Great commit­ment to vocational training

Last Friday, the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) Regens­burg for Oberp­falz / Kelheim honoured 250 examiners for their many years of volun­tary work. “They have all worked count­less times for the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) – and there­fore for the regional economy and the well-being of young people. Their exemplary volun­tary commit­ment is an important part of the life of our society,” emphas­ised Chamber of Commerce (IHK) Vice President Rita Högl at the award ceremony on board the Kristallkönigin.

Among those honoured is Mr. Markus Schönl, respons­ible for training in the field of packaging mater­ials at the Schiet­tinger KG Brand plant.
He has been working as an examiner at the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) on a volun­tary basis for over 20 years and during this time has not only verified exams but has also success­fully accom­panied over 200 trainees in Brand to their respective profes­sional qualifications.

Ensuring the quality of training and further education

The examiners on the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) examin­a­tion board jointly determine and evaluate the examin­a­tion perform­ance, thereby ensuring the quality of the appren­tice­ships and further educa­tion. They are often released from work to carry out the exams. Chamber of Commerce (IHK) Vice President Högl there­fore also thanked the entre­pren­eurs and directors of the vocational schools for releasing the examiners for their volun­tary work and thus, in many cases, making the examiners’ work possible in the first place.

“Examin­a­tion verific­a­tion is one of the most important and extensive tasks that we as the Chamber of Commerce (IHK) perform for regional companies,” emphas­ised Högl. “Without the great commit­ment of the volun­teer examiners, it would not be possible to organise appren­tice­ship and further educa­tion examin­a­tions as well as technical and specialist knowledge examin­a­tions. And without examin­a­tions there would be no quali­fied young talent.”

Source: IHK Regens­burg