Jobless in the Pandemic
Rising unemployment and the agency dealing with it.
|15.06.2020
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In the first four months of 2020, Over 37,000 unemployed people registered for benefits.
Even in a country that normally has a high unemployment rate the pandemic has caused a crisis.
The education system does not prepare people for the requirements of the job market.
Dual vocational training in Germany is a system where theoretical lessons in schools and practice in companies are combined.
The Employment Agency faces an enormous task with few options with no end to the pandemic in sight and the number of unemployed continue to grow.
Arian Lumezi
Arian Lumezi is an editor at K2.0. He holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University, pursued through a Chevening scholarship.
This story was originally written in English.