The winners selected from the submissions in the 2009 competition were:
1st Prize (€ 3,000): The Electrician for Set Tasks on Hybrid Vehicles project conducted by BMW AG
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The arrival of innovative, environmentally-friendly hybrid technology in the automotive sector has made it an absolute necessity to intensively prepare trainee motor vehicle mechatronics technicians and trainee mechatronics fitters for the use of this new technology. For this reason, BMW AG has integrated the additional qualification Electrician for Set Tasks on Hybrid Vehicles (Elektrofachkraft für festgelegte Tätigkeiten am Hybridfahrzeug) into the 'dual' vocational training it provides. In addition to focusing on the technical components used in, for example, the high-voltage engineering field, this training also assigns an important role to occupational health and safety issues. Participating youths who pass the skilled-worker examination and earn this additional qualification during their third year of training are issued a special certificate confirming that they earned additional qualification as an Electrician for Set Tasks on Hybrid Vehicles. The jury commended the project's model character and underscored that the project is closely linked to the vocational training programme for the occupation Motor Vehicle Mechatronics Technician and is relevant to the workplace and the job market.
Contakt: Helmut Kroneder, BMW AG, Petuelring 130, 80788 München,
E-Mail: helmut.kroneder@bmw.de, Internet: http://www.bmwgroup.com
2nd Prize (€ 2,000): The Specialised IT Consultant with Bachelor of Arts Degree project conducted by Siemens AG
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Youths who participate in this combined training programme at Siemens AG can earn three qualifications in just three and one-half years:
- Qualification as an Information Technology Specialist with specialisation in systems integration or applications development
- Certificate for the additional qualification Specialised Consultant
- Bachelor of Arts degree (in Business Administration)
Using this approach, Siemens AG trains highly-qualified junior specialists for IT-based business segments. Trainees learn not only the technical content that is specific to their dual vocational training for the occupation Information Technology Specialist but also become proficient in the use of the Microsoft Vista and Linux operating systems and can earn the Cambridge University Business English Certificate. The programme was launched in 2005 with 20 trainees. Today, more than 200 trainees are enrolled in it. This innovative project makes an important contribution to expanding trainee skills and fostering career development. The project has created a transparent and permeable programme that involves vocational training, advanced training and university studies and offers graduates good prospects on the labour market.
Contakt: Ulrich Plattmann; Siemens AG, Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1, 33106 Paderborn,
E-Mail: ulrich.plattmann@siemens.com, Internet: www.siemens.de/ausbildung
3rd prize (€ 1,000): The Information Technology Specialist for Systems Integration with Additional Qualification project conducted by the Berlin-based Oberstufenzentrum Informations- und Medizintechnik
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The aim of the dual vocational training programme for the occupation Information Technology Specialist for Systems Integration with Additional Qualification being offered by the Oberstufenzentrum Informations- und Medizintechnik (OSZ IMT - Berlin College of Further Education for Information Technology and Medical Equipment Technology) is to avert an imminent shortage of IT specialists. This three-year programme encompasses not only fields such as systems integration, network administration, and the development of IT plans for configuring hardware and software but also a number of technical and language-related additional qualifications. Trainees undergo training to earn a European Business Driving Licence during which they acquire a fundamental knowledge of management and economics. This knowledge increases their economic and social competence. The jury also commended the international focus of the additional qualification. Ninety trainees are currently participating in this programme. Another 45 trainees for the occupation Information Technology Specialist for Systems Integration with Additional Qualification will join the programme in 2010.
Kontakt: Karl-Heinz Schiffl, Oberstufenzentrum Informations- und Medizintechnik (OSZ IMT),
Haarlemer Straße 23-27, 12359 Berlin, E-Mail: schiffl@oszimt.de, Internet: http://www.oszimt.de
The supplement in Issue 5/2009 of the BIBB journal Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis - BWP (Vocational Training in Research and Practice) contains brief descriptions in German of the prize-winning projects and other competing projects.".
