Bringing order to the regulations

Training occupations may be differentiated by the nature of their inner structuring. Alongside so-called mono occupations, which do not exhibit any differences in terms of content, there are occupations with features such as specialisms, main focuses or elective qualifications. During procedures for the updating of training occupations, the question which constantly arises is how and in accordance with which criteria training occupations should be structured. The present article addresses this issue on the basis of a BIBB research project. As well as characteristics of individual structural models and the delineations and overlaps of such models, we present typical rationale patterns for structural model decisions. These are finally included in a possible heuristic for the criteria-led structuring of training occupations.