Weser-Ems Vocational Promotion Agency
The Weser-Ems Vocational Promotion Agency (BFW Weser-Ems) is a vocational rehabilitation facility in Bookholzberg (municipality of Ganderkesee ). People who are no longer able to work in their previous job for health reasons learn a new job at the Vocational Promotion Agency (BFW). It is supported by the non-profit INN-tegrativ gGmbH, which also includes the BFW Bad Pyrmont and the BFW Goslar as well as other regional vocational rehabilitation and integration centers.
history
The BFW Weser-Ems goes back to the Landesversehrtenberufsfachschule founded in 1945 , an institution for war invalids . In 1972 it was renamed the Bookholzberg Vocational Promotion Agency and in 1992 the Weser-Ems Vocational Promotion Agency .
Since 2017 it has been supported by the non-profit INN-tegrativ gGmbH, which also includes the BFW Bad Pyrmont and the BFW Goslar .
task
The Vocational Promotion Agency (BFW) Weser-Ems accompanies people from their professional reorientation through training and qualification to starting a new job in the primary labor market. During their training, the participants are looked after by doctors, social pedagogues and psychologists if necessary.
Career finding
The BFW offers several orientation measures in order to develop a new professional perspective.
People who do not have a concrete idea can find out more about various professions and the requirements associated with them in a job search (BF). The participants carry out practical work and observation, receive occupational pedagogical and psychological assistance and are examined in terms of occupational medicine. The course leads to a specific career proposal, which is also based on future employment opportunities. The career-finding special designed especially for them is aimed at people with a previous mental illness or a mental disability.
Work trials (AE), on the other hand, are suitable for people who have a specific career aspiration or want to work in a specific occupational field. During the course, the intellectual and technical aptitude will be tested and confronted with the professional requirements.
For the training to become a naturopath and work teacher / rehab at the BFW Weser-Ems, separate work trials are carried out, which must be successfully completed before the training begins.
Training preparation
For many participants, school and apprenticeship was a long time ago. That is why they often complete a preparatory, usually three-month course before starting an apprenticeship at the BFW Weser-Ems. In this so-called rehabilitation preparation course (RVL), school knowledge is to be refreshed, updated and supplemented. The focus is on German and mathematics. In addition, the preparatory course is about finding your way back into the learning process and finding missing key qualifications, such as B. to acquire communication, organizational or team skills.
People with previous mental illnesses or psychosomatic illnesses can also take part in the rehabilitation preparation training (RVT) at the BFW. The preventive stress management training also serves to prepare for the later training. The participants deal specifically with stressful situations. Methods for dealing with them are developed, tested and reflected on in realistic situations.
education
The training period at the BFW has been shortened to two years. Each training ends with the final examination at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Chamber of Crafts. In addition to the recognized training occupations, shorter (a few weeks up to 18 months) qualifications can be completed in which the participants e.g. B. acquire an IHK or a BFW certificate.
The BFW Weser-Ems trains according to the principle of action orientation. Participants have no vocational school classes; There is no strict separation of theory and practice. Instead, the participants learn in learning workshops and offices, practice firms or practices. Practical and theoretical training content is interlinked there. In addition, the participants gain experience in companies on the primary labor market. Every training and qualification lasting several months includes an internship.
Return to the job market
At an early stage in the training, the participants are prepared for their future job search. You will complete application training and make contacts during the internship. Participants are also supported in creating a complete electronic application that they can use to search for jobs online. Graduates who do not get a job after completing their training can continue to attend application seminars.
Accompanying help
In the event of personal problems during the training, participants can seek help from social workers, psychologists and doctors. The employees of each profession form a specialist service. Social support is usually the first point of contact. The social workers often have a mediating role. They are also the interface between the BFW and the organizations that finance the training.
The psychologists take care of professional and personal problems of the participants in one-on-one discussions. In group offers, they tackle topics such as exam preparation, relaxation and stress management. The medical support treats rehab ailments, advises on health problems and matters for the severely disabled and supports a healthy lifestyle.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Dirk Hamm: A professional opportunity for war invalids . In: Osnabrücker Zeitung , November 5, 2016, accessed on February 8, 2018.