West German Chamber of Handicrafts

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The West German Chamber of Crafts ( WHKT ), based in Düsseldorf, is the umbrella association of the seven chambers of crafts in North Rhine-Westphalia .

founding

The interest group, registered as an association, was founded in 1918 in Düsseldorf as a result of a merger of the chambers of crafts of the Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia . The chambers of crafts in Kassel, Saarbrücken and Wiesbaden later joined the association. After the end of the Second World War, the West German Chamber of Crafts was re-established as an amalgamation of the North Rhine-Westphalian chambers of crafts.

Members

The following chambers of crafts belong to the West German Chamber of Crafts (as of April 4, 2018):

tasks

The WHKT has to perform the following tasks without prejudice to the independence of the individual chambers of crafts:

  • The organization and coordination of the uniformly performed tasks of the chambers of crafts.
  • Representing the interests of the chambers of crafts before the highest state authorities.
  • The communication of the chambers of crafts with the other organizations of the crafts, the economy and the universities and other scientific institutes.
  • The implementation of joint activities at the state level, e.g. B. the DesignTalente Handwerk NRW .

In addition to the seven chambers of handicrafts, the WHKT is a member of the association "Schloss Raesfeld Bildungsstätte des Handwerks eV", which acts as the owner of Raesfeld Castle , as well as one of the sponsors alongside almost all chambers of crafts, the Central Association of German Crafts and the Association of Chambers of Crafts in Baden-Württemberg the central office for further training in the craft .

Organs of the West German Chamber of Crafts

General Assembly (General Assembly)

The general assembly is the assembly of all chambers of crafts belonging to the WHKT. Participants in the meetings are the presidents and vice-presidents of the chambers of crafts with full voting rights and the chief executives with an advisory vote.

Board

The members of the board are the president, the two vice-presidents and the general manager. The president and one vice-president must be president, the other vice-president employee vice-president of a Chamber of Crafts.

On August 2, 2019, the Executive Board consisted of the following members:

Personalities

Honorary President :

  • Paul Schnitker †, Chairman of the West German Chamber of Crafts 1969–1992
  • Lothar Bub †, chairman of the West German Chamber of Crafts 1992–1998
  • Franz-Josef Knieps , President of the West German Chamber of Crafts 1998–2010
  • Willy Hesse , President of the West German Chamber of Crafts 2010–2016

Vice-presidents who later became ZDH presidents:

  • Dieter Philipp , deputy Chairman of the West German Chamber of Crafts 1995-1997
  • Otto Kentzler , Deputy Chairman of the West German Chamber of Crafts 1998-2002
  • Hans Peter Wollseifer , Vice President of the West German Chamber of Crafts 2010-2014

Honors

The WHKT has given two different awards to natural persons since 1987: The badge of honor is awarded for outstanding achievements in the North Rhine-Westphalian craft. The badge of honor honors special services to the North Rhine-Westphalian craft. The bearers of the honor mark include Jürgen Möllemann , Wolfgang Clement , Jürgen Rüttgers , Reimut Jochimsen , Günther Einert , Reinhold Schulte , Johannes Gross , Roman Herzog , Hansheinz Hauser , Paul Schnitker , Otto Kentzler , Günther Horzetzky and Garrelt Duin .

The badge of honor was awarded to Wilfried Kuckelkorn , Thomas Köster , Bodo Hombach , Friedrich Hubert Esser , Ulrich Reitz , Paul Klemmer , Jens Feddersen , Hans-Werner Müller , Hans Langemann , Heinz Landré , Georg Schulhoff , Hartmut Schauerte , Franz-Josef Knieps , Reiner Priggen , Karl-Josef Laumann and Ralph Bombis awarded.

Events

The West German Chamber of Handicrafts organizes regular national events. These include, in particular, the European Training and Further Education Congress , the European Journeyman's Day (until 2014), the Master's Day NRW, the NRW Careers Meeting and the NRW Volunteer Workers Meeting.

Publications

  • pixi "Helene goes to the master school", "Charlotte and the craftsmen", "Marie becomes a craftsman" and "Leo and the lucky charms"
  • pixi knowledge "The craftsmen", "Entrepreneurs in the craft", "Trainees in the craft", "Lotte on the road with the specialists in the craft" and "Sustainability in the craft"

Web links

Federal Institute for Vocational Training, Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia)