Assisted training offering support to companies providing training and to disadvantaged young people

The labour market, which is already tight anyway, is characterised by a rising number of unfilled training places. In order to counter these developments, companies are adopting new routes to acquire and retain trainees. The labour market policy support instruments addressing this area particularly include assisted training, a funding vehicle for disadvantaged young people. Support services are directed at companies as well as at the young people themselves. This article investigates how companies benefit from reduced pressure on their time and staff and looks at the extent to which such assistance contributes to the stabilisation and improvement of the training relationship.