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Egon Herbrig (on the right) has been supporting the vocational education
centre (BSZ) in Pirna for many years, here in conversation with the
Metalworking Department Head of BSZ, Mr. Renner (second from left) and
Dr. Willi Nef.
The District Administrator of Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz –
Osterzgebirge) Michael Geisler thanks Dr. Willi Nef - Vice President and
Head of Sales and Marketing Tornos for his generous support.
Tornos Team Dr. Willi Nef and Frank Mortag.
This is proof of considerable political foresight, in a
time when public authorities are obliged to make
savings wherever possible, to invest in the training
of young people and the acquisition of an ultramodern
CNC machine for a vocational training
centre. But District Administrator Michael Geisler
recognized at an early stage that it is extremely
important for a region to be able to tap into a large
reserve of well-trained and committed people. They
are the basis of sound economical development and
a functional community. For this reason, in 1995
the district administration decided to invest in vocational
training and lay the foundation for Germany’s
most state-of-the-art vocational training centre.
Over 1000 young people are currently being trained
in a wide range of technical and industrial trades.
Manfred Weiß, a head teacher for over five years in
Pirna, has been promoting the development of the
centre since then. « Job descriptions and requirements
are undergoing constant change and it’s only
by providing young people with the right teaching
aids that we can give them the tools they need
for their future careers ». Manfred Weiß supports
this credo and, in association with politicians and
regional industry, he is constantly on the look out
for new teaching material and training equipment.
So the centre is equipped with the latest computer
and presentations technology, which can be used
wirelessly throughout the entire complex. In order to
achieve this goal, Manfred Weiß searched for a lasting
partnership with industry, so that the centre can
offer its students the best, real world conditions. He
found a solid partner in the metal working sector in
IMPRO e.V., who identified completely with his aims
and was fully committed.
Growth and employment though cooperation
The IMPRO e.V. metal working and precision engineering
association, was created in 2000 by four
firms each with the aim of pooling common interests
and activities. Egon Herbrig, owner and director of
Herbrig & Co. Präzisionsmechanik GmbH and one of
the region’s largest Tornos customers was one of the
founders. The association now incorporates 18 firms
from the precision engineering and fine mechanics
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