AHK vocational training award
The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the bilateral chamber in Croatia held the conference “Wir gestalten Berufsbildung #gemeinsam” (We design vocational training #together) in Sarajevo on 5 February 2019 and in Zagreb on 7 February 2019, and presented the AHK vocational training award for the first time at their traditional New Year reception. The prize was inaugurated as part of the ‘Skills Experts’ programme funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The goal is to recognise programmes and initiatives which are characterised by a high level of ‘duality’ –
i.e. the combination of theoretical and practical learning – and present them to a wider audience. The following points are assessed: duality, innovation, quality, social purpose and sustainability.
Out of 31 joint applications by companies and vocational schools from the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the jury selected four prize-winners. Two first places went to Mann+Hummel BA d.d. Tešanj together with the Mješovita srednja škola Tešanj and to MS&Wood d.d. Fojnica together with the Srednja mješovita škola ‘Zijah Dizdarević’ Fojnica.
The first AHK vocational training award in Croatia went to HAIX Obuća d.o.o, a manufacturer of functional footwear, and the Čakovec business school. Second place was shared by Kostwein proizvodnja strojeva d.o.o. / Varaždin mechanical engineering and transport school, and Harburg-Freudenberger Belišće / Osijek mechanical engineering school.