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Zu jung oder zu alt für eine Lehre? Altersdiskriminierung bei der Ausbildungsplatzvergabe
[Too-young or too-old for an apprenticeship? Age discrimination in hiring apprentices]

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  • Christian Imdorf

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Zusammenfassung Zwei konträre Sachverhalte prägen gegenwärtig die Problematisierung des Alters beim Eintritt in die duale Berufsausbildung: Einerseits stellen Ausbildungsbetriebe zunehmend ältere Auszubildende ein, andererseits erhalten zu alte Bewerber Probleme, überhaupt noch einen Ausbildungsplatz zu finden. Die Studie fragt nach den betrieblichen Beweggründen, bei der Auswahl von Auszubildenden die untere Altersgrenze nicht zu tief zu halten und gleichzeitig eine obere Altersgrenze durchzusetzen. Mit Bezugnahme auf die französische Soziologie der Konventionen und einem daran orientierten Modell der Personalselektion wurde diese Frage sekundäranalytisch untersucht. Dazu wurden Experteninterviews mit Ausbildungsverantwortlichen aus 60 Deutschschweizer Kleinbetrieben argumentationsanalytisch ausgewertet. Die Resultate belegen, dass ein verzögerter Lehrbeginn mehrheitlich positiv beurteilt wird, und dass manche Betriebe Bewerber abweisen, die als zu alt gelten. Die Netzwerkkonvention der betrieblichen Koordination führt zu Vorbehalten gegenüber zu jungen Auszubildenden im Hinblick auf gelingende Kundenbeziehungen. Älteren Bewerbern wird dagegen auf dem Hintergrund der häuslichen Konvention die soziale Passung in die Betriebe abgesprochen. Zudem erwarten Betriebe bei älteren Auszubildenden unter Bezugnahme auf die Marktkonvention ein erhöhtes Lehrabbruchsrisiko mit Kostenfolgen. Die rekonstruierte Altersdiskriminierung bei der betrieblichen Ausbildungsstellenvergabe lässt darauf schließen, dass sowohl der verzögerte Eintritt von Schulabgängern in Ausbildung als auch die Probleme älterer Bewerber bei der Lehrstellensuche durch multiple betriebliche Koordinationsanforderungen mitbedingt sind.

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  • Christian Imdorf, 2012. "Zu jung oder zu alt für eine Lehre? Altersdiskriminierung bei der Ausbildungsplatzvergabe [Too-young or too-old for an apprenticeship? Age discrimination in hiring apprentices]," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 45(1), pages 79-98, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabrs:v:45:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1007_s12651-011-0093-3
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