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284. The skills required for work will change very rapidly in the future. What can one do?

Official German wording

Was man für die Arbeit können muss, ändert sich in der Zukunft sehr schnell. Was kann man tun?

  1. Es ist egal, was man lernt.
  2. Kinder lernen in der Schule alles, was im Beruf wichtig ist. Nach der Schule muss man nicht weiter lernen.
  3. Erwachsene müssen auch nach der Ausbildung immer weiter lernen.
  4. Alle müssen früher aufhören zu arbeiten, weil sich alles ändert.

Answer options

  1. It does not matter what one learns.
  2. Children learn at school everything that is important for a profession. After school, one does not need to continue learning.
  3. Adults must continue learning even after completing their training.
  4. Everyone must stop working earlier because everything is changing.

Correct answer

Adults must continue learning even after completing their training.

Explanation

Lifelong learning accords with the Basic Law: the freedom to choose and practice an occupation (Art. 12 GG) presupposes ongoing qualification, while the social state principle (Art. 20(1) GG) obliges the state to enable participation in working life, inter alia through continuing education. Although education largely falls under the Länder’s cultural sovereignty, vocational training and further training are federally regulated, notably by the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) and the Crafts Code (HwO), and supported via instruments in Book III of the Social Code (SGB III). Historically, structural change—from the Wirtschaftswunder and reunification to the digital transformation—has shown that continuous upskilling is essential for employability and equality of opportunity (Art. 3 GG).

Official sources

The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.