BAU BILDUNG SACHSEN, NO. 1 FULL-SERVICE PROVIDER FOR EDUCATION AROUND CONSTRUCTION IN THE FREE STATE OF SAXONY

Bau Bildung Sachsen is one of the leading training providers for the German construction industry with 4 intercompany training centers for initial training and further training. Bau Bildung Sachsen has been working on an international level since the 1990s. 

Upgrading trainings are carried out according to the needs of the construction industry at the four locations. Their seminar program is constantly being developed and adapted to the conditions of the labor market.

In 2022 Bau Bildung Sachsen received a Special Award from the Innovation Award for Further Education 2022 by the Free State of Saxony for the project “e-Construction Academy ‒ a digitally networked place of learning for initial and further training in the construction industry”.

Interview with Phillipp Stephan, Project Manager at Bau Bildung Sachsen.

Easy Engineering: What are the main areas of activity of the company?

Phillipp Stephan: In the inter-company training centers, initial vocational training is offered in over 20 professions in the construction industry. For this purpose, Bau Bildung Sachsen has modern equipped training halls and accommodation facilities.

Each of our locations is characterized as a center of excellence:

  • Bautzen: Wood center
  • Dresden: Concrete center
  • Glauchau: Construction Machinery center
  • Leipzig: Infrastructure center

E.E: What’s the news about new products/services?

P.S: Bau Bildung Sachsen is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 for the promotion of vocational training for the domestic and foreign economy, in particular the construction industry, through the development and implementation of measures in:

  • Vocational training preparation
  • Vocational training
  • Vocational retraining
  • Continuing vocational training (adaptation and upgrading training)
  • Further training for management personnel in the construction, industrial-technical and commercial occupational fields

E.E: What are the ranges of products/services?

P.S: Our international training projects have a focus on practical training particularly in: 

  • Energy-efficiency
  • Green building
  • Building automation
  • Renewable energies
  • Wastewater Technology and Management

E.E: What is the state of the market where you are currently active?

P.S: Internationally there is a need in developing dual structures to educate skilled workers for the construction industry.

E.E: What can you tell us about market trends?

P.S: The construction industry worldwide must meet increasingly complex requirements. Energy-efficiency, technical innovations, sustainability, and interdisciplinary working processes are ongoing trends in this industry. 

E.E: What are the most innovative products/services marketed?

P.S: Our most innovative products are the Teacher Training Program, the Student Training Program and the Technology Based Training Program. More information can be found on our website.

E.E: What estimations do you have for the beginning of 2024?

P.S: We expect a good year 2024 with trainings for teachers and students in the field of construction in Germany, online and abroad.