MINT ("Mathematics, Information Technology, Science and Technology") occupations - the need is not as large as often suggested! : Analyses from the first BIBB-IAB (Institute for Employment Research) skills and occupational field projection

Abstract

"MINT occupations, the umbrella term for qualifications that include mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technical disciplines, are often cited as a prime example of the imminent skills shortage. The perception of an apparent skillls shortage in the MINT occupations is the subject of this article. The principal question is whether there is actually a problem with the supply of newly qualified workers. With the help of reference data from official statistics on this occupational field and the first interpretations of the BIBB-IAB projections the article aims to give a more nuanced presentation of the actual situation in this occupational field." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bott, P., Helmrich, R. & Zika, G. (2010): MINT-Berufe - die Not ist nicht so groß wie oft behauptet! Analysen aus der ersten BIBB-IAB-Qualifikations- und Berufsfeldprojektion. In: Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis, Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 40-44.