Vocational orientation newly thought: How internships secure the future of young women!

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Von: Markus Schneiderling

Die Handwerkskammer Aachen fordert mehr Praktika in Schulen zur Berufsorientierung und will Mädchen für technische Berufe begeistern.
The Aachen Chamber of Crafts calls for more internships in schools for career orientation and wants to inspire girls for technical professions. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On April 9, 2025, the Aachen Chamber of Crafts, which focuses on the urgency of improved professional orientation for young people, came into focus. Marco Herwartz, the President of the Chamber of Crafts, underlined the need to move schools to offer more mandatory internships during school. These measures should help to convey a more precise idea of ​​their professional future to the pupils and give them the opportunity to experience everyday work up close, such as RP-Online reported.

An additional element in this context is the proposal to introduce an internship bonus for voluntary holiday internships, similar to that already exists in Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony-Anhalt. There, students receive government support of 120 euros per week for their internships. This could also help promote interest in practical activities and to increase the opportunities of young people in training companies.

Current challenges and opportunities

Another aspect that the Chamber of Crafts emphasizes is the low proportion of women among the trainees in the chamber district, which is currently around 15 percent. In order to counteract this, increased recruiting girls is sought for craft professions. Thanks to technical developments, many of these professions are less physically exhausting than a few years ago.

In this context, an opening of three education centers was organized on the occasion of the Girls 'Day and Boys' Day, which should offer young people insight into the diverse apprenticeships in the craft. The girls' day, who has existed for more than 20 years, has set itself the goal of encouraging girls, also looking at and trying out "typical male" professions. The offer is particularly relevant in areas such as natural sciences, computer science and craftsmanship, where gender clichés are still widespread, such as training.de

social influences and perspectives

The challenges are not only affected by the career choice. Clichés and financial inequalities between the sexes are increased by the unequal distribution in different professions. For example, women are often overrepresented in social professions such as teachers or medical specialists, while classic men's professions such as firefighter or car mechatronics engineer are often better paid. Talent is gender -independent; Rather, they are social and social influences that shape the interests.

Through initiatives such as the Girls' Day and the efforts of the Aachen Chamber of Crafts are tried to counteract the gender -related barriers and offer young women a platform to explore their professional opportunities and discover their own strengths.

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