Designing the future: Successful professional orientation fair in Korbach!
Designing the future: Successful professional orientation fair in Korbach!
Korbach, Deutschland - On June 11, 2025, a lively professional orientation fair took place at the Louis Peter School (LPS) in Korbach, which with a total of 166 students and 19 exhibitors left a positive response. Three exhibitors more than in the previous year, the young people who were looking for valuable insights into the professional world lured. Despite a short-term failure of an exhibitor, three other companies have already announced themselves for 2026, such as the HNA reported.
The LPS principal, Thomas Janzen, underlined the importance of contacts between students and companies. "Here the foundation stone is laid for many careers," says Janzen. The event offered the students the opportunity to select two different workshops designed by the exhibiting companies. The focus was on practical exercises: from implementing soldering to patients to hygiene practices, the young people were able to mark what the most promised them.
practical insights
The interactive offers made available by the exhibitors were particularly popular. Lidl invited the students to explore the branch while the Wachenfeld company invited to work with a leveling device. Hewi offered workshops for soldering and building solar fans and bottle openers. "The feedback from the students was consistently positive, many perceive the event as valuable help," says training manager Daniel Wilke, who also reports from an increase in internship figures to 15-20 per year.also Franziska Giese from the city hospital was pleased to comment on the trusting cooperation with the school. Steffen Paul von Wachenfeld, on the other hand, pointed out for trainees and explained that the job description of many students is often unclear.
inspiring workshops
Some students were able to develop concrete ideas for their professional future through the workshops offered. For example, Niyazi Akgöl is interested in professions in the craft and office, while Sonja Chepeliuk and Valentina Chinchuk were able to collect inspiration through the workshops. Lara Sultanov and Semina Tekin took part in hospital workshops, which they found to be particularly informative and useful.
This type of career orientation is not only important for the students in Korbach, but also shows the nationwide importance of the topic. The professional orientation program (BOP) is aimed at pupils of the 7th and 8th grade and promotes the examination of the professional future. The program has been supporting young people with potential analyzes and practice -oriented workshop days since 2008, with over 2.1 million students being achieved, such as the Federal Institute for Vocational Training
Such trade fairs and programs are crucial, not only to help young people in their career choice, but also to promote an exchange between educational institutions and the economy. The following exhibition calendar shows that numerous opportunities for professional and study orientation will continue to be offered in the future: The information is on Messen.de
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