The shortage of skilled workers in the roofing trade is to be combated by offering the possibility of so-called partial qualifications. These partial qualifications give people over the age of 25 the opportunity to gradually acquire professional skills and ultimately obtain a full vocational qualification.
Rolf Fuhrmann, Deputy Managing Director of the Central Association of the German Roofing Trade, emphasizes the importance of this form of training: "This approach helps to make it easier to start a career and creates a flexible opportunity for career changers to establish themselves in the industry."
The partial qualifications are supported by the employment agency. A special aspect of these partial qualifications is the opportunity to take an external examination after successfully completing the individual modules in order to obtain a full vocational qualification. This initiative demonstrates the efforts of the roofing trade to both meet the current demand for skilled workers and to invest in the future of the industry.
Source and further information: dachdecker.org
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