Creative Apprentice Worlds | The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD)

• 25 work benches were created.
• Around 9000 students took part in the roadshow.
• On average, around 30% of the pupils who were interested in an apprenticeship started an apprenticeship with a company that the young people got to know through the project.
• More than 95% of the entrepreneurs surveyed believed that the project could help more pupils to choose an apprenticeship.
• The partner network covered 100 schools and 500 entrepreneurs.

The project gives young people a practical insight into a wide variety of craft trade professions within a very short time span. Such a practice-oriented approach could be made possible for more young people.

Digitisation in almost all apprenticeships is opening up new career opportunities in craft trades. Gender-stereotypical career decisions can be resolved, as previous physical strength requirements in craft trades no longer apply in many situations.