{"id":5306,"date":"2026-01-03T16:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:35:06","slug":"shortage-of-skilled-workers-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/en\/shortage-of-skilled-workers-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills shortage in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5306\" class=\"elementor elementor-5306\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad96ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cad96ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e611f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e611f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These sectors are particularly affected<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcab655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcab655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortage of skilled workers remains one of the biggest structural challenges for Germany as a business location. Current evaluations clearly show this, <strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"609\">in which sectors the bottlenecks are greatest<\/strong> - and why international recruitment, especially from <strong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"682\">West Africa<\/strong>, is becoming a key strategy for many companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2816388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2816388\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb5011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb5011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare: The biggest bottleneck<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abedf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abedf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"971\">The hardest hit continues to be the <strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"843\">Healthcare<\/strong>. Across Germany, tens of thousands of jobs remain permanently unfilled. The concentration on just a few professions is particularly critical:<\/p><ul data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1077\"><li data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1007\"><p data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1007\">Healthcare and nursing<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1023\"><p data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1023\">Elderly care<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1077\"><p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1077\">Medical and dental assistants<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1299\">Hospitals, care facilities and outpatient services are under massive pressure. National applicant markets are largely exhausted - <strong data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1245\">Qualified immigration<\/strong> is increasingly becoming the only realistic relief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401be8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"401be8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bfea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02bfea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Construction, skilled trades and finishing trades: bottlenecks are slowing growth<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5988be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5988be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1591\">Also in the <strong data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1410\">Construction and finishing trades<\/strong> the situation is worsening. In areas such as construction installation, interior fit-out or preparatory construction site work, a large proportion of vacancies are concentrated in just a few professions.<\/p><p data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1617\">The consequences are tangible:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1715\"><li data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1644\"><p data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1644\">Delayed construction projects<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1671\"><p data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1671\">Stalled residential construction<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1715\"><p data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1715\">Bottlenecks in renovation and the energy transition<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1890\">At the same time, a vicious circle is created: <strong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1823\">No skilled workers without housing - no housing without skilled workers<\/strong>. Middle-income professions are particularly affected by this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd88522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd88522\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f4d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21f4d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/immer-weiter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c5e57e75-e20c-4b9a-b240-0916cf437bd1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bc534 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7bc534\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444a102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"444a102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trade, industry and social services: Broad impact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b836927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b836927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1591\">The shortage of skilled workers is no longer limited to individual bottleneck sectors. Also <strong data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2099\">Retail, logistics, industry and social services<\/strong> report structural gaps. In the social sector, large parts of the shortage are attributable to a few key qualifications - with a direct impact on care, provision and municipal services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9369b14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9369b14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d080753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d080753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What this means for companies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e23be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e23be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2384\">There is a clear reality for employers:<\/p><p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2441\"><strong data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2441\">National recruiting alone is no longer enough.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2489\">Successful companies are increasingly relying on:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2787\"><li data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2593\"><p data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2593\"><strong data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2523\">International recruitment<\/strong>, especially from young, motivated labor markets such as West Africa<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2661\"><p data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2661\"><strong data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2634\">Structured mediation processes<\/strong> instead of individual recruitment<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2729\"><p data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2729\"><strong data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2697\">Early language support (B1\/B2)<\/strong> and realistic preparation<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2787\"><p data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2787\"><strong data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2785\">Support with integration, entry and housing<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a1a4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9a1a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211f3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"211f3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why West Africa is gaining in importance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa3264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa3264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"3017\">West Africa offers a decisive demographic advantage:<br data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"2901\" \/>a young population, high motivation and a growing willingness to prepare specifically for Germany.<\/p><p data-start=\"3019\" data-end=\"3192\">At <strong data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3069\">Always moving forward \u2013 Trainee &amp; Recruitment<\/strong> we connect this potential market with the specific needs of German companies - in a practical, transparent and plannable way.<\/p><p data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3434\">Today, the shortage of skilled workers affects entire industries and key job profiles. Companies that have adapted their HR strategy <strong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3374\">International, structured and long-term<\/strong> secure decisive competitive advantages.<\/p><p data-start=\"3436\" data-end=\"3586\">International trainees and skilled workers from West Africa are not a short-term substitute - but a <strong data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3585\">Sustainable component of the solution<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0b8040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0b8040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccdec40\" data-id=\"ccdec40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb86630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb86630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We at the Immer Weiter team do not pass on random applications. We pass on <span style=\"color:#33b1e4\">\nmotivated people with prospects<\/span>, Honest, structured, and responsible.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5f58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5f58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our goal is long-term successful integration into training and employment\u2014for applicants and companies alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b850d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b850d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to work together?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613685c elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"613685c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><strong>CONTACT US NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diese Branchen sind besonders betroffen Der Fachkr\u00e4ftemangel z\u00e4hlt weiterhin zu den gr\u00f6\u00dften strukturellen Herausforderungen f\u00fcr den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland. 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