School-Career Coordination Office of the Main-Taunus District

The coordination office aims to provide sustainable, effective support and professional integration for young people with special needs.

Target groups

• Pupils from grade 7 onwards of all secondary schools, learning support schools and comprehensive schools in the Main-Taunus district
• Teachers responsible for career guidance in schools
• Craft businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide internships to secure the next generation of skilled workers

Goals

• Presentation of selected career fields for students in grade 7 through a course
• Identification of the competencies and resources of students in grades 7 and 8
• Impulses and suggestions for individual support planning in the school, social and professional areas
• Supporting schools in selecting suitable internships
• Application training and preparation of students for the application process
• Recording of competencies and resources in the company's own database
• Individual counseling for students in preparatory and final year classes

Content & Services

• Career orientation
• Competence assessment
• operational practice
• Individual consultation

Cooperation partners & network

• Main-Taunus district as provider of schools and youth welfare services
• the schools leading to the lower secondary school leaving certificate and the schools for learning support in the district
• the vocational schools
• the State School Office of Groß-Gerau
• the businesses and companies of the Main-Taunus district
• the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• the Rhine-Main Chamber of Crafts
• the Main-Taunus District Chamber of Crafts
• the career advice service of the Federal Employment Agency

The project staff work closely with the Youth and Career Network of the Main-Taunus district.

Financial support

The funding is provided by the Main-Taunus district.