Interest Workshop

A career guidance program of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training [BIBB]

School will be over in a few years - then what?

To ensure this question is not left unanswered, there are career guidance programs funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women and Youth.

Target audience

The program is aimed at secondary schools (Hauptschule, Realschule, and special needs schools) that offer a general education school-leaving certificate. It stipulates that students in grade 7 first undergo a skills assessment/potential analysis at their school, which provides a preliminary insight into their possible career paths and interests.

Goals

The career workshop provides guidance in various career fields and prepares students for career decisions.

Content & Services

As part of potential analyses [e.g., KomPo7], schools determine, among other things, the interests of their students. The Interest Workshop puts these results of the interest test into practice. Students can experience firsthand whether their interests align with the reality of working in the 10 offered occupational fields:

• Technical and practical activities in the fields of wood, metal, and electrical engineering through the production of a workpiece.
• Intellectual and research activities in the fields of IT and electronics, e.g., working with PC hardware.
• Creative design activities in the areas of color and interior design through wall design, as well as in the area of horticulture through the creation of various areas.
• Learn about activities in the field of nursing
• Advisory activities in sales, e.g., developing and conducting sales conversations.
• Administrative tasks in the office through 2-3 days of daily office work

Duration & Course

The workshop lasts two weeks; registration is done through the school.

Process:

• Getting to know the workshops
• Selection in three (max. 4) professional fields
• 10-day workshop on interest in the workshops of the BWNW or the classrooms of our partners, the German Employees' Academy [DAA] or the Education Center for Trade and Services [BZH], daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Practical work for 2.5 days per occupational field
• Presentation of the workpieces and work results from the Interest Workshop
• Feedback, certificate of participation and farewell
• possibly company internships

Financial support