Berlin-Brandenburg Vocational Promotion Agency
The Berlin-Brandenburg Vocational Promotion Agency is a vocational support institution with the further goal of developing social and health skills for tailor-made integration into the first labor market. Vocational rehabilitation facilities form the basis for the implementation of the legal right to participation (disabled people) in working life according to SGB IX . This legal mandate is set by the Berufsförderungswerk Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. with locations in Berlin and Mühlenbeck (Oberhavel district) as well as the professional training center (BTZ) for mentally disabled adults in Berlin ( Treptow ). Adults who, for health reasons, are no longer able to practice their learned profession or their previous activity are given opportunities and perspectives for a new start in professional life through recognized training, qualification and support with placement on the job market . Services are provided for disabled people or people at risk of disability in accordance with SGB II, III and IX.
founding
In 1965, the Berlin Professional Promotion Agency was founded under the leadership of the Berlin State Insurance Company. Other founding members were the construction trade association , the trade association for the chemical industry , the wholesale and storage trade association , the trade association for food and restaurants , the north-western iron and steel trade association and the civil engineering trade association.
statute
The goals of the statutes were the establishment and operation of professional development agencies with the necessary facilities. Vocational promotion agencies carry out vocational rehabilitation measures on behalf of various rehabilitation providers, in particular vocational training, further training and retraining of disabled adults to maintain, improve or restore employability. In February 1970, the Berlin Vocational Promotion Agency , established in Berlin-Charlottenburg , began operations. 16 institutions were now members of the association. By 1989 eight more were added.
Network plan
After 1990, the network plan of the professional development agencies in the Federal Republic of Germany was also extended to the new federal states and a separate BFW was provided for the state of Brandenburg. After being commissioned by the statutory bodies responsible for vocational rehabilitation under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, in the spring of 1990 the Association of Berufsförderungswerk Berlin e. V. started the planning work for a vocational support organization in Brandenburg. A suitable piece of land was found in Mühlenbeck in the summer of 1990. On February 5, 1991, the providers of vocational rehabilitation as well as the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the State of Brandenburg confirmed the location. The acquisition of the 20 hectare plot of land from the owner at the time, the State of Berlin, was initiated, and further planning, including an architectural competition, was intensively continued.
The owners of the Berlin-Brandenburg Berufsförderungswerk are still 100% owned by Deutsche Rentenversicherung and other German employers' liability insurance associations.
Participation in working life
The Berlin-Brandenburg Berufsförderungswerk is a social institution for vocational rehabilitation , which is based on SGB IX, especially in Sections 51 ff. SGB IX. The aim is permanent participation in working life. Participation in working life is achieved through qualification offers and accompanying services, individual support from rehabilitation and integration managers, participant-centered training, special aids from the professional development agencies, implementation of a holistic approach to promote and demand personal responsibility and self-determination of the rehabilitation patients on the basis of SGB IX , Cooperation with rehabilitation providers such as German pension insurance and professional associations, as well as cooperation with social service companies.