Germany’s Short Of Skilled Workers. So It’s Teaching New Hires On The Job

Jakob Kasperidus joined wind power firm SL Naturenergie 2 years ago despite having no experience in the field. Previously, he managed an organic food shop. Now, he’s training to become a senior project developer as he works. "The first months were not that easy. It has to be said that we actually had quite a nice concept. That is, we had former or senior project developers who have been in the profession for some time now, who were always assigned a tandem junior project developer. That means I've had a mentor, if you will, for 2 or 2.5 years now, who then trained me bit by bit, so to speak."