Type of Project: Funded project Model project
Implementation of inclusion competence at the Cottbus Chamber of Crafts (IvIK)

Goal: The implementation of inclusion competence at the Cottbus Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses is intended to improve access for severely disabled people to jobs and training positions in the skilled crafts sector. To this end, the Cottbus Chamber of Skilled Crafts will create a full-time position for an inclusion advisor for the duration of the project. Tasks: The inclusion advisor will have the following main tasks, among others: Networking: Together with the Federal Employment Agency, the providers of basic security, the State Office for Labor and Social Affairs and the Education Authority, structures for mutual support will be established, processes will be coordinated and joint information events on the topic of inclusion will be held for companies, applicants and parents of school leavers with disabilities. Consulting: the inclusion consultant will advise member companies on vocational training and employment opportunities for severely disabled people, making clear the support and assistance available. The advisory work also includes severely disabled people who apply for training positions or workplaces and, if applicable, their parents. Development of new training regulations for vocational training: with the help of the inclusion advisor, further training regulations for various vocational training occupations are to be developed and adopted by the vocational training committee. The enactment of a training regulation for sales trainees is intended to create a new career option in the skilled trades, especially for severely disabled young women. Further training support and placement assistance: the placement assistance in work provided by the inclusion advisor is intended to reduce the number of unemployed severely disabled people and to prevent the threat of unemployment. Further training offers for the acquisition of a market-oriented qualification are taken into account here. Sustainability: The sustainability of the project is ensured by transferring the newly created structures into the general service offer of the chamber. In the course of the project, two permanent employees of the chamber's own training centers will also acquire an additional qualification in rehabilitation pedagogy for trainers. These competencies will also be available in the long term.