First of all, there is a shortage of young talent, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find young people for a career in painting. In a few years, this trend could lead to an exponential increase in the cost of painting, which would weaken the demand for services and lead to an increase in construction damage and defects. That is exactly the direction that must be avoided.
The currently rather negative image is often attributed not only to the (construction) sector, but also to vocational training (for construction). It is important to improve construction quality, promote mobility and to increase the appreciation of apprenticeship compared to higher education.
The lack of a skilled workforce inevitably leads to business closures, job loss, increased shortages and damage due to inadequate or inadequate skills, and a significant increase in the cost of time-consuming maintenance and repair work.
With regard to digital skills, the focus of the public has so far been on Industry 4.0. But the market environment for the entire trade has also changed as a result of digital technologies. Digitization influences the type and scope of manual activities. In the future, this will also affect professions with a high proportion of non-routine and creative activities such as painting, as the modern and digitally savvy customer has new expectations of companies, products, services and communication. This creates new demands on companies, but also opportunities - for example with regard to product presentation and customer communication. In addition, new technologies in manufacturing, administration, marketing and other business areas may require adjustments to business processes and business models. |
Small and traditionally structured companies are often overwhelmed when dealing with the topic of digitization. For high-performance companies that are already implementing digitization solutions internally, however, it is important to determine the future need for action and to stay up to date with new technological developments.
With regard to green skills, on the one hand the painting trade and other trades with the respective services contribute directly to the expansion of renewable energies and to increasing energy efficiency (and thus to greening the economy as a whole). On the other hand, craft businesses consume energy and can reduce their costs by using energy more efficiently. Green skills such as environmental, climate and resource conservation measures can be implemented immediately: in building energy efficiency (properly used energy efficiency technology, building renovation, thermal insulation materials, ...) as well as in environmental protection and sustainability (regulations on commercial waste disposal, chemical protection ordinance, packaging ordinance, ...).
The required skills and competencies are often not included in the current course programs. With the development of innovative approaches for the range of courses and with virtual / augmented reality (VR / AR) as new methodological approaches in the course environment, innovations are provided in a new way.
Other relevant skills for the entire craft are health and safety, foreign language skills and life skills. |
