The latest figures for the internship situation in VET shows a slight increase in the number of training agreements. But many young people are still without an internship.

In January and February 2010 were signed 4,525 training agreements between companies and students in vocational training. This is an increase of 2 percent when compared with the number of contracts concluded in January and February 2009. The positive development seen in 10 of the 12 entrances to vocational training. The two main entrances, Construction and Mercantile, has an increases of 7 and 15 percent. In particular, an increase in the number of remaining agreements after school training and short training agreements. Rest agreements after school training is a term for the type of agreements that pupils in school are included when the change from school practice to a regular job training. Short training agreements are training agreements with companies that cover at least one school period and one internship in the training.

More students seeking internship

The statistics also show an increase in the number of internship-seeking students. 7,998 students were looking for an internship in February 2010. This represents an increase of 90 percent compared to the same period in 2009. Of the internship seekers were 3,421 students in school. That's 93 percent more than in February 2009. When a student is in school, the student started his education. But the statistics show that 3,737 students were seeking a practical outside school training in February 2010. It is 56 percent more than in February 2009. Education Minister Tina Nedergaard says: "The latest figures show a slight increase in the number of training contracts, and this is positive. But many more students to have an internship. Therefore, companies must create more apprenticeships now and make use of the bonus scheme, which provides up to 50,000 kroner in subsidies per pupil. As it looks now, we're going to be missing graduate in a few years when the great generations disappear out of the labor market and will pose a real threat to our welfare. "

previous publication

Internship statistics, this time published earlier this month, than has been the practice. The advance of the publication date has been to meet the great interest in statistics among politicians, social partners and the press. The next statement, which contains statistics for March 2010 will be published on 10 May 2010. Source: Ministry of Education