Many companies criticize the quality of their trainees, as young people struggle with basic tasks. At Sennheiser, training director Christoph Knake views the situation as dramatic. The company in Wedemark near Hannover plans new measures, such as remedial training, to address this.
In the German economy, there are growing concerns about the competencies of apprentices. Many firms complain that young people have significant difficulties solving the simplest tasks. This also affects audio technology manufacturer Sennheiser, whose training director Christoph Knake describes the situation as dramatic. The company, based in Wedemark in the Hannover region, is now seeking new ideas to compensate for these deficits. Planned steps include remedial training for apprentices to improve their skills. Knake emphasizes the need for such measures to ensure the quality of training in the long term. These developments reflect broader challenges in the German apprenticeship system, where companies increasingly rely on their own training programs.
