„YOU DON'T HAVE TO STUDY FOR FIVE YEARS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE PROTECTION.
You can do that in crafts too“
Michael Kellner, State Secretary at the BMWK
HANDICRAFT is smart
You can take to the streets to fight climate change – or you can enter the skilled trades. Without skilled trades, there would be no smart home, no modern mobility technologies, and no renewable energies. Skilled trades conserve resources and are environmentally conscious. Skilled trades also stand for "repair, preserve, and upcycle" instead of "throw away," and thus for sustainability.
Crafts are inherently sustainable. Many young environmentalists are unaware that craft businesses are an essential part of the energy transition. Craftspeople save what others throw away. When it comes to sustainability, climate protection, and the energy transition, we need crafts. Because without crafts, neither climate protection nor sustainability goals can be achieved.
Repairing, maintaining, and preserving are essential core competencies of the skilled trades, contributing to overall waste reduction and conserving resources. If ecological issues such as sustainability and climate protection are also important to you, then an apprenticeship in the skilled trades is exactly the right thing for you.
On our platform and with the online applications Junior Talent House of Handcraft + DigiHandcraftCampus4you , we offer you various information on the topic of "training in the skilled trades" and would like to inspire you for skilled trades and the skilled trades profession and our social education projects - currently "Rwanda 2023".
CRAFTS?
#Really cool.
ME & CRAFTS?
Really now?
"Crafts will take you further: Whether you're practically proficient or theoretically strong, whether you're technically gifted, artistically inclined, or all of the above: As Germany's number one training provider, the skilled trades offer the right perspective for every talent and every school qualification. And it develops professionals in professions that are actually needed."
Craftspeople are doers. While others are still planning, debating, and discussing, they are already getting to work. They are building and creating what others need. Qualified specialists and managers in the skilled trades will be needed for all the modernization tasks of the future.
The demand for skilled trades and skilled workers is and remains high. The result: (crisis-)secure jobs and a low unemployment rate. Skilled trades also offer you many different opportunities for further development and appropriate qualifications. An apprenticeship does not preclude further training or subsequent studies. And you can do this even without a high school diploma, because training and professional experience are considered prerequisites for university admission.
So, studying is also possible in the skilled trades, and completing vocational training doesn't necessarily mean you're not going to university. Dual degree programs combine training with university studies, or you can complete them part-time after completing your training. And if you'd like to learn a trade first and then work for a while, you can still study later.
CRAFTSMANSHIP IS MORE THAN JUST HANDWORK.
Craftsmanship builds, creates, repairs, helps, preserves, protects, conserves, moves, changes, modernizes, optimizes, invents and connects.
CRAFTS
is limitless
Social Education Project Rwanda 2024:
We bring together young artisans from Europe and Rwanda and give them the opportunity to contribute their craftsmanship, learn from and about each other, work together on something concrete and charitable, and engage in social activities.
A close country partnership has existed between Rwanda and Rhineland-Palatinate since 1982. The spirit of this so-called grassroots partnership thrives on encounters, personal commitment, and direct, needs-based assistance.
We specifically chose to work with Rwanda because this small East African country is determined and serious about working toward change and is committed to education. Rwanda is one of the safest countries in Africa, despite, or perhaps because of, its turbulent recent history. The way it deals with this is exemplary. We firmly believe that we can learn from this and prepare ourselves for the future.
Education creates a future: Skilled trades can make a significant contribution to eliminating the root causes of displacement in Africa. With a good vocational training, young people can build a future, support their families, and strengthen the local economy.
The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
With our social education project, we are making an active contribution to achieving the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We encourage our participants from Rwanda and Europe to volunteer on social projects in Rwanda. They learn from each other in a practical way through on-the-job experience. Under the guidance of experts, the young people will lay the foundation for the Junior Talent House of Handcraft. An international information, meeting, and assessment center for all craft sectors will be created.
AUSBILDUNG IM HANDWERK
REALITY CHECK Student Internship
"Crafts are open. For everyone who has studied and everyone who wants to study. A high school diploma or university degree can often shorten the apprenticeship in a craft. Conversely, a master craftsman's certificate entitles you to study at a technical college or university even without a high school diploma and counts as much as a bachelor's degree."
Student internships are a good thing – for both sides. Students can solidify or even question their career aspirations, and training companies come into contact with potential young talent at an early stage.
A student internship offers you a first impression of the trade and everyday business life. Internships are a good alternative to help you get started in the company while you're still in the orientation phase, providing insights into all areas of the business. It's important to have a mentor available as a contact person who understands the needs and concerns of the young people.
CRAFTSMANSHIP makes sense
Miroslav Klose, roofer +++ Jürgen Klinsmann, baker +++ Lothar Matthäus, interior decorator +++ Stefan Kießling, warehouse worker +++ Vincenzo Grifo, automotive mechatronics engineer +++ Roger Schmid, toolmaker +++ Gerd Müller, weaver +++ Michael Schumacher, automotive mechanic +++ Niki Lauda, automotive mechanic +++ Stefan Raab, butcher +++ Elton, industrial mechanic +++ DJ Bobo, pastry chef +++ Mario Barth, telecommunications electronics engineer +++ Harrison Ford, carpenter +++ Jan Josef Liefers, carpenter +++ Heiner Lauterbach, plumber +++ Jürgen Milski, sheet metal worker +++ Luca Hänni, bricklayer +++ Till Lindemann, joiner
CRAFTS?
I am on board.
TREND RADAR
Future Crafts
Industrial robots, 3D printers, smart homes, drones, and intelligently networked machines: all of these are already standard today. But what are the most important trends in the skilled trades? What major leaps in development are the trades making? And which innovations are likely to pave the way?
On behalf of the Society for Crafts Fairs (GHM), the strategy consultancy TrendOne has identified the most important future topics for the skilled trades and categorized them according to overarching fields of action in the "Trend Radar: Future of the Skilled Trades." The Trend Radar also shows which technologies and developments are already crucial to the success of businesses and which might become important in the next five or ten years.
A total of 35 topics are included in the trend radar, which are assigned to the four fields of action "Work & Culture", "Digitalization & Technology", "Communication & Operations" and "Values and Sustainability".
Source: deutsche-handwerkszeitung.de
The 35 top trends for the craft industry at a glance
Inclusive work
Intelligent materials
Internet of Things
collaboration
Circular economy
Location-based service
Modern working methods
Sustainable action
Platform economy
Power of Diversity
Recycling 2.0
Resilient supply chains
Mindfulness
Active aging
Cyber Security
Digital twin
Direct to Consumer
Dynamic Storytelling
Employer Branding
Ethical mindset
Women's empowerment
Healthy habits
Green technologies
Influencer Culture
Resilient structures
Re-upskilling
Robot interaction
Meaning-oriented marketing
Connected customer journey
Predictive data analysis
Transparent data
Web 3.0
Zero Waste
3D printing