Berlin companies train young people in Namibia - combat a shortage of skilled workers!

Berlin companies train young people in Namibia - combat a shortage of skilled workers!

The Berlin economy is breaking new ground to counteract the shortage of skilled workers in Germany. A training center in Windhuk, the capital of Namibia, which is supposed to work according to German standards, is planned. This innovative project could have an important impact on the training opportunities for young people in Namibia and at the same time address the need for specialists in Germany.

The initiative is implemented under the supervision of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK). "We want and we have to break new ground to close the growing skilled worker," said IHK President Sebastian Stizel. Developments come at a critical time when hundreds of thousands of specialists and labor will be missing in Berlin over the next ten years. While the skills in various industries have a defect, the focus should be on commercial and commercial professions as well as the hospitality industry.

cooperation and training according to German standards

The training center will offer young Namibians the opportunity to prepare for professions that are urgently sought in Germany. German is taught before and during the training so that graduates can be integrated into the German labor market immediately after training. This is to ensure that the complex and often lengthy recognition procedures are eliminated in Germany.

The project partners, including the city of Windhuk, the Namibian Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Berlin Senate, are behind this project. A declaration of intent to establish the training center is to be signed this autumn. Stietzel emphasized that there should not be a "brain drain", i.e. a mass emigration of well -trained workers from Namibia, since not all trained young people want to move to Berlin immediately. The aim is to combat the high youth unemployment of around 50 percent in Namibia and to raise the level of education in the country.

The idea of ​​conveying Namibian young people in Germany are usually positively received. The training center could serve as a model for similar initiatives in order to alleviate a shortage of skilled workers in Germany in the long term. In Windhuk, the city partnership between Berlin and the Namibian capital is also recognized, since the 25th anniversary will be celebrated next year.

The close cooperation between the Berlin economy and Namibian institutions could result in a valuable exchange that not only strengthens economic cooperation, but also opens up new perspectives for young people in Namibia. "Talent Bridge" could become a decisive instrument in securing skilled workers that can serve as a model for other regions.

For more information on this topic, visit the reporting on www.n-tv.de .