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We connect companies and young talent.

As a Municipal Coordination Office, we connect companies with schools and teachers and create access to young people.

We support companies in getting involved in career orientation early and getting to know potential young talent.

Through the KAoA standard elements and other offers around Career Orientation and Training, we create diverse opportunities for contacts, practical insights, and first encounters.

In short: We bring the right partners together and create opportunities to get in touch with tomorrow's professionals early.

What role do companies play in "No Graduation Without Transition" (KAoA)?

Companies open doors to the working world.

Companies make an important contribution to the career orientation of young people. They provide insights into the working world, offer practical experiences, and showcase career prospects. Through internships, training, company visits, and exchanges with employees, young people have the opportunity to discover their own interests and strengths and to shape their career paths.

Offers for Companies

From initial contacts with schools and young people to concrete opportunities to get involved in career orientation and training. Discover our offers and find the right opportunities for your company.

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OBKarriere

The regional platform for recruiting young talent

OBKarriere is the central regional website of the Oberbergischer Kreis focusing on career orientation, training, and studies. The platform helps companies present themselves to young people as training providers and attractive employers, and reach potential young talent from the region.

Your benefits at a glance:

  • Easily publish training and dual study positions

  • Present your company in a modern way

  • Become visible as an employer and training provider

  • Reach potential young talent from the region

Registration and usage are free of charge.

Would you like to publish your available training or study positions on OBKarriere? Then feel free to contact us. We will assist you with registration and getting started on the platform.

Participate, network, and attract young talent.

Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.

The career field exploration is a one-day internship in the 8th grade. On a total of three days, students can explore a different career field each day, getting to know three different professions and companies.

The free BFE booking portal connects companies and young people effortlessly: Businesses post their offers, students select suitable placements and book them directly online.

This gives young people a low-barrier insight into the working world and helps them establish initial contacts with companies.

Did we spark your interest? Then please get in touch with us.

The free internship portal offers companies the opportunity to showcase their internship offers and reach students from the region.

Young people can search by time frame, location, or field of work and discover suitable opportunities. Contact is then made directly with the respective company.

This way, companies can present their internship positions easily and establish early contact with potential young talent.

Have we piqued your interest? Then please contact us.

The Praktikumswoche NRW enables companies to specifically publish their internship offers for school holidays and reach interested students. Assignments can be planned flexibly and offer the chance to meet motivated young people, provide practical insights, and attract future talent to their company early on.

Have we sparked your interest? Then get in contact with us.

The Berufswahl-SIEGEL recognizes schools for particularly practice-oriented and high-quality career and study orientation.

For the implementation of the certification process, jury members and companies are sought to actively participate in the auditing process. Your involvement enables a practical assessment of school offerings and strengthens the connection between schools and the regional economy.

As part of the process, schools are evaluated on how systematically they integrate career orientation into the curriculum, provide diverse insights into the working world, and collaborate closely with regional partners.

Additionally, companies, together with KoKo, accompany the ceremonial presentation of the Berufswahl-SIEGEL to award-winning schools, visibly demonstrating their commitment to fostering young talent.

Would you also like to become a jury member? Then get in contact with us.

Schulbewerbung.de is a digital platform where companies can register their trainees for attendance at a vocational college. The school transition or registration for further education is organized entirely online. This allows businesses to manage and oversee their trainees' school registration in a simple, centralized, and transparent manner.

Do you have further questions? Then feel free to contact us.

Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine Person in Arbeitskleidung und Schutzbrille schleift mit einem elektrischen Schleifgerät ein Stück Holz in einer Werkstatt. Im Hintergrund sind Werkzeuge und Arbeitsflächen sichtbar.
Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.

Would you like to introduce your company and training opportunities to a larger number of students?

Training fairs offer companies the opportunity to personally address many young people in one day, inform them about entry opportunities, and present the company as an attractive employer.

The Oberbergischer Kreis, together with regional partners, offers various fair formats for different target groups. These include:

In addition, other interesting training fairs take place in the Oberbergischer Kreis. An overview of all events can be found on our website www.obkarriere.de.

Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.

The Bergneustadt Apprenticeship Fair has established itself with approximately 2,000 annual visitors as the most extensive and versatile event on the topic of apprenticeship and career choice for students up to grade 10 in the Oberberg Mitte region.

The city of Bergneustadt and the Municipal Coordination Office Transition School-Work/Study of the Oberbergischer Kreis organize and host the apprenticeship fair in cooperation with and supported by the municipalities of Reichshof and Wiehl.

More than 50 companies, institutions, and organizations present over 120 career profiles and offer students various hands-on activities that provide practical information about apprenticeships. With the participation of the entire network of all major players in the regional labor market, the apprenticeship fair offers students the highest level of advisory expertise.

Would you like to be part of the Bergneustadt Apprenticeship Fair? Here you can find the responsible contact person.

Since 2018, OBKarriere has been the central study and career orientation fair for students aiming for the "(Fach)-Abitur" in the Oberbergischer Kreis. With around 1,500 visitors, it offers young people a diverse platform to learn about their options after graduation and explore various career perspectives.

OBKarriere is organized and hosted by the municipal coordination office for the school-to-career/study transition of the Oberbergischer Kreis in cooperation with TH Köln, Campus Gummersbach.

The focus is on the question of what comes next after school. Companies, universities, and other institutions provide information about training, dual studies, university studies, and other educational and career paths.

Starting in 2024, OBKarriere will take place in the Schwalbe arena, bringing together numerous regional and national players with young people from the Oberbergischer Kreis.

Would you like to become part of OBKarriere? Here you will find the responsible contact person.

Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.
Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.
Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.
Eine große Messehalle mit zahlreichen Ständen und Bannern, die von verschiedenen Firmen gestaltet sind. Viele Menschen bewegen sich durch die Halle und interagieren an den Ständen.

Networking, collaborating, and building bridges.

Would you like to become more involved in career orientation or are you looking for additional cooperation partners? Here you will find additional actors and offers that provide opportunities for exchange, collaboration, and joint activities.

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The initiative "Kooperation Unternehmen der Region und Schulen" (KURS) connects schools and companies in the Oberberg region through long-term educational partnerships.

KURS offers you the opportunity to get students interested in your company and professional fields at an early stage. Through joint projects or internship opportunities, young people gain authentic insights into daily working life and learn about career prospects directly at your company.

The collaboration is based on solid agreements and is individually designed. This creates sustainable partnerships.

If you are interested in a KURS partnership, you can find more information and support through the respective KURS coordinators.

Apprenticeship ambassadors are trainees who directly visit schools to inform about their training, daily work routine, and entry opportunities. They provide students with authentic insights into practice and answer questions firsthand.

IHK Apprenticeship Ambassadors: Find more information here.
Craft Apprenticeship Ambassadors: Find more information here.

The Oberbergische Koordinierungsstelle Ausbildung e. V. (OK Ausbildung) aims to bring together young people and companies in the region. Between schools and companies, there is a need for binding and sustainable points of contact that lead to internships and later to apprenticeship contracts.

OK Ausbildung offers companies in the region precisely these points of contact with schools to get to know suitable apprentices.

An example of the diverse offerings from OK Ausbildung e. V. is the career choice parcours. Together with member companies and schools in the region, it enables students to practically try out professions, ask questions, and directly engage with companies. They discover which professional activities match their interests and strengths.

As a non-profit association based in Oberberg, OK Ausbildung e. V. has been accompanying young people for over 20 years on their journey from school to apprenticeship and offers companies in the region the opportunity to present themselves to students.

Get to know the Oberbergische Koordinierungsstelle Ausbildung e. V..

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Little businessman walking across bridge
Little businessman walking across bridge
Little businessman walking across bridge

Questions and Contact

Here you can find the appropriate contact persons and contact options for the respective topics and offers.