2026

There was no major measure in this domain this year.

2025

• From September 2025, the age limit for signing an apprenticeship contract will be lifted. The decision to commit to a typically three-year training programme and to make the necessary personal arrangements to balance vocational school, the day-to-day realities of the workplace, and any family responsibilities—while managing on the apprentice allowance—will lie with the applicant.
• Various apprenticeship and master craftsman programmes have been revised, and new programmes have been introduced.

2024

The government has approved the following new or updated apprenticeship programmes for the 2024–2025 training year:

• Mechatronics technician for agricultural, forestry, horticultural and construction machinery (G06/2024)
• Mechatronics technician for lorries (G20/2024)
• Construction carpenter (C01/2024)
• Furniture carpenter (C02/2024)
• Parquet layer (C11/2024)

In addition, the updated study programmes for the dual bachelor's degrees in Public and Business Administration (X03/2024) and Accounting (X08/2024) have been approved, as well as the revised master craftsman programme for gardeners in landscape and garden design (R08/2024).