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Elke Franken Moscow, 4th March 2010

Central Agency for Continuing Vocational Education and Training in the Skilled Crafts (ZWH)

Central Association of Agricultural Machinery Mechanics and Dealers (H.A.G.)

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Central Agency for Continuing Vocational Education and Training in the Skilled Crafts (ZWH)

Central Association of Agricultural Machinery Mechanics and Dealers (H.A.G.)

High Professional Level as a Key Success Factor

Mechanic for Agricultural and Construction Machinery Technology(Career Perspectives/ Qualified Apprentices)

How to Cooperate with ZWH and H.A.G.?

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ZWH - Service is our Business

ZWH is a non-profit organisation established by the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH). The ZDH is the umbrella organization of 53 German Chambers of Skilled Crafts.

ZWH fosters career advancement in 550 training centres nationwide. Its focus lies on the development and conception of training courses as well as on the provision of high quality services in Continuing Vocational Education and Training (VET).

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Services & Support: •Analysis of Training Needs •Development of Training Concepts •Development of Teaching and Learning Materials•Train the Trainer Courses•Courses for Managers and Staff of Training Institutions•Management of Vocational Education and Training•E-Learning•Consulting•International Cooperations and Partnerships

ZWH supports all educational establishments of the skilled crafts and other clients to enhance their efficiency and quality. Thus increases their competitiveness.

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H.A.G. is a branch employers' association with its basis in service/ skilled crafts and focus on trade.

H.A.G.

•employees: 8,6 persons including 1,8 trainees (20%)

•annual turnover: 1,5 Mio €

•responsibility: 93 agricultural companies or 4.300 hectares and 300 agricultural machineries

•sales: 10 new and 16 used agricultural machineries

Some Figures about the Average Member of H.A.G.:

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responsible for:•approx. 4.000 companies all over Germany (incl. satellites) including approx. 1.000 A-Dealers

•approx. 3.400 „private“ companies and 500 companies forming part of agricultural cooperatives which employ about 33.500 employees and 7.400 apprentices. They generate an annual net- turnover of 5.820.000.000 €

H.A.G.

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At regionalLevel:

At „Länder“ Level:

At Federal Level: H.A.G.

At European Level:

5500 registered companies with a guild roll   / approx. 3900 active firms

45 guilds of agricultural and construction

machinery technology

Landes-Innungsverbände (Trade Guild Association

at Länder Level)

Landes-Handelsverbände

(Federal Trade Association at Länder

Level)

Bundesinnungsverband (Federal Trade Guild

Association)

Bundes-Handelsverband (Federal Trade

Association )

Bundes-Fachgruppe

MOTOR-GERÄTE BuFa-MOT

CLIMMAR

ARGE der

Fabrikats-vereini-gungen

geplant:Bundes-

Fachgruppe BioEnergieBuFa-BE

geplant:Bundes-

Fachgruppe Baumaschinen

BuFa-BAU

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High Professional Level as a Key Success Factor

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There is only one thing that is more expensive than education - no education! (John F. Kennedy)

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High Professional Level as a Key Success Factor

WHY do you need skilled employees?

BECAUSE you vie with competitors for new clients!

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High Professional Level as a Key Success Factor

Requirements of the market:

•We act on highly-developed European markets where technology of agricultural machinery becomes more and more complex.

•Customers expect smooth, fast and reliable service and quality.

How to meet these challenges:

•strictly focus on your commitment to service

•offer best after sales service

•organise excellent logistics (external and internal)

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High Professional Level as a Key Success Factor

Therefore: You need highly skilled and service oriented personnel !

But: How to find excellent personnel?

Chance: Qualify your employees with profound and regular training courses.

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Career Perspectives of Mechanics for Agricultural and Construction Machinery Technology in Germany

Educational Pursuit & Degrees Career/ Job

university degree (3-4 years) entrepreneur, head of department, general manager

master (3 years) head of workshop / leading position

service technician (680 hours in moduls)(after qualification for „journeyman“)

Specific tasks (e.g. diacnostics etc.) responsible for coordination of tasks (unsupervised)

qualification for "journeyman“ (3,5 years) (dual system – company and professional school)

apprentice all subordinated duties (supervised)

scholar secondary school

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Qualified Apprentices for Mechanics for Agricultural and Construction Machinery Technology in Germany

Webpages: www.starke-typen.info and www.starke-technik.info

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Qualified Apprentices for Mechanics for Agricultural and Construction Machinery Technology in Germany

The initiative goes on with prominent

support

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Careerinformation

Youtube-Clips

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Qualified Apprentices for Mechanics for Agricultural and Construction Machinery Technology in Germany

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• 6889 trainees (+8,3%)

• stable number of apprentices during the last few years.

• Now: clearly increasing numbers !

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How to Cooperate with ZWH and H.A.G. ?

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