AusbildungWorks

What are your chances for Ausbildung?

A data-backed assessment built for non-EU candidates.

  • Personalized score across 8 career fields
  • Exactly what to change to improve your score
  • Takes 2 minutes to complete
Ausbildung trainees working in nursing, care, construction, and IT

Why we do it

Germany is running out of workers.

By 2070, Germany's working-age population could shrink from 51 million to 37 million. The country needs hundreds of thousands of skilled trainees every year. That's the opportunity — and why we built this.

51M → 37M
Projected working-age population in Germany by 2070
1.8M
Unfilled positions across Germany right now
94%
Of international graduates hold permanent residence within six years

Ausbildung is the backbone of Germany's skilled workforce — and these are roles AI can't replace: nurses, electricians, mechanics, logistics specialists. Germany is now actively opening these pathways to non-EU candidates, because without them, the economy doesn't function.

The basics

What Ausbildung actually is

Germany's dual vocational system pairs paid, on-the-job work with classroom learning at a vocational school or college. You earn a salary while you train and finish with a state-recognized qualification.

Paid training
Earn a salary from day one
2–3.5 years
Duration depends on the profession
State-recognised
Nationally valid qualification
Visa pathway
§16a visa for non-EU candidates

Ready to see your real chances?

Personalized score in 2 minutes.