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Due to the authentic approach, many companies rely on their own trainees to reach pupils when recruiting young talent. The VDMA offers the right virtual training for your technical trainees.
Training on land & at sea - diverse employment opportunities & attractive environment in an industry that is on the rise
Many companies are still facing bottlenecks in the recruitment of young talent. The VDMA is therefore launching the "Weeks of Technology" together with its members and universities.
Young people in transition are an often overlooked but potentially valuable target group - also for the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
87 percent of mechanical engineering apprentices are satisfied or even very satisfied with their apprenticeship. This is the result of a recent VDMA survey.
DescriptionIf done well and in an interesting way, addressing parents in a targeted manner can make an important contribution to securing the next generation of skilled workers in the long term.
Every year, around 250,000 young people try to find their way into vocational training after leaving school with the help of the transition area. There is a wide range of programs to choose from, but too often companies and young people do not find a match.
Many young people in the transition period between school and work are suitable for training. Targeted support could attract them to careers in mechanical engineering.
In our theme publications, you will find facts, figures and data related to vocational training, engineering courses, skilled workers, mechanical engineers and women in machinery and equipment manufacturing.
How many apprenticeship positions are currently available? How many applicants are there? How have supply and demand for the most important professions developed in recent years? Get all the information at a glance here.
Demographic change, a shortage of skilled workers, unfilled training positions - these are often the predominant issues in Germany when it comes to recruitment. But what is it like in other countries? We asked around locally.
Only half of all mechanical engineering companies are currently able to fill all apprenticeship positions. Many companies would like to train more people, but there is a lack of qualified applicants.
The start of the new apprenticeship year has been bumpy for many East German mechanical engineering companies. Half of the companies offering training have not yet been able to fill all commercial or technical apprenticeships.
Even if the shortage of skilled workers has recently eased somewhat, securing skilled workers remains a key challenge. Find out about the current situation in the various occupational fields here.
We, the education department of the VDMA, support our members in all matters relating to the recruitment of junior staff, schools, training, studies and further education and serve as a bridge to education policy. Here you will find the right contact person for your topic and your question.
Due to the authentic approach, many companies rely on their own trainees to reach pupils when recruiting young talent. The VDMA offers the right virtual training for your technical trainees.
Are you already using the new young talent portal of the VDMA? Here, young people are inspired for mechanical and plant engineering, informed about career opportunities and directly provided with suitable jobs. Attractive benefits are also waiting for VDMA members.
Demographic change, a shortage of skilled workers, unfilled training positions - these are currently predominant issues in Germany when it comes to recruiting employees. But what is it like in other countries? We asked around locally.
Change is needed in various areas of education and working life to attract more women to technical professions. The latest study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation investigates exactly what is needed. For the first time, the study focuses on the link between studies, career entry and the first years of employment for female engineers.
They are considered to be particularly demanding and at the same time they can choose their jobs: Companies supposedly have to roll out the red carpet for the young professionals of the so-called Generation-Z. But as is so often the case, cliché and reality differ considerably. Recruiting young talent has not become easier for industrial companies in the digital age. But with a little courage and creativity, Generation-Z can also be reached well.
VDMA Software and Digitalization and the VDMA initiative "Maschinenhaus" - platform for innovative teaching - are jointly offering the "Digitalization in Mechanical Engineering" Young Talent Award. The award is intended to recognize outstanding final theses by students from engineering and computer science departments who have developed practical solutions for the digital transformation in mechanical and plant engineering.
The VDMA Education Committee is the main body for networking and exchange between VDMA member companies on education issues and for monitoring and controlling VDMA activities in this area.
