Girls and young women apparently find it difficult to pursue a career in skilled trades. Talent scouts from the Upper Franconia Chamber of Skilled Crafts and the Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate Chamber of Skilled Crafts are working to inspire them to pursue skilled trades training. The project is coordinated by f-bb and funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Labor. (Photo: © mihtiander/123RF.com)
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February 2022
Corinna Lange and Anita Gmeiner are talent scouts at two Chambers of Crafts in Bavaria. Their mission is to inspire girls and young women to pursue vocational training in the skilled trades. The f-bb (German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training) coordinates the project.
Girls and trades find it difficult to get along. The work is too hard. The job has no future. And you won't get rich from it either. "Many parents cling to this Stereotypes and still think that their daughter has no business working in a carpentry shop or a car repair shop," says Katharina Drummer from Research Institute for Vocational Training (f-bb) in Nuremberg.
She coordinates the Project "Course for Crafts: Inspiring (More) Girls for Crafts"Partners are the Chamber of Crafts Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate and Chamber of Crafts Upper Franconia. The employment agencies are also involved.
The common goal it will be Students for commercial and technical trades zu inspire and give them the to show diverse career prospects"We want to break down gender stereotypical career choices and raise awareness among all involved," says Katharina Drummer.
The faces of the project are Corinna Lange and Anita Gmeiner. They are considered Talent scouts in the regions of Bamberg, Coburg and Weiden for the Chamber of Crafts Upper Franconia respectively Chamber of Crafts Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate be active.
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"They are intended to support, accompany, and motivate the students on a very personal level in the career choice process and to create a counseling setting in which the girls and young women feel confident asking questions," says f-bb project coordinator Katharina Drummer, describing the two women's primary task.
The talent scouts are primarily focusing on students is eighth to eleventh grade at Secondary and middle schools. high schools Corinna Lange and Anita Gmeiner can also be contacted for advice.
Corinna Lange is Master interior decorator and State-certified prop masterThe 36-year-old has already worked for Hessischer Rundfunk, the Frankfurt Municipal Theatre, and the Coburg State Theatre. "During this time, I worked hand in hand behind the scenes with people from many different trades," explains the Talent scout of the Upper Franconia Chamber of Crafts.
She wants to infect the students with her own passion for craftsmanship. Her message is: "It's not just a high school diploma and a university degree that promise a brilliant career. Young women with manual skills and abilities can become more individualized experts and personalities in a skilled trade."
Anita Gmeiner effect Social work studied. Professional experience was Talent scout of the Chamber of Crafts Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate as school social worker and in various Activities in the youth sector collect. Your Reference to craftsmanship"I help out on our family farm. Small manual tasks like sawing or repairing farm machinery are part of everyday life there," explains the 31-year-old.
Through the project, she aims to give the students more opportunities for training and employment that will help them secure a bright future. "If girls and young women have the interest and skills, they must be encouraged to pursue an education that transcends stereotypical images of women."
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The project follows a holistic approach, encompassing not only the students themselves, but also their social environment such as Parents and Teachers. In addition, the craft workshops included in the deliberations.
All Tasks It will belong to the talent scouts, information sessions to organize digitally and on-site, Parents' evenings to visit and the Involve training companies. Even Virtual Reality should be part of the educational work.
It is also planned that the talent scouts will talk about their work in the social media "We need to reach the students who are ready for training where they spend most of their time – with an Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok account," says Katharina Drummer.
The Bavarian Ministry of Labor promotes that Project "Course for Crafts: Inspiring (More) Girls for Crafts" from the Labor Market Fund until October 2023. Within the two-year term The goal is to reach up to 460 people. "The talent scouts bring practical experience, and f-bb provides the scientifically sound background," says Kristin Hecker, the project's originator and project group leader at f-bb, describing the division of responsibilities.
In addition to the consulting concept for the talent scouts, the research institute also creates a ten-minute online self-test, which is Parents and Teachers "It is intended to encourage the own attitude on the career choices of girls and young women reflectto do away with gender-stereotypical thinking," says Kristin Hecker.
The Online self-test soll in spring 2022 on the websites of the Chamber of Crafts of Upper Franconia and the Chamber of Crafts of Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate retrievable .
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