Chamber of Crafts Dresden
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts is one of three chambers of crafts in Saxony and one of 53 chambers of crafts in the Federal Republic of Germany . According to the Crafts Code, the Dresden Chamber has around 22,200 member companies with 125,000 employees and 5,500 apprentices (as of 2018). This means that the Dresden Chamber of Crafts has the largest number of members (number of companies and their employees) in Eastern Germany.
Of all the German chambers, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts has the longest external border to the new EU member states Poland and the Czech Republic, at around 300 kilometers in length. The entire Saxon external border to the two states is 577 kilometers; 454 kilometers to the Czech Republic and 123 kilometers to Poland.
An increasing number of craft companies in the chamber district are interested in economic contacts to Eastern Europe. Those interested can get help, advice and support from the Foreign Trade Advisory Service and the International Relations Department of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts.
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts maintains cross-border partnership contacts with the chambers in Wrocław and Gostyń in Poland, the Děčín Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic and the Chamber in Val de Marne / Paris in France.
Numerous Saxon handicraft products - some of which are produced in the Dresden Chamber District - have a worldwide reputation: Meißner porcelain, Dresden stollen, Pulsnitz gingerbread, Lusatian ceramics, blueprint from Upper Lusatia, Erzgebirge folk art, Sebnitz artificial flowers.
history
In 1897 the Crafts Act was enacted in what was then the German Empire . It included, among other things, the formation of public corporations to represent the skilled trades - the chambers of skilled trades.
The Crafts Act came into force on April 1, 1900. As a result, chambers of crafts were founded all over the German Empire. Only Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck and Saxony entrusted their chambers of commerce with the functions of a chamber of crafts. Due to increased demand, the Chamber of Commerce had an administrative building built on Grunaer Strasse during the First World War .
Immediately after Hitler came to power in January 1933, what was then known as the Führer principle was anchored in the crafts. This meant that the leadership positions in all areas of the craft organizations were filled by NSDAP members. With the “Third Ordinance on the Provisional Development of the German Crafts” on January 18, 1935, the major certificate of proficiency with the master craftsman's certificate was introduced as a requirement for independent activity in the craft and the training of apprentices. On March 31, 1935, the chambers of commerce were closed and three chambers of crafts were established in Saxony: Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig .
In the time of National Socialism , the chambers of crafts were completely subordinated to the state apparatus and its goals. Self-government in the handicrafts was abolished. With the dissolution of the German Chamber of Crafts and Commerce in April 1943, the chambers were incorporated into the Reich Chamber of Commerce under the supervision of the Reich Minister of Economics.
In the GDR, the chambers of crafts continued to exist, but in a different form. On August 20, 1953, the government issued an “Ordinance on the Reorganization of the Representations of the Crafts”. The state chambers of crafts were dissolved and district chambers of crafts were formed. The district governments were in charge of the chambers; there was no self-administration. The area of activity of the chambers of crafts in the GDR was limited to administrative tasks such as B. the participation in the fulfillment of the planned economy .
The political upheavals in the autumn of 1989 created the basis for a fundamental reorganization of the craft and its liberation from the constraints of the planned economy. Even before the reunification of the two German states, German craftsmanship merged on June 21, 1990 in Zwickau, Saxony. At the plenary meeting of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH) and the German Chamber of Crafts (DHKT) on November 26, 1990 in Nuremberg, the East German Chambers of Crafts - including the Dresden Chamber of Crafts - joined the ZDH and DHKT.
In April and May 1990 the presidents and board members of the East German chambers were elected in free and democratic elections. On May 19, 1990, Wolfgang Wilhelm became the first president of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts after the fall of the Berlin Wall. On June 19, the first meeting of the plenary meeting of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts took place.
From 2002 to 2012, Claus Dittrich was President of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts; In 2012 his son Jörg Dittrich took over this position.
Seat
The seat of the Chamber of Crafts is in Dresden. In 2003 the chamber moved from the center of the city to the industrial area of Albertstadt in the north of Dresden. The chamber's Dresden education center was already located there in a former ammunition factory. The guest house for apprentices, participants in advanced training courses and guests was also built there. A new, modern administration building was completed in 2003. Its architecture should convey transparency. The building is mainly made of glass and steel.
organization
The Dresden Chamber District , which is identical to the territory of the former Dresden Regional Directorate , includes the city of Dresden and the districts of Bautzen , Görlitz , Meißen and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains .
In the chamber district the craft is organized in the five District Trade machinations Dresden, Bautzen, Görlitz, Meissen and Südsachsen and in 107 guilds .
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts is u. a. Member of the Central Association of German Crafts and the Saxon Crafts Day .
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts is represented by the President Jörg Dittrich (election period 2012–2017) and the General Manager Andreas Brzezinski .
construction
The elected general assembly consists of 26 employer representatives and 13 employee representatives. It forms the supreme decision-making body of all independent craftsmen in the chamber district and the journeymen and other workers employed in the crafts. The general assembly elects the board consisting of 6 employers and 3 employees from among its members.
According to the statutes, the executive board is responsible for the management. The tasks to be fulfilled by the Chamber of Crafts are carried out by the Board of Directors, unless the tasks have been assigned to other organs of the Chamber of Crafts due to statutory provisions or statutes or a resolution of the General Assembly.
The main office of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts works on behalf of the general assembly. At the head of the main office is the management with the general manager. The business of the chamber is carried out by the managing director and, under his direction, by other employees who are employed as required, according to the instructions of the board.
The main office is divided into 5 areas:
- Vocational training
- Educational centers
- Organization / finance
- Law and taxes
- Economic development and advice
Services
Advocacy
The chamber represents the interests of its around 22,676 member companies and their approximately 125,000 employees at regional, state and federal level.
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts participates in legislative initiatives, takes a written position and is represented by the President and Chief Executive Officer at hearings on all craft-related draft laws and makes its own suggestions for improving the political and economic framework conditions.
The chamber maintains contact with representatives of parliaments and authorities, carries out economic observations and research, creates statistics and economic reports from them, and supports the trade with extensive press and public relations work.
consultation
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts supports its member companies with extensive advice and at the same time promotes the economic interests of the craft in the chamber district.
Consultations are offered in four major areas:
- Training advice
- Advice on further training offers / career path planning
- Operational advice
- Legal advice
There are also specific areas:
- Foreign trade
- Business start-up
- Innovation / technology
- Exhibitions
- IT / technology
- Exchanges for cooperation and business agencies
- Management of crises in the company
- Business security
- Cost accounting and calculation
Vocational training / further education
The Dresden Chamber of Crafts has three training centers:
- Training center for handicrafts Dresden
- Vocational training and technology center Pirna (district of Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore Mountains)
- Grossenhain Vocational Training and Technology Center (Meißen district)
The training centers provide training and further education for apprentices, journeymen, masters and managers in the craft sector. This includes the inter-company apprenticeship instruction (ÜLU) for apprentices, the master craftsman training and professional qualifications such as B. as a building energy advisor, a site manager, a specialist in wood and building protection or the degree in business administration (HWK).
Craftsmanship and business knowledge are imparted in the following areas:
- Construction engineering
- EDP / electrical engineering / information technology
- Wood and color technology / interior design
- Metal / SHK technology,
- Corporate governance
- Dental technology
The workshops of the Chamber's Welding Institute are also located in the Dresden and Großenhain training centers. The SL is one of the 15 Germany-wide educational institutions approved by the German Association for Welding and Allied Processes eV (DVS). In September 2008 the welding institute celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The training centers of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts have been working with a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001: 2000 since 2006, certified by the Society for the Certification of Quality Management Systems of Service Companies mbH (GZBB).
Those interested in the trade have the opportunity to obtain two internationally recognized university degrees through the Dresden Chamber of Crafts, Dresden GmbH:
- the Bachelor of Arts - Business Management and
- the Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Energy Technology
The Chamber of Crafts works with the Zittau / Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (FH) on both courses. In addition, the European Institute for Postgraduate Education at TU Dresden eV - EIPOS - is a partner for the Bachelor of Arts - Management and the Electrical Education and Technology Center eV Dresden is the partner for the Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Energy Technology.
Promotion of young skilled craftsmen
In order to secure the next generation of skilled craftsmen, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts initiated and supervised various projects to promote youth in the skilled crafts sector.
Creative courses
Every year 10 to 15 of the best painters or carpenters apprentices from the third year of their apprenticeship in the chamber district take part in the two creative courses of the chamber "Creative Furniture Design" and "Creative Design Techniques". In ten or six weeks, the apprentices deal theoretically and practically with design issues in the craft. They get to know techniques, methods and materials for which there is no time during normal apprenticeship training.
Competitions
Apprentices from the chamber district regularly take part successfully in the performance competition of the German craft as well as in other nationwide competitions such as “Jugend schweißt”.
Scholarships
Apprentices who have completed their apprenticeship with a score of better than 2.0 (good) and have successfully taken part in the creative courses or competitions can apply to the Chamber for a scholarship from the federal government's “Talent Promotion Program”. The Dresden Chamber of Crafts has been involved in promoting talented students since 1993.
Projects
Numerous future-oriented projects of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts aim to inform young people about future opportunities in the craft and thus acquire apprentices and thus future skilled workers for the craft.
JOBSTARTER Renewable energies
The project, funded by the federal government and the European Union, has been bringing companies and young people together since January 2007 in order to counteract an impending shortage of skilled workers in various areas. In the case of renewable energies, it is assumed that a total of 500,000 new jobs will be created there by 2020. The aim of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts and its project partners is to acquire additional apprenticeships in the field of renewable energies such as in the building, electrical engineering, mechatronics or roofing trades and to fill them with young people.
JOBSTARTER precision mechanics
The demand for precision mechanical assemblies and products has been increasing for years. In contrast, the proportion of young people who start an apprenticeship in precision mechanics every year is very low. With the project, which started in February 2008, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts and their colleagues want to recruit and fill an additional 45 apprenticeship positions by February 2010.
Network "Young skilled workers in the craft"
In cooperation with the five district trade associations in the chamber district, the chamber founded the network "Young skilled workers in the trade" in spring 2009. The district craft associations are already firmly established in the regions and are available as contact persons for students and parents. Vocational orientation in the craft can thus be provided across the board. Regular consultation hours for parents, pupils and teachers in the district craft associations are part of the range of services, as well as arranging company internships and participating in regional initiatives in vocational orientation and vocational training.
New career orientation project for schoolchildren from autumn 2009
In autumn 2009 a federally funded career orientation project will begin in the Dresden Chamber of Crafts. Under the title “Promotion of professional orientation in inter-company and comparable educational institutions”, the chamber has concluded cooperation agreements with seven general schools in Dresden so far and offers around 200 pupils the opportunity to try out various professions for two weeks in the chamber's training workshops under professional guidance .
Cooperation with the "House of Little Researchers Foundation"
In May 2009, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts entered into a partnership with the “House of Little Scientists” foundation based in Berlin. The cooperation project introduces three to six year olds to science and technology in a playful way through creative experimentation - areas that are the basis for technical professions. As “apprentices of the day after tomorrow”, the young researchers have the best potential for industrial and technical training. The Dresden Chamber of Crafts supports this approach practically. In workshops, educators in the chamber district are appropriately qualified and contacts to the craft are established. The development of a network with local day-care centers is also on the agenda.
The increasing need for skilled workers in the skilled trades can no longer be covered solely by recruiting young talent. There is also a large potential for skilled workers in the semi-skilled and unskilled workers in the trade. These can be trained and further educated through targeted follow-up training. A project is also located at the Dresden Chamber of Crafts:
SQN - Saxon Qualification Initiative
The Chamber of Crafts works together with other partners in the SQN project - "Saxon qualification initiative for modularly designed qualification-related post-qualification for young adults - establishment and expansion of networks to secure skills in the craft", which runs from May 1, 2008 to January 31, 2012. SQN focuses on the degree-related modular post-qualification. Semi-skilled and unskilled workers are given the opportunity to acquire a recognized professional qualification and form an important resource for securing skilled workers in the craft.
The Chamber of Crafts is also involved in the integration of refugees and those entitled to stay in the Saxon labor market. This can also be used to recruit skilled workers for the trade.
WENAZA project
The Chamber is involved in the WENAZA project, which is funded by the European Social Fund and is based in Saxony - "Advice on ways to qualify for certified qualifications within the framework of the dual system, taking into account professional skills from the countries of origin", which runs from November 1, 2008 to October 30, 2010. The project shows ways of qualitatively and quantitatively integrating the target group of refugees and those entitled to stay in the labor market. The aim is to increase their chances on the job market, improve their language skills and use their skills and qualifications for a certified qualification recognized in Germany. The Dresden Chamber of Crafts draws the attention of craft companies to the potential of this target group as potential specialists and employees.
In addition to the projects that deal with the recruitment and qualification of young people in the skilled trades, the Dresden Chamber of Crafts also participates in projects for the development of international economic relations and the exchange of trainees and skilled workers.
To this end, it operates the advice center "Company advice to increase the cross-border mobility of trainees and young employees" and participates in the European advice network - EEN.
EEN - enterprise europe network
The Chamber of Crafts and Skilled Trades is integrated into the European advisory network “enterprise europe network” together with nine regional sponsoring organizations. Interested entrepreneurs receive support in getting started with international business. The network includes 600 agencies in 40 countries. It is co-financed by the European Commission and offers interested parties a wide range of Europe-oriented topics, from personal advice to themed evenings and business delegation trips. It also supports the search for business partners in other European countries.
Individual evidence
- 2007 membership report of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts
- 2008 membership report of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts
- Report of the Dresden Chamber of Commerce on the year 1901, F. Lommatzsch (A. Schröer) printing house, Dresden 1902
- Deutsches Handwerk, No. 4 1935, p. 76
- Dresden Chamber of Crafts, report on the business year 1935/36
- Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung, No. 12/1990, p. 3