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CENTRAL SAXONY
SECURING SKILLED WORKERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

Anyone who wants to come to Central Saxony and look for work receives support: qualified workers are always welcome in Saxony's “Castle Country”.

Central Saxony is home to more than 300,000 people, and wants its new citizens to feel at home here, too. The fastest way to make a place feel like a home is through regional products, a subject to which Central Saxony has dedicated an industry catalogue and a purchasing guide.

What does Central Saxony offer employees?

Central Saxon companies advertise their vacancies on a careers portal for skilled workers. So that prospective workers and returnees know what is on offer here, the Central Saxony skilled labour alliance organises the Jobs and Careers Day in association with various institutions. This is a place for the region’s companies to present themselves and set forth the broad spectrum of local business. Meanwhile, the Nestbau-Zentrale’s “returnees’ café” offers help with other aspects of moving home, from finding a home and early years childcare to an events calender designed to whet people’s appetite for Central Saxony.

Central Saxon companies advertise their vacancies on a careers portal for skilled workers. So that prospective workers and returnees know what is on offer here, the Central Saxony skilled labour alliance organises the Jobs and Careers Day in association with various institutions. This is a place for the region’s companies to present themselves and set forth the broad spectrum of local business. Meanwhile, the Nestbau-Zentrale’s “returnees’ café” offers help with other aspects of moving home, from finding a home and early years childcare to an events calender designed to whet people’s appetite for Central Saxony.

What does Central Saxony offer companies?

More than 14,000 small and medium-sized companies are found in Central Saxony. They play a major role here and are thus actively supported with various projects. Central Saxony’s entrepreneurs are well aware that they are part of a business community, which is why they meet once a year at the Central Saxony Forum to swap stories with experts and partners from practice, combining their respective forces to promote the region.
The skilled labour alliance supports companies with continuing education schemes, e.g. in the fields of human resources management and leadership culture. Central Saxony is especially keen on making itself more attractive to young skilled workers, with its careers portal and networking centre for skilled workers, where companies can reach out directly to young people with their training and job offers.
In January 2019, the first skilled labour forum took place. There, companies from Central Saxony can regularly discuss their experiences in attracting and supporting qualified staff. The main focus is on older and international skilled workers. The creative and cultural industries also receive a great deal of support in Central Saxony: in 2018, the first networking meet-up was held for the region's creative workers.

What does Central Saxony offer in terms of schools and studying?

Schoolchildren are the future workers that Central Saxony needs, and wants to retain in the region. That is a goal that the district council, schools and companies are all focusing on together in the Schools and Industry (Schule-Wirtschaft) working group. During Open Business Week, companies present themselves to schoolchildren, reveal the broad range of available training and career opportunities and try to attract skilled workers. The schoolchildren’s portal, initiatives such as the Schools and Industry working groups or the careers guidance projects Come on Tour (Komm auf Tour) and Schools on the Job (Schule macht Betrieb) all help create a smooth transition from school or university to employment.  
The region also offers well-thought-out schemes for the parents of future Central Saxon schoolchildren, with the family service Nestbau-Zentrale or the series of events on construction in the countryside. Little builders find out about regional architecture before they have even left primary school, encouraging them to identify with the region as a home. Even younger children will enjoy the colouring book “Central Saxony Is Where I Grow Up”.

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Photo credits: Dr. Gehre InnoRegio e.V., W. Schmidt