Your career choice:
Our fairs will help you

- Choose the right apprenticeship and/or study program for you from those on offer at the fairs.
- Talk to the exhibitors' experts about your future.
- Prepare for the interviews; show yourself from your best side.
- Draw the right conclusions for you from what you learn.

Talk to experts and make contacts

We, the IfT Institut für Talententwicklung, have been organizing fairs for training+studies for around 25 years. In all German federal states. The visit is worthwhile for the students. Admission is of course free of charge for them.

90 fairs per year
75 locations in Germany
>25 years of experience
450.000 prepared young people
5.000 participating schools
4.000 participating exhibitors

Fairs:

vocatium - Fairs for training+studies
vocatium videochat - Digital career choice fair for young people & parents
parentum - career choice fair for parents+young people

Special offers at our fairs:

Theme forums: Workshops & specialist lectures
Abroad, volunteering & voluntary services

All about your fair participation:

Preparation for vocatium visit
Fair handbooks “Opportunities in ...”

We for you in your region:

Fair dates & locations
Contact persons

Further offers & links:

Search portal
vocatium school prize
Which profession do I want
[Translate to English:] Experte berät zur Berufswahl

At our vocatium fairs, you will talk to advisors from training companies, technical colleges, universities and institutions. The special feature: You can book appointments with the exhibitors before visiting the fair. You can also visit the fair without these. The fairs are held at around 75 locations in Germany. They take place in the mornings during school hours. Most pupils take part as part of a class group. You can also come to the fair independently of your school. The exhibitors also look forward to talking to students who have dropped out of university or are changing careers. Admission is free.

How you can prepare for the vocatium
[Translate to English:] Schüler testet auf Forum MINT einer vocatium VR-Brille

We have added special forums to some of the vocatium fairs, where you can find out more about the main topics of STEM (and health), communication or social and economic issues. Presentations, hands-on stations and other activities invite you to explore.

Two other special fairs are nordjob Bau in Neumünster and bauma in Munich.

More about the vocatium fairs with focus topics
[Translate to English:] Schülerin nimmt an einer vocatium videochat teil

At vocatium videochat, you can exchange ideas with companies, universities and exhibitors from all over Germany and beyond via video chat. The vocatium videochat takes place once a year in the afternoon. You can make appointments, but you can also take part spontaneously. Participation is free of charge.

More about vocatium videochat
[Translate to English:] Vater und Sohn werden zur Berufswahl beraten

The parentum career choice fairs are aimed at you and your parents. Together or alone, you can get to know current training and career paths or gather ideas for an internship. Interesting exhibitors provide information about their offers in talks and presentations. The fairs take place on weekdays in the afternoon or on Saturday mornings. Visits are possible without prior registration and admission is free.

More about the parentum fair
[Translate to English:] Jugendliche verschiedener Herkuft halten eine Weltkugel als Symbol für Auslandsaufenthalte

You can try things out and find out what your talents are by doing activities outside of school. This will help you choose a career.

That's why our fairs also feature providers for stays abroad during and after school. Find out about high school, au pair, work and travel, voluntary service abroad, language trips, etc.

You can find out why and where you can volunteer or complete a voluntary social year (FSJ) by talking to associations and organizations.

[Translate to English:] Schüler mit Messehandbuch Chancen der vocatium

There is a fair handbook “Opportunities in ...” for every vocatium fair. In it you will find important information about the participating exhibitors. You should therefore use the book to prepare for and follow up on the vocatium fair. If you are registered for vocatium with your school, you will receive the appropriate book free of charge during our school visits. If you want to attend the fair independently of your school, you can also download the book digitally.

 

Go to the manuals “Opportunities in ...”
[Translate to English:] Smartphone mit Suchbörse mit allen Ausstellern der vocatium-Messen

In our search portal you will find the profiles of around 4,000 companies, technical colleges, universities, academies and other interesting training providers from Germany and abroad. You should definitely find what you are looking for here in terms of training, studies, internships, stays abroad and voluntary service.

Go to the search portal
[Translate to English:] Notebook und Smartphone mit vocatium magazin auf dem Bildschirm

The vocatium magazine offers you reading material, audios and videos on all aspects of career choice and education. Careers in selected areas, e.g. media, STEM or health, are presented on a regular basis. Browse and be inspired!

Go to the vocatium magazine
Collage vocatium Schulpreis - Videowettbewerb Smartphone, Kamera, Film

We sponsor the vocatium school prize every year. This year's school prize is once again a video competition in which pupils and schools can submit films on the subject of career orientation / career choice. The prize money amounts to a total of 4,000 euros. The winners for 2024 have been announced. We have already informed all participating schools. We will publish the winners shortly.

More about the vocatium school prize