German Firms Invest in Trainees and Apprentices

RUESSELSHEIM, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 03: A foreman instructs a trainee in metal processing at a computer-operated lathe at the training center of German car maker Opel AG November 3, 2006 in Ruesselsheim, Germany. In Germany vocational training is largely a responsibility of employers rather than technical colleges, and the German government has been pushing the private sector to offer more spots for trainees in an effort to bring down the country's high unemployment. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)