Micro-occupations in the dual system – an exploratory estimation

Annual rankings mean that training occupations governed by the Vocational Training Act and by the Crafts and Trades Regulation Code with the most new contracts receive a lot of public attention. By way of contrast, occupations with very low trainee numbers receive significantly less. This article uses a data evaluation to illustrate the phenomenon of “micro-occupations” and examines how such training occupations should be statistically categorised in the German training system and which occupations are part of this group. Against this backdrop, it focuses on their significance and on potential starting points for a forward-looking approach to micro-occupations.