Coordination centre for vocational orientation in Chemnitz
The coordination centre at the Chemnitz City Education Authority acts as a central point of contact in the area of career and study orientation. The aim is to connect schools, business and science and bring them together as required. Furthermore, the city's special and secondary schools are to be supported in the organisation of careers guidance as required
Goals of the coordination centre
- Promote school leavers in order to retain sufficient skilled and junior staff in the Chemnitz region
- Promoting the transition from school to work
- Networking the relevant players in the field of career guidance
- Offering long-term support to stakeholders, minimising effort and expense
- Creating transparency and pooling information
- Create a platform for dialogue
- Reducing the drop-out rate from training or studies
- Reduce gender-specific reservations about certain professions
Tasks of the coordination centre
- Inventory of projects and stakeholders in the field of career and study orientation
- Support for stakeholders and schools in careers and study guidance
- Networking the players
- Initiation and development of firm co-operation between schools and partners from business, science and administration
- Bundling, coordination, communication and networking of information, offers and providers
- Development of a regional mission statement
- Coordination of activities in accordance with the mission statement developed for the Chemnitz region
- Support for the Chemnitz school-business working group
This network includes:
- City of Chemnitz
- State Office for Schools and Education
- Chemnitz Employment Agency
- City of Chemnitz, Business Division
- Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Chemnitz Chamber of Crafts
- Chemnitz University of Technology
- Vocational training providers
- Associations of the economy
