they start their training, during their apprenticeship and shortly before they enter the labor market.
The "Apprenticeship Pulse" was launched by ETH Zurich in collaboration with the apprenticeship platform Yousty.
