Information for parents

Teach your child about your own professional activity and motivate your child to choose a career.

Does your child’s career aspiration seem unrealistic to you? You should still discuss the reasons for this career choice with your child.

Learn to let go and value adolescents differently than before.

Give your child feedback on his or her abilities. You are an expert here.

Make sure that your child creates a career choice folder in which he/she collects all documents. Ask your child’s teacher whether a career choice folder is kept at school, and if so, which one(s).

Accompany your child to advisory appointments, e.g. career guidance.

Encourage your child to do voluntary work experience, e.g. during the holidays. Have the school issue a certificate in advance to ensure your child’s insurance coverage during the internship.

An application for an apprenticeship in the public sector or with large companies should be submitted up to one year before the start of the apprenticeship. Application deadlines must also be observed for school-based vocational training and secondary schools. Find out about this in good time from the careers advisory service or directly from the companies.

Accompany your child to these events. Make sure your child makes a note of registration dates.

Walk with your child through times of failure too. Find out what led to the rejection and reflect with your child on what he or she can do differently. Career guidance can also be an important form of support. Don’t let it get you down, and tackle the next application with your child with confidence.