Editing Minimum wage (section)

===Education and training===

Providing education or funding apprenticeships or technical training can provide a bridge for low skilled workers to move into wages above a minimum wage. For example, Germany has adopted a state funded [[apprenticeship]] program that combines on-the-job and classroom training.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/why-germany-is-so-much-better-at-training-its-workers/381550/| title = Why Germany Is So Much Better at Training Its Workers| website = [[The Atlantic]]| date = 16 October 2014}}</ref> Having more skills makes workers more valuable and more productive, but having a high minimum wage for low-skill jobs reduces the incentive to seek education and training.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://work.chron.com/alternatives-raising-minimum-wage-18704.html| title = Alternatives to Raising Minimum Wage| work = Chron - Work| last1 = Dowd| first1 = Mary}}</ref> Moving some workers to higher-paying jobs will decrease the supply of workers willing to accept low-skill jobs, increasing the market wage for those low skilled jobs (assuming a stable labor market). However, in that solution the wage will still not increase above the marginal return for the role and will likely promote automation or business closure.