From trainee to qualified skilled worker – shaping transitions in management of the process of taking on trainees permanently after completion of training

The transition from training to a permanent contract of employment marks a sensitive phase in the occupational biography of young people. For companies providing training, it represents a crucial lever for obtaining a qualified workforce, especially against the background of demographic developments and an increasing shortage of skilled workers. In practice, however, this transition is shown not to bring any guarantee of sure-fire success. It is something which needs to be actively supported and structurally secured. This article describes how the company Roche structures management of the progression from trainee to permanent employee at its locations in Mannheim and Penzberg.