Municipalities create more internships

The government and KL have agreed to create 1,560 extra traineeships in the municipalities compared to 2009. This is an increase of 240 seats in proportion to the agreed level of 2010.

In 2011, the number of training places in vocational further in the municipalities. The government and KL have previously agreed an extraordinary increase of 1,320 traineeships in the municipalities in 2010. In 2011, municipalities must now create additional 240 seats, creating a total of 1,560 additional seats compared with the level in 2009. In addition, the seats on the social and health care area, already agreed in the trilateral agreement of 2007. the state set up in 2011, 250 extra training places compared to the level in 2009. It is 50 seats more than in 2010. negotiations are still ongoing with the Danish regions on a similar agreement for the regions. KL's chairman, Jan Trøjborg, said: "For the sake of the young municipalities have once again chosen to prioritize efforts to provide more places - with the extra seats will be there in all created 15,000 new seats in 2011 - it is a historical high . It is a major challenge for municipalities in an economically difficult time. We therefore expect that the private sector will help to ensure the future growth and prosperity through enhanced training efforts in relation to young people, "says Jan Trøjborg. Education Minister Tina Nedergaard emphasizes that the extra seats will be used to help young people who have difficulty getting an internship because of the economic crisis. "Although in 2010, up 22 percent more placements than in 2009, missing too many young people still do an internship. It is important that we do not leave them in the lurch. Municipalities demand skilled labor, and with this agreement we ensure more hands on elderly care area and eventually more skilled labor, "says Tina Nedergaard.

The agreement between the government and KL

In connection with the autumn budget negotiations, the Government concluded with the Social Democrats, the Danish People's Party and Social Liberals agreement on several internships in 2011. The agreement meant among other things that the prizes and bonus scheme continued and increased, so that now given up to 70,000 crowns per new training contract. The government and KL is an extension of the budget agreement have agreed that the increased prize and bonus offers local employers economic base to create at least 1,560 extra traineeships in 2011 compared to 2009 levels. The additional seats to be established in addition to the additional almost 1,000 seats compared to 2009, previously agreed social and health in 2011 in connection with the trilateral agreement of 2007 between the Government, KL, Danish Regions, LO and AC. The new agreement involves the creation of at least 1,560 extra traineeships in the municipalities compared to 2009 levels within the social and health education (ie social and health care and social and health care), the educational assistant training, other vocational and basic vocational training ( eGU). Factbox contents example. Source: UVM.dk