All articles for: qualification
July 2, 2026 | Migration and Integration
When bureaucracy becomes a barrier: What migrants think about Germany’s administrative processes
Julia Reinold, Laura Goßner, Jasmin Hallyburton
Applying for a residence permit, having foreign qualifications recognised, or acquiring German citizenship: people who have moved to Germany often face lengthy bureaucratic... Read more
February 21, 2024 | Education and the Labour Market
Adult lifelong learning: Cross-country comparison with a focus on Germany
Teresa Sophie Friedrich, Agata Danuta Galkiewicz
In the modern and highly digitalised world constant updating one’s qualifications seems inevitable. Thus the importance of lifelong education has been increasing. Despite... Read more
December 15, 2023 | International and Regional Labour Markets
Recent Developments in the Distribution of Labour Income and Skills
Lutz Bellmann
Contributing to a better understanding of wage determination and wage distribution as well as job skills – that was the aim of the... Read more
November 27, 2023 | International and Regional Labour Markets
ELMI conference: Navigating Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets
Jutta Winters
The Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) held its first conference in Luxembourg on 30 and 31 October 2023. The event... Read more
June 18, 2020 | Education and Chances of Employment
What do we know about the employment of refugees in Germany? Answers to some frequently asked questions.
Herbert Brücker, Yuliya Kosyakova
In this interview, the authors Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova answer key questions on the employment of refugees in Germany.... Read more
January 26, 2018 | International Labour Markets
The flow of migrants to Germany and their integration into the labour market
Herbert Brücker
Since 2015, questions around migration and the integration of migrant men and women into the labour market, the education system and all other... Read more