Most young people who do not continue their education look for employment at an early stage. Many of them make an immediate choice for an apprenticeship; others wait until they have obtained a qualification within the framework of regional vocational training or in the vocational state institutions. Another method of entering the world of employment is the training-cum-work contract (cf. Chapter III, I-vi.6), which partly overlaps with the above options and is aimed at young people between 15 and 29 years of age (with certain exceptions for areas where serious imbal-ances exist between labour supply and demand; in this case the upper age limit is increased). The training-cum-work contracts are to a certain degree in competition with the regional vocational training courses, because of their economic advantages (tax relief, incentives).
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