It is for this reason that 80% to 90 % of the youth, after standard 10th, opt. for vocational training where they work part time [at minimum wages], as apprentices, with industries and trade for two to four years and study simultaneously in a vocational training institute, for learning the theory and acquiring the relevant knowledge. This way, the business and trade get low cost manpower for two to four years, while the youth are learning a new trade, both on-the-job as well as theory in the vocational training institute. This combination producers youth with world class skills. There are 2500 trade options in Germany. These vocations covers the manufacturing and service sectors as well as the New Economy.