Skilled Crafts in Hesse

The study is devoted to the development prospects of the inter-company training centres of the skilled crafts (ÜBS) in the state of Hesse. The traditional mandate of the ÜBS in the skilled crafts – to contribute to the systematisation, supplementation and transfer of the training services of small and medium-sized enterprises – is proving to be in need of extension in view of structural changes in the world of work and on the training market.

In view of this change in the environmental conditions within which the training centres organise their business areas – inter-company apprentice instruction, vocational further and continuing training, master craftsman courses, vocational orientation and preparation for training – the working hypothesis is that the business areas of the training centres will shift not only in their proportions but also in their orientation, and that their profile must be sharpened in order to be successful on the path from classic training provider to innovative education service provider.