"Schule 4.0 - Vernetzung ist Zukunft" ["School 4.0 - Networking is the future"] is the name of a project that will establish a new type of teaching in the final years of school at the Hofenfels Gymnasium [Secondary School] in Zweibrücken. With tablets and the use of modern media, the school pupils should be better prepared for the demands in the age of digitalisation. Traditional teaching materials are supplemented and rounded out with iPads. That is how the youth of today will be made fit for tomorrow.

The project Pro Fachkraft [Pro Skilled Workers] examined the question of what requirements (future) workers had for their employers and how satisfied the employees of six selected businesses were with their employer. On the basis of talks with businesses, schools and universities of applied sciences in the region, management developed a model for an evaluation system for attractive employers. At the end of the project, the Pro Fachkraft seal of approval was granted to the participating businesses.

For many West Palatinate businesses, it is difficult to win over graduates from institutes of higher education as future employees. One significant obstacle in doing so is the low level of awareness of local businesses. The result of this is often the migration of young skilled workers to well-known large businesses outside of the region.

The presence of attractive jobs is the foundation for keeping well-educated youth in the region and also attracting skilled workers from the outside. Here, businesses, management, etc. are challenged to do more for their attractiveness as an employer. We strive to support the employers in the region with this task.