Anybody who glances at the want ads for apprenticeship positions these days can easily become bewildered. All of a sudden, companies are training mechatronics engineers or computer business managers, and young people who would have become radio or television technicians in the past now have to become acquainted with a few more communication devices as well. As a result, they have acquired a new name: Information-electronic experts. In the past, three to four new apprenticeship occupations were usually created each year in Germany. An equal number of occupations were restructured because the practical requirements have changed. "There are no old occupations today," says Klaus Bailer, Director of Personnel Service/Training at ThyssenKrupp Steel. "All occupations have changed over time. That means they're all highly up-to-date."
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