Re:Work Visa in Germany (Score 1)

You are thinking like an American. In Germany, they have an extremely regimented education / work training system. For every possible job description there is a work training program (Berufausbilding) that takes between 2 and 4 years to complete. To qualify for a job, you must have a certificate (Schein) or you are not considered for that job. This is in contrast to the more flexible American system of on-the-job training, and is one if the reasons that the German economy continues to perform so poorly. The German work force is simply not allowed to be flexible.