The Bildungs-Werkstatt Chemnitz gGmbH can be described best as an inter-company-vocational training centre as well as a multifunctional educational service provider in the region of south-west Saxony.

Our main areas of expertise are to be seen in the field of initial vocational education within the German system of dual vocational training. We are organising and realising parts of practical and theoretical vocational education for our partner companies in our workshops and facilities.
Around this main area, the fields of vocational orientation and career guidance as well as the field of further vocational and adult education become more and more important.

More than 250 companies and several schools as well as institutions in our region (mainly Chemnitz, Erzgebirge, Zwickauer Land and Mittelsachsen) are cooperating with us in the fields of initial and ongoing VET.

We are also offering a dual degree model between vocational and academic qualifications (Study and Apprenticeship) in different fields. Students can achieve a vocational qualification in the state recognized training occupation Mechatronics Fitter, Industrial Mechanic, Tool Mechanic, Cutting Machine Operator,  Technical Product Designer or Electronics Technician as well as a Bachelor of Engineering for Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering or Automation within a time frame of only 4 years.

Here are some key numbers, which make us to the largest VET service provider of the region.

 

• 52 employees, including 25 tutors/trainers
• cooperation with more than 250 companies
• 800 apprentices, up to 50 adult learners
• Age range of learners: 15-60 years
• 35 qualified training occupations
• up-to-date workshops, cabinets, classrooms and competence centres