Das Projekt AusbilderInnen-Community auf dem Ausbilderforum der HWK Dresden

On November 12, 2025, the Dresden Chamber of Skilled Crafts and Trades held its 10th Trainers' Forum. Under the motto "Training on Equal Footing," company trainers and stakeholders in vocational training from the skilled trades and commerce learned about new topics through presentations and networked in workshops, as well as at the various market stalls. At the Trainers' Forum, we from the CODIP project team were able to present the current status of the online platform's development.

Both formats support the exchange of experience.

The ESF-Plus-funded collaborative project aims to intensify the exchange of experience among trainers and create opportunities for discussion on topics related to the training process. Trainers can network both offline, for example, through the already established format of trainer forums. They will also be able to connect online via a platform and support each other with specific problems in the training process. In addition to the exchange within the online community, trainers can access input through micro-learning units, as well as, in the future, via a chatbot. This chatbot will be able to answer questions on training topics and will either offer direct assistance or forward inquiries to the online community.

Positive feedback on the state of development

The platform generated considerable interest among the trainers at our market stall and in our two workshops. A usability test conducted during the workshop provided new insights into user-friendliness and gave us valuable feedback on potential improvements for future development cycles. Furthermore, we gained valuable insights into the trainers' daily work, highlighting the challenges of this role. These insights facilitate our ability to adopt the users' perspectives and empathize with them, and while they are indirectly incorporated into the development process, they are nonetheless significant for creating a user-friendly application.