Service94 GmbH launches on‑the‑job training for unemployed German youth

Germany’s growing cohort of young adults without vocational or university qualifications – about 2.76 million people, representing 18.8 % of those aged 20‑34 – faces a tightening job market. Service94 GmbH, a specialist in promotion and fundraising with its headquarters in Burgwedel near Hannover, offers these individuals a pathway into employment through on‑the‑job training in fundraising and promotion. The programme provides a permanent contract, minimum‑wage pay plus bonuses, regular coaching, seminars and travel expenses for workshops. Trainees receive no prerequisite qualification; the company supplies the training while they work for non‑profit clients in humanitarian, charitable and environmental sectors. Service94 operates from 13 locations across Germany and positions itself as a “desirable employer” for those lacking formal qualifications.

The initiative is presented as a response to the labour‑market strain highlighted in the latest German vocational‑training report, aiming to reduce the “unskilled” quota among young adults by integrating them directly into the social‑marketing workforce.