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Pro career orientation

ProBe -Profile development & career orientation

Theory meets practice: The "Pro Berufsorientierung" network programme, which is unique in Hesse, already offers a two-and-a-half-year vocational orientation programme in seven secondary modern and secondary modern schools in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district at the school level. In addition to their general school education, the young people are accompanied through the programme for two and a half years. For one year, they also visit the workshops and specialist rooms of the Korbach Bad Arolsen vocational schools or the training construction yards of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district craftsmen's association one day a week - and thus gain an insight into a variety of occupational fields:

  • Metal, electrical, wood, construction and automotive engineering
  • Colour technology/room design
  • Gastronomy/Service
  • Nutrition/Cooking
  • Health
  • Economy and administration
  • Social services
  • Body care

In the practical phase, they deepen the work in the different professional fields, learn what it means to work in a team and which competences are expected in the different fields.

  • Programme description and modules

    The programme provides young people from participating general schools from year seven onwards with in-depth career guidance with a high proportion of practical experience. An important component of the programme is thematic group work at the participating schools. The programme is divided into four modules.

    Module 1 - Raising awareness of topics and issues relating to the world of work, vocational orientation and choosing an apprenticeship or career
    Young people deal with the practical and theoretical requirements of the world of work as part of their work or vocational orientation lessons at their general school. Subsequent practical trials in various vocational fields at the vocational schools are prepared, e.g. through a visit to the vocational schools (presentation days).

     Module 2 - Practical vocational orientation
    The young people get to know four occupational fields of their choice at the vocational schools and in the workshops of the district craftsmen's association and try them out once a week under the guidance of the vocational school teachers and training supervisors.

    approx. 8-10 weeks - occupational field A
    approx. 8-10 weeks - occupational field B
    approx. 8-10 weeks - occupational field C
    approx. 8-10 weeks - occupational field D

    Module 3 - Application training incl. specific preparation for training, support in preparing application documents, preparation for job interviews, contact with companies, specific preparation for taking up a training position
    After the practical experience, a (provisional) career choice decision should now be made. Pupils learn to familiarise themselves intensively with the regional training market and are shown how to look for specific training positions and prepare for job interviews. Job interviews and self-presentation are practised. An important component is the application documents, which are prepared individually in this context. The thematic group work on this complex of topics is supplemented by individual support and one-to-one assistance for the pupils from the social education workers.


    Module 4 - Realisation strategy: individual counselling, reviewing/concretising career choices, selecting training companies, dealing with personal concerns
    This module supports and manages the integration approach to training in small steps, taking into account the individual starting position of the students.

  • Participating schools

    Kaulbachschule Bad Arolsen
    Social pedagogical support: Corinna Kieselbach
    E-mail: kaulbachschule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Kugelsburgschule Volkmarsen
    Socio-educational support: Janina Drude
    E-mail: kugelsburgschule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    School Centre an der Warte Sachenhausen
    Social pedagogical support: Tatjana Naderian
    E-mail: mps-sachsenhausen@Schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Ortenbergschule Frankenberg
    Social pedagogical support: Regina Specht-Mohr
    E-mail: ortenbergschule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Battenberg Comprehensive School
    Socio-educational support: Sonja Scholl
    E-mail: gesamtschule-battenberg@berufsorientierung.wafkb.de

    Cornelia-Funke-Schule Gemünden
    Socio-educational support: Andrea Schmidt
    E-mail: hans-viessmann-schule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Burgwaldschule Frankenberg
    Social Pedagogical Support Johanna Berendes
    E-mail: burgwaldschule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Ense-Schule Bad Wildungen
    Socio-educational support:Carolin Teller
    E-mail: ense-schule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Integrated Comprehensive School Edertal
    Social pedagogical support: Sara Louise Otto
    E-mail: gesamtschule-edertal@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Mathias-Bauer-Schule Bad Wildungen
    Socio-educational support: Carolin Berger
    E-mail: mathias-bauer-schule@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de

    Gustav-Stresemann-Gymnasium
    Socio-educational support: N.N.
    gustav-stresemann-gymnasium@schulsozialarbeit.wafkb.de