Fürstenfeldbruck - Last year the auditorium of the Graf-Rasso-Gymnasium, in which the apprentices' solemn acquittal would actually have taken place, had to remain empty because of the lockdown, this year at least one “celebration of the young craftsmen”, like the district master craftsman Franz Höfelsauer, was able to organize the event baptized, take place in order to honor at least the best of the guild, Anton high memory laureates and the winners of the good form.
For the second time in a row, the official handover of certificates and journeyman's letters, which were carried out independently by the guilds on a smaller scale, was omitted.
"Dear bachelors, today you are the focus," said Höfelsauer as a greeting. For a long time it was not certain whether the event could take place. "We are all very happy that it did work." Due to the high presence from politics, trade, business and banks, the connection to the craft could not be better expressed, said Höfelsauer happily. The keynote speaker was the President of the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, Franz Xaver Peteranderl. The ceremony was musically supported by an ensemble from the Brucker Stadtkapelle under the direction of Dr. Claudia von Loh accompanied.
The last year of training was not easy, said the master craftsman in the district, addressing the problems of closed vocational schools, companies and digital teaching. “That presented you all with very difficult challenges. With diligence and effort, you all still achieved a great exam result. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart. Enjoy this success and be proud of it. "
“When I look into their faces today, I am sure that you can master the challenges.
Don't let your work be a profession, but a calling, ”District Administrator Thomas Karmasin paid special tribute to the bachelors for having achieved something special in these difficult times.
“They are our specialists in the region.
We are very proud of that, and ... we need you very much. "Specialists are in great demand.
"Keep showing your talent and skills."
"Unique potential of high-performing specialists"
“You have shown that you can do something. With you, Germany has a unique potential of high-performing skilled workers, also in international comparison. As important as highly qualified academics are, top-trained craftsmen are no less important, "said Andrea Reuss, head of the state vocational school, and compared the training time with climbing a mountain. “You are now at the top of the summit. Isn't that a great feeling? And what do you see? More peaks. So don't stop there. The companies urgently need highly qualified specialists who have mastered their craft. But to be a master in your field, you have to develop and qualify. "
Not all apprenticeship positions can be filled despite intensive efforts on the part of the companies, said Peteranderl in his celebratory speech.
The much-discussed shortage of skilled workers manifests itself first and foremost as a lack of young talent.
"Go out and promote your craft," he turned to the bachelors to advertise their own business.
Attracting young people to the trade is one of the main challenges facing the trade, says Peteranderl.
“The craft needs you.
Stay true to us and the craft.
Be the economic powerhouse next door.
Our hopes for the future rest on you.
So don't stop, educate yourself.
The chances of sitting alone in the executive chair one day have never been so great. "
At the end of the event, the former master carpenter Harald Volkwein was appointed honorary master of the carpenter's guild by his successor Andreas Obermaier, and Anton Huber from Moorenweis awarded the carpenter's business with a certificate of honor from the Chamber of Crafts for 25 years of meritorious activity in the craft organization.
Dieter Metzler
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