Current figures on the apprenticeship situation
According to the job vacancy barometer, 66% of all apprenticeships are filled for summer 2024. Young people are most likely to consider basic vocational training after completing compulsory schooling. Most apprenticeship vacancies are in the retail trade, as a chef and in the construction industry.
The apprenticeship trend
After completing compulsory schooling, most young people opt for basic vocational training. Matura and technical secondary schools are the second most common choice.
Apprenticeships filled
According to the job vacancy barometer, 66% of the 75,724 apprenticeships on offer for summer 2024 have already been filled, which represents an increase on the previous year (2023: 63%).
Around 180,000 online applications have been sent via yousty.ch since August 2023.
Apprenticeship vacancies
The following overview shows the professions with the most vacancies for apprenticeships starting in summer 2024:
Occupations with the most apprenticeship vacancies for apprenticeship start 2024 on yousty.ch (as of June 20, 2024)
*GvE = Designing shopping experiences.
Facts about retail specialist EFZ
- At the end of May, 16.8% fewer apprenticeships were filled than a year ago.
- In total, 14.1% fewer apprenticeships were advertised this season than in the previous year.
Facts about Cook EFZ
- At the end of May, 13% more apprenticeships were filled than a year ago.
- In total, 2.1% fewer apprenticeships were advertised this season than in the previous year.
Facts about EFZ electrician
- This profession traditionally fills apprenticeship positions in spring, but this season recorded a high number of placements in the period from November to February.
- At the end of May, around the same number of apprenticeships had been filled as in the previous year.
- In total, 0.8% fewer apprenticeships were advertised this season than in the previous year.
Source: www.yousty.ch
