A concept for activating young men to choose a career in the care and education sector

1. „Social Boys Hamburg“ A concept for activating young men to choose a career in the care and education sector

2. 1. Workshop-player 1.1. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 1.2. Workers-Samaritan Federation and Agency „Männerwege“

3. 2. Description of the problem Population projection sorted by age until 2025 2.1. Population trend in Hamburg source: model invoice 06,2009 of the base data committee on basis of the population register

4. 2. Description of the problem 2.2. Labour market in Hamburg

5. 2. Description of the problem Projection of need for jobs in care-sector 2.3. Need of care Source: Berechnung BSG

6. 2. Description of the problem 2.3.1. Migrantsand Care • People in needofnursingwith migration background no homogeneous group • Lacking German language skills; older migrants want to speak their mother tongue • Up to now migrants are hardly found in stationary nursing facilities • Pilot project in Berlin-Kreuzberg badly occupied because of the preference for domestic care due to cultural reasons Prognosis of older people in need for nursing with a migration background

7. 2. Description of the problem 2.3.2. Boys in nursing or health professions Quelle: Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes: www.gbe-bund.de

8. 2. Description of the problem 2.4. Jobs in the education-sector • Men in day-care centres for children extremely underrepresented • low interest in pedagogic activities • If men are active in education occupations, then mostly in management functions

9. 2. Description of the problem 2.4.1. Comparisonof Federal States • Proportion ofmen in the educationalstaff in Germany low • Hamburg hasthehighest percentageofmenworking aseducationalstaff • For the future, there are not enough men who can be trained in education professions Man's portion in the educational staff after countries Federal Statistical Office of Germany, 2007; graphics: Rohrmann)

10. 2. Description of the problem Favourite jobs of boys and girls in the childhood (in %) 2.4.2. Equal rights in jobs in the education-sector Quelle: Walper/Schröder 2002, S. 119, in: Cornelißen/Gille 2005, S.7 • Career aspirations originate primarily on the basis of qualified role pictures • Expectations originate through images and school and gender specific socialisation

11. 3. Method of resolution 3.1. Possiblewaysofactivatingboys • treatment of changes in the job market and their results • extracurricular investigation of activities "atypical for men" and occupations (scholastically, extracurricular) • Encouragement for the choice of an education career through inclinations and abilities, not through gender • Appropriate address of the target group

12. 3. Method of resolution 3.2. Enhancingthewillingnessto be involved socially • Ownsocialcompetence • Abilitiestoorganise • Learntocommunicate • successive takeover of responsibility for duties • Get to know other social environments • Self-esteem and respect for others Good experiences form the personal basis for an interest in education occupations and nursing occupations

13. 3. Method of resolution 3.2. Enhancingthewillingnessto be involved socially • (attested, certificated) training periods help not only to gain professional experience, but also for awareness and self-esteem • social growing chances to find as a man a job in the social-sector • Basic knowledge in education or care allows varied working possibilities, continuing education possibilities and opportunities for advancement in social occupational areas

14. 3. Method of resolution 3.3. Concept „Social Boys of Hamburg“ Socialcompanies Schools • Pupils (13-16 years) complete a training period in a day-care centre for children, old or ill people Mentor Project Manager • >Pupils receive (free of charge) a certificate of health, a course in first aid, a youth leader's card and a detailed certificate at the end of the training period.

15. 4. „Social boys“ of Hamburg 4.1. Movie [ wird hier integriert ]

16. 4. „Social boys“ of Hamburg 4.2. Our former „Social Boy“ Robert • Interview • Questions

17. 5. Group activity 5.1. Finding groups and themes for group discussion 5.1.1. Social care and gender equality 5.1.2. Unemployment and activation of young people 5.2. Discussion

18. 6. Declaration of interest Declaration of interest for the start of an European network for "social boys"

19. Hamburg labour market policy Thank you for your attention and your interest in the Workshop