Professionals in Brandenburg

GET THE EDGE WITH SKILLED EMPLOYEES

Qualified and motivated employees and skilled workers are key to the success of your business. They give you a competitive advantage and pave the way for innovation. 

WFBB services support your business: strategic human resource development, skilled employee recruitment, and employee training and qualifications. We can also assist with staff retention and the promotion of a good working environment.

We’ll help you optimize the potential of your workforce, including your skilled employees. Want to employ international workers, skilled staff, graduates, or specialists from the German Armed Forces? We’ll put you in contact with the right people. Brandenburg is a very diverse state. It’s the ideal place to find qualified and highly motivated staff.

Guidance and support with

• Strategic human resource planning 
• Attracting employees and skilled workers, including services such as Fachkräfteportal Brandenburg for specialist recruitment, social media, and online careers fairs, as well as support with your employer marketing
• Vocational training to develop employees that are a perfect fit for your business
• Recruiting university graduates
• Promoting a good working environment to give you the competitive edge when recruiting skilled employees
• Assessing regional labor market trends and the specific workforce potential to make well-informed investment decisions

Looking to employ foreign workers and specialists?
We support you in this process and give you guidance on

• Opportunities to recruit employees from EU and non-EU countries and employ international students already studying at universities in Brandenburg
• Recruitment channels, and on questions of labor and residence law, as well as arranging contacts with the competent authorities
• Recognition of foreign qualifications, support for language skills, and adaptation training
• Fostering a culture of welcome, successful onboarding, and organizational and social integration
• International recruitment events, job boards, and specialist service providers
• Funding initiatives and support structures in Brandenburg.

We provide the right contacts and support

• To recruit specialists and managers from universities, technical colleges, scientific institutes, and the German Armed Forces
• By hosting information events and meetups where you can present your business as an attractive employer for students, researchers, and members of the armed forces who are approaching the end of their active service.

We give you the information and guidance you need

• For the funded career entry of qualified graduates as innovation specialists
• On the support options offered by the German Armed Forces Labor Market Integration Service.

Guidance on your continuing training

• Advice and support for your qualification projects
• Information on continuing training strategies and qualification plans, learning strategies, quality characteristics, the value of qualifications, theory-to-practice transfers, and success monitoring
• Services to find tailor-made educational programs and service providers
• Information and advice on funding opportunities for your company and employees

Information and guidance on

• The current labor market programs of the state of Brandenburg
• Funding programs for socially innovative approaches to securing skilled workers and labor in order to shape the transformation
• Supporting your ideas to create new paths to employment, training, and education
• Integrating people with a migration background and refugees into the training and labor market
• Establishing contacts with training and employment providers in order to use the potential and skills of unemployed persons
• Funding initiatives and support structures in your region, EU-funded programs, projects, cooperation partners, organizations, and networks.

Brandenburg skilled workforce portal

Schönborner Armaturen GmbH manufactures actuating elements for the municipal gas, water, and sewage industry. For many years, the company has showcased itself as a regional employer on Fachkräfteportal Brandenburg, the online service for living, working, and learning in Brandenburg. Via the portal, it has been able to reach skilled employees and pupils from Brandenburg as well as skilled workers who want to return to their home region. Fachkräfteportal Brandenburg is a crucial element in the state of Brandenburg’s online presence operated by WFBB Labour.

Schönborner Armaturen GmbH won the 2022 Brandenburg Innovation Award.

Skilled workforce management

Waste disposal company MAYER Kanalmanagement GmbH, based in Rüdersdorf (Märkisch-Oderland district), relies on WFBB Labour’s workshops and specialist events for assistance with human resource management. These events have supported the company in crucial areas such as developing its employees and a skilled workforce, and employer marketing, as well as providing advice on presenting the company at career fairs. MAYER Kanalmanagement GmbH has benefited both from the transfers of specialist knowledge and from sharing experiences with other businesses.

Recruitment of specialists from abroad

VVL – Verband Verkehr und Logistik Berlin und Brandenburg e. V. represents transport and logistics companies in Berlin and Brandenburg. Its members benefit from the services of WFBB’s International Talent Desk when they are recruiting international employees and skilled professionals. Events covering the general operating framework, potential, and support opportunities are particularly valuable for the predominantly small and mediumsized businesses that make up the association’s members. VVL describes these events as a crucial source of information on the long-term integration of employees and skilled workers.

Wirtschaftsförderung
Land Brandenburg GmbH
Friedrich-Engels-Str. 103
(train station arcades)
14473 Potsdam
Germany
fachkraefte@wfbb.de

You’ll also find us at WFBB’s regional offices.