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Our learning offers promote the individual technical professionalization as well as the development of new competences - with a view to the current and future requirements in the companies.

Change is needed in various areas of education and working life to attract more women to technical professions. The latest study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation investigates exactly what is needed. For the first time, the study focuses on the link between studies, career entry and the first years of employment for female engineers.

The shortage of young talent in technical professions is one of the top challenges facing our industry. This is why the VDMA is launching a new campaign for more young technical talent.

The toolbox is a practice-oriented collection of good practice examples of proven methods and innovative approaches for university teaching in the engineering sciences. Now with new examples and a fresh look!

The VDMA Salary Study is ready! As planned, the printed results report will be available at the end of March, so we will be sending it out to study participants in the first week of April. Non-participants can order from the store from the beginning of April.

Current developments in labor law and new laws pose challenges for the mechanical and plant engineering industry - an overview of decisions and legal adjustments that are relevant in practice.

Competitiveness, growth and a long-term supply of labor and skilled workers require adaptability, a flexible labor market and a future-proof social security system.

The Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) has prepared an application paper on the provisions of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Regulation) that are relevant for employers.

How can we get young people interested in technology and thus in technical training occupations and degree programmes? How can we counteract the shortage of young talent?

NORDMETALL and the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry Association (vbm) reached a pilot agreement with the IG Metall districts on the coast and Bavaria on November 12, 2024.

The EU-Commission has given the go-ahead for a single EU-wide digital declaration portal for the posting of workers. VDMA expressly welcomes this first step towards reducing bureaucracy.

Through the Walter Reiners Foundation, the VDMA Textile Machinery Association demonstrates its ongoing commitment to the next generation of engineers.

The German government wants to create incentives to work longer. However, the necessary major reforms are lacking. A new report by the IMPULS Foundation points the way forward.

Promoting young talent is a key concern for companies and the VDMA.

In our theme publication you will find facts and figures on research and development, innovations and patents in machinery and equipment manufacturing.

In our mobilization package put together for you, you will find useful information, tips, guidelines and links for your participation in our joint young talent campaign.

In industry, employment subject to social security contributions continues to decline. If you want to secure industrial jobs, you have to reduce the burden of social security contributions.

Professional and personalised application management still has plenty of room for improvement in many cases. Low-threshold application processes (such as via WhatsApp) are an interesting new development.

Current VDMA survey: Only 30 percent of the companies surveyed are bound by collective agreements. Companies not bound by collective agreements see too little scope for company solutions and a lack of flexibility in collective agreements.

In our theme publications, you will find facts, figures and data related to vocational training, engineering courses, skilled workers, mechanical engineers and women in machinery and equipment manufacturing.

Germany needs structural changes to its social insurance systems. Higher contributions are not the solution.

The planned amendment to the Residence Act is complicated and legally questionable. It would be simpler to remove the ban on temporary employment agencies in the immigration of skilled workers.

On September 26, 2024, the Bundestag passed the Fourth Act to Reduce Bureaucracy for Citizens, Business and the Administration (Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act, BEG IV) at its second and third readings.

In the 2023 academic year, around 2,400 people started a dual study program in mechanical engineering/process engineering. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous year and significantly more than in most other fields of study.

The contribution increases announced in Pension Package II mean further burdens for the economy. The younger generations and employers are expected to solve problems that politicians are not addressing strategically.

Together with other business and employers' associations, the VDMA has sent a letter to Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil in which they make it clear that they reject political intervention in the setting of the minimum wage.

The different reporting obligations in the EU member states present companies with considerable bureaucratic challenges when it comes to work assignments. How can companies deal with this?

Good salaries are paid in mechanical engineering - even in companies without collective bargaining agreements. A collective bargaining law would only be another unnecessary burden.

Only half of all mechanical engineering companies are currently able to fill all apprenticeship positions. Many companies would like to train more people, but there is a lack of qualified applicants.

Have you found a job ad that interests you?

Questioning the status quo, deliberately "producing accidents", deliberately turning existing conventions on their head - finding innovative solutions with new methods.

On November 14, 2024, the VDMA and the Corporate Learning Community are organizing a BarCamp on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence in the World of Work" in Frankfurt am Main.

Transformation will only succeed if the framework conditions for Germany as an industrial location are improved. Reforms must not be put on the back burner any longer.

How we can get more young people interested in technical professions together.

In view of the shortage of skilled workers, incentives to work longer are very welcome in the mechanical engineering sector. However, the planned "pension deferral bonus" is far too complex.

Employment subject to social insurance contributions in industry is falling significantly. All the more reason why political reforms are now needed to kick-start the growth initiative.

A well-retained, motivated and productive workforce also strengthens the company's image. It helps to avoid high fluctuation costs and secures expertise.

Are you interested in ships, shipping and maritime technologies? Are you currently looking for a training or study place? Would you like to combine innovation, project work and a wide range of career opportunities?

Become a sought-after data analyst or data scientist and make large amounts of data usable, analyzable and visualizable for your company. Start your next career step together with the Mechanical Engineering Institute and StackFuel.

5,200 jobs have been lost in mechanical and plant engineering since the beginning of the year. Nevertheless, the shortage of skilled workers remains high due to the demographic challenge. What is needed now are structural reforms to secure skilled workers.

The start of the new apprenticeship year has been bumpy for many East German mechanical engineering companies. Half of the companies offering training have not yet been able to fill all commercial or technical apprenticeships.

Startups from all sectors, gather round: At this year's Start-up Summit, young companies with new ideas once again met potential business partners and investors.

In a public position paper, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) calls for an increase in collective bargaining coverage through legal measures.

The labor market figures are bad. The federal government must finally move from debate to action. Implementing the growth initiative has top priority.

How do companies succeed in retaining qualified specialists? With the electronics machine manufacturer Kurtz Ersa

"Googling" as part of a recruitment process triggers information obligations towards the applicant and can lead to a claim for compensation.

With regard to the principle of equal pay, the employer must provide verifiable evidence of the criteria for unequal pay.

Mechanical engineering offers young professionals many attractive jobs and career development opportunities. The VDMA has launched a video series with member companies - Part 6: Nico Lienhard, viastore Software GmbH.

Charging a hybrid vehicle without permission can have consequences under employment law.

Job adverts are the first point of contact with potential applicants. What you should pay particular attention to with service technicians.