Event for securing skilled workers in childcare

The personnel requirements in the day care centers in Baden-Württemberg is currently high. It is all the more important to know what opportunities are to gain specialists. The Ministry of Culture, the Regional Directorate of the Federal Employment Agency and the Recognition agency of the regional council of Stuttgart have with the support of the Forums Early childhood education on March 22, 2023, an online event was carried out on March 22, 2023, which has found the interest of over 700 participants. At the event, the Federal Employment Agency presented how it supports daycare management and sponsors in gaining specialists for the professional field. The evidence of certificate at the Stuttgart regional council presented the participants the procedure for recognizing foreign qualifications.

"I am pleased that the event has found so much encouragement. We were able to bring about knowledge into the professional field, for example to recognize foreign professional qualifications or to offer the new direct entry into daycare centers. This helps to skip one or the other hurdle that can exist," explains State Secretary Volker Schebesta. The chairman of the management of the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency of Baden-Württemberg, Christian Rauch, adds: "It is important that the actors know what opportunities you have. We, as an Federal Employment Agency, can help with the direct entry into the daycare center and with the professional