The CraftTURN project
We support international dropouts on their path to professional training. That way, we can offer them a new perspective in Germany while at the same time counteracting the shortage of skilled workers in small and medium-sized enterprises in the region.
Our project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training as the project executing organisation as part of the "JOBvision" initiative.
Our offers:
- Advice for students who doubt their choice of degree programme
- Career advice
- Support with finding an apprenticeship
- Establishing contact with companies and overview of available apprenticeship vacancies
- Support with applications
- Referrals to language and integration courses
- Skills assessments
- Support with communicating with public authorities
- Establishing contact with other information centres
- Career simulation
- Workshop and company visits
As part of our project, we continuously exchange with external partners:
- Industrie- und Handelskammer Mainfranken (Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Main Franconia region)
- Handwerkskammer Unterfranken (Chamber of Trades Lower Franconia)
- Region Mainfranken GmbH
- Dr.-Georg-Schäfer Schule Schweinfurt
- Jakob-Preh-Schule Bad Neustadt
- Berufsschule Würzburg (Vocational School Würzburg)
- Ausländerbehörde (Immigration Office) Schweinfurt and Würzburg
- Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) Schweinfurt and Würzburg
- Mehrgenerationenhaus Schweinfurt (Multigenerational House Schweinfurt)
Our partners at THWS:
- Campus Sprache (Campus for Language Proficiency)
- Career Service
- Student Health Management
- International Office
