Many students search continues internship. New bonus for businesses and more school training has slowed the decline in the number of training. But there is still a need for action. The government has allocated one billion kroner to 5,000 additional seats.

Businesses create still fewer placements compared to the same time last year. In July 2009, was signed 26 percent fewer contracts than in July 2008. The decline is significantly smaller than the sharp drop of 38 percent in April and 54 percent in May. While looking 6,198 students for an internship. That's 226 fewer students than in June. Before the summer holidays the government entered into an internship agreement with the Danish People's Party, the Socialists and the Radicals. The agreement means that the companies get a cash bonus of 16,000 kronor if they create a new space. Additionally, opened for 1,500 extra school internships. The government has just allocated a billion kroner to create an additional 5,000 training places, which can be up to 3,000 seats being in school, while the rest should be on companies. The final package will be negotiated with the parties to the globalization agreement during the coming period. "I am glad to see that you already can see the effect of the first internship package. However, it is not enough. Companies are still marked by the economic crisis and do not need as many hands. We have now allocated one billion to even more school internships and to push on, to being created several real internships, "says Bertel Haarder. The number of internship-seeking students is still low compared to the long years of the late 1990s until 2004 when the number of internship-seeking students were historically high.

Developments in the number of training

The inventory for the month of July does not take into account that the summer holidays can provide a registration backlog in schools. Last year, the backlog of around 350 internship agreements.

5,000 extra traineeships

The government will now allocate one billion kroner for an internship package, which among other things means: * Establishment of up to 5,000 extra traineeships in 2010, including up to 3,000 additional school internships. * Negotiations with municipalities and regions to establish more internships. * The private employers must be held to their responsibility in relation to train a new generation of young people. The government will seek support for the new internship package with the parties behind the globalization agreement.

Work in progress

The government's initiative follows up on internship packets from May and June 2009, consisting of 267 million kroner for: * Expansion of school training by 70 percent - 1,500 additional seats in 2009. * Prize of up to 16,000 kroner for companies that included an agreement on a internship. * 30 million kroner extra for vocational schools outreach to provide more places. * Wage subsidies of 30 kroner per hour for EGU internships. * The state has committed itself to 10 percent more apprenticeships. * Campaign to provide more places - including a hotline where companies can get answers to any questions about the creation of internships. The hotline will be ready in September. Source: Ministry of Education