The new regulation reflects the modern demands placed on the occupation. With their work, galvanisers protect assets worth billions from corrosion. Innovation is one of their strengths. This must be reflected also in the master craftsman examination of the galvanising trade.
The Professional and Vocational Qualifications Assessment Law (BQFG) also permits competences acquired by informal and non-formal means to be taken into account in checking the equivalence of a foreign professional or vocational qualification with a German professional or vocational qualification.
About a million euro is allocated each year to successful participants of master craftsman courses and advanced training in the crafts by way of the master craftsman bonus. This is why the chamber of crafts perceives the bonus as a success.
Previously, by far the greater part of the working population was trained within the dual system and its focus on practical application. Now, half of all school graduates continue with an academic education focusing on theory. The industry in the Federal State of Hesse therefore demands adaptation of the education system to the current requirements after having remained the same for decades.
Turning and milling apprentices from all across Germany competed in the "WorldSkills Germany" professional skills competition in late September. This year, the event was hosted at AMB, the international exhibition for metalworking. The two winners, Tim Zelmer from Gildemeister and Patrick Aiple from Chiron, will represent Germany at the WorldSkills global competition in São Paulo in 2015.
More and more companies have recognised the benefits of an international workforce and provide training for young apprentices from southern Europe. That way, businesses offer young people from countries with high youth unemployment rates sustainable employment opportunities. The Center for European Trainees was established by the Training Institute of the Baden-Württemberg industry to support these businesses in a targeted manner.
The Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour (MOITAL) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have been co-operating in the field of vocational education and training for 45 years. In addition to the exchange of experts, research projects and political talks, the young generation now increasingly becomes the focus of attention in this partnership.
Germany and Chile intend to expand their co-operation in the raw material and energy sector as well as in the field of vocational education and training.
The Day of the Crafts was held for the fourth time on 20 September 2014. The motto "Pack mit an" (Pitch in) focused on the job opportunities available in the crafts. Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, used the occasion to encourage young people to pursue the excellent job opportunities in the crafts.
