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On November 25, 2023, the city of Frankfurt (Oder), together with the resident actors from the Employment Agency, Chamber of Crafts, Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Brandenburg Economic Development Agency, will organize a training and career fair at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. Interested companies can register online until Tuesday, October 10, 2023 for the training fair Frankfurt (Oder).

Also in 2023, the city of Frankfurt (Oder) will award the "Volunteer of the Year". From October 2 to 31, 2023, Frankfurt associations and institutions may propose particularly committed volunteers for the honor.

A total of 17 projects were submitted this year, twelve of which were successfully realized or in some cases are still being realized. It was painted, sprayed, dug, concreted and screwed. More than 20 regional companies helped in the process.

Applications possible until September 28
For the 16th time this year, the German-Polish project "Living Advent Calendar Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice" will be implemented. Initiatives, associations, businesses and institutions are being sought that would like to shape the Advent season in an original way and at the same time bring together diverse target groups together with other institutions in order to stimulate exchange between generations and cultures.

Applications possible until 29 September
The city of Frankfurt (Oder) is looking for applicants for the upcoming new election in December 2023 of the two arbitration boards established in the city area. In the event of a decision to mutually represent the arbitration boards, the election of deputy arbitrators will be dispensable.

In the state of Brandenburg, a high proportion of language problems and disorders (between 20 and 30 percent) are regularly found in school entry examinations of children. At the same time, the coverage rate of daycare for children between the ages of three and school entry is over 90 percent statewide. Daycare centers therefore offer a suitable framework for identifying children with language problems and providing them with targeted support in good time.

From Monday, September 4 to Saturday, September 9, 2023, the Schadstoffmobil is on the move in Frankfurt (Oder). Residence-independent all citizens of the city can visit its locations.

To promote innovative product developments and marketing concepts in rural areas, pro agro - Association for the Promotion of Rural Areas in the Brandenburg-Berlin Region e. V. is offering the "pro agro Marketing Award 2024 - natürlich Brandenburg!"

In August, a total of 14,039 people were registered as unemployed in the city of Frankfurt (Oder) and in the Märkisch-Oderland and Oder-Spree districts. That is 477 more than in July and 516 more than in August 2022. The unemployment rate rose to 6.3 percent. In July, it had been at 6.0 and in August last year at 6.1 percent.

On September 1, advance sales begin for all events in the new 2023/2024 season at the Kleist Forum. Tickets are available at the theater box office in the Kleist Forum as well as at the German-Polish Tourist Information in the Bolfrashaus or also free of charge in the online ticket store.