[Course and outcome of vocational training in young adults]

Presented are the findings of vocational training data analysis concerning the 91,241 disabled young people who had entered vocational training in the period 1982-87 carried by the Federal Employment Institute within the scope of "Anordnung Rehabilitation" (AReha). 77% of the young rehabilitees successfully concluded their vocational training at the first attempt; 22% dropped out, and 2% failed at the exams. Of those who had dropped out prematurely, some 39% participated in other types of vocational rehabilitation measures; no data are contained in the statistics concerning the whereabouts of the remainder. The majority of the young people, i.e. 77%, underwent vocational training in a recognized training occupation, the others in line with section 48 BBiG (vocational education act) or section 42 b HwO (handicrafts ordinance) to reduced requirements. 61% of the training measures were industrial ones, 23% provided in a vocational training centre, and the remaining 16% in some other non-industrial rehabilitation facility. The greatest single population among the young rehabilitees were those with learning disabilities, with a share of 63%. The Federal Employment Institute's statistics containing no data beyond the termination of training, information relative to vocational integration after training completion could only be gained on the basis of other, empirical investigations.