With career guidance against the shortage of skilled workers?

Discussion at the Industrie Museum Lohne, 26.06.2025

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The plastics industry in Oldenburg-Münsterland, like many other sectors, faces the challenge of recruiting qualified specialists. At the same time, the region offers numerous opportunities for career guidance and the promotion of young talent. But how well are schools and companies already networked here? And how can careers guidance help to get young people interested in technical professions in an even more targeted way?

 

 

What schools, companies and other places of learning can do together

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Embedded in the "Researchers' Week", during which the museum becomes an extracurricular place of learning for hundreds of schoolchildren, the focus is on the challenges posed by the shortage of skilled workers in the region;shortage of skilled workers in the region and, at the same time, the opportunities to promote the next generation and support them with targeted career guidance measures.

 

In our expert discussion, we bring together representatives from business, schools, science and administration. Together, we will take a look at the current situation, successful approaches and future fields of action - with a particular focus on the role of career guidance.

Our guests

Agentur für Arbeit Vechta, Managing Director

Christian Berndt

 

Figures, data and facts on the employment situation in the district of Vechta

IHK Oldenburg, Deputy Head of the Education division

Ludger Wester

 

Training figures in the chamber district - focus on STEM professions and industry, 
Career orientation from the perspective of companies

University of Vechta, Didactics of Biology, Project Manager "MINT4YOUth"

Prof. Dr. Michael Ewig

 

Network of extracurricular learning locations for STEM promotion in the region

Wissenswerkstatt Diepholz, educational management

Dr. Heike Pabst

 

Knowledge workshops in Diepholz and Vechta, practical learning for young people

Gymnasium Lohne, responsible for career guidance

Julian Kolley

 

Vocational orientation from a school perspective - opportunities and challenges in cooperation with external partners

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Bye, ZWT e.V.

Moderation

Discuss with us how vocational orientation can become the key to combating the shortage of skilled workers - practical, regionally networked and thought through together.