On 29.06.2023, 18 companies and institutions that have earned a particularly good reputation in the vocational and academic orientation in East Brandenburg were honored by the Network Future, the Chamber of Crafts Frankfurt (Oder)-Region East Brandenburg and the Chamber of Commerce East Brandenburg.

They are distinguished as "companies with outstanding professional orientation". In addition, seven schools from the chamber district now carry the "Berufswahl-SIEGEL 2023-2027". The honored show exemplary how young people can find well into working life.

"Well-informed students who become satisfied trainees are our skilled workers of tomorrow," praises Carsten Christ, President of the East Brandenburg Chamber of Commerce, in his welcoming speech. At the same time, he criticizes the training place guarantee decided by the federal government last week: "A regulation that is not oriented to the need for skilled workers and does justice neither to companies nor to young people and their future prospects. Our claim must be to bring together the abundant supply of companies with the ideas and talents of young people and not to hold on to unrealistic desired professions, which not only take away the companies applicants for their free places, but in the worst case qualify completely past the labor market."

"The Chamber of Crafts pleads for an 11th compulsory school year in Brandenburg. Therefore, we advocate a substantive and organizational realignment of the vocational school year. Unfortunately, there are too many school leavers who have no plan as to how they would like to start their careers after the 10th or 12th grade. But they must not fall through the cracks and be lost to dual training", says Michaela Schmidt, head of the vocational training department of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts Frankfurt (Oder) - East Brandenburg region. "In the intensive follow-up year Vocational orientation' turns then everything exclusively around the transition to the dual vocational training. Targeted companies should be invited to these classes, internships agreed upon and necessary tutoring given. Mandatory operational internship phases in this 11th compulsory school year give these 'long-term students' clear prospects for career choice."

"Companies with Outstanding Professional Orientation" 2023

  • Forth Elektrotechnik GmbH Eberswalde | Eberswalde
    (proposed by: Humboldt-Gymnasium Eberswalde)
  • Kocks Ardelt Kranbau GmbH Eberswalde | Eberswalde
    (proposed by: Johann Wolfgang-Goethe-Schule, Eberswalde)
  • Michael Grau e.K. | Werneuchen
    (proposed by: Europaschule Werneuchen)
  • IHP GmbH Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mirkroelektronik Frankfurt (Oder) | Frankfurt (Oder)
    (proposed by: Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium Frankfurt (Oder)
  • Elektro Jahn GmbH & Co. KG | Frankfurt (Oder)
    (proposed by: Elementary and high school Müllrose)
  • Nowka + Forster GmbH Müllrose | Müllrose
    (proposed by: Elementary and high school Müllrose)
  • CEMEX Zement GmbH | Rüdersdorf
    (proposed by: Comprehensive school with gymnasialer Oberstufe Petershagen of FAWZ gGmbH)
  • Bauerngesellschaft Ziltendorfer Niederung GbR | Wiesenau
    (proposed by: Kleeblatt-Schule Seelow)
  • team baucenter GmbH & Co. KG | Spreenhagen
    (proposed by: MORUS secondary school, Erkner)
  • KATHARINENHOF AM DORFANGER | Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf
    (proposed by: MORUS-Oberschule, Erkner)
  • FRUVEG GmbH | Altlandsberg
    (proposed by: Comprehensive school with gymnasialer Oberstufe Petershagen of FAWZ gGmbH)
  • KRISTALLKINDER INVENSIVEPFLEGE GMBH | Petershagen-Eggersdorf
    (proposed by: Comprehensive school with gymnasialer Oberstufe Petershagen of FAWZ gGmbH)
  • ots Schadock GmbH Orthopädie-Technische Hilfen und Rehabilitation | Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf
    (proposed by: Peter Joseph Lenné Oberschule Hoppegarten)
  • Maarten Marinus van Damme "Neuhofer Agrar" | Gusow-Platkow
    (proposed by: Cloverleaf School Seelow)
  • Wasser- und Abwasserzweckverband Seelow | Seelow
    (proposed by: Cloverleaf School Seelow)
  • Tischlerei Grund GmbH | Storkow
    (proposed by: Europaschule Storkow)
  • FRIES Holzsysteme GmbH | Storkow
    (proposed by: Europaschule Storkow)
  • Thermobau GmbH Templin | Templin
    (proposed by: Oberschule Templin)

"Schools with Excellent Career Orientation" 2023

Initial certifications:

  • C. F. Grabow Oberschule mit Grundschule Prenzlau

Certifications:

  • Peter Joseph Lenné Oberschule mit Grundschulteil Hoppegarten
  • Europaschule Storkow
  • Lise-Meitner-Oberschule Strausberg
  • Grund- und Oberschule Müllrose
  • Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Schule Eberswalde
  • Europaschule Werneuchen

Since 2007, schools have been recommending companies for this award. From their proposals, the best are selected by a jury of representatives from the Employment Agency, the Chamber of Crafts Frankfurt (Oder) - East Brandenburg Region, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce East Brandenburg, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the State of Brandenburg and the network Future School and Economy for Brandenburg e.V.