“What skills and needs do German companies have for skilled workers from third countries? What framework conditions for migration are there to consider? And how can the bbw Group provide support here?”
These are all questions that Volker Falch and Aurelia Starringer, expert on migration at bbw gGmbH International Division, discussed with the guests.
“It is crucial that companies and skilled workers enter the migration process with realistic expectations,” explained Falch. ”We want to support both sides in identifying suitable qualifications and accompanying the integration process. However, this requires patience. It is a marathon – and it takes stamina.”
“We want to help create structures that offer skilled workers long-term prospects in Germany. We therefore see our cooperation as a long-term and sustainable partnership,” emphasized Sandra Stenger in the discussion round.
In addition to Ambassador Isaiya Kabira (Secretary Investments and Entrepreneurship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Affairs Kenya), experts from the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Labor, among others, took part in the discussion. They had all come to Germany to attend the signing of the German-Kenyan Migration Agreement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kenyan President Wiliam Ruto.
By the way: at the end of September, our colleagues from bbw gGmbH International Division will be guests at the first German-Kenyan job fair in Nairobi. They will be presenting the new master's programmes at our University of Applied Sciences of Bavarian Industry (HDBW), the wide range of training opportunities at the bfz nursing schools, and job offers from Bavarian companies.
