New opportunities in future-proof jobs: launch of the Lusatia qualification network in Lübbenau

Lübbenau/Berlin, 18.5.2022. The qualification network for renewable energies in Lusatia
Renewable Energies (QLEE) opened today with a kick-off event for politicians and
event for politicians and companies in Lübbenau at the site of the LEAG qualification and
and Conference Centre at Straße des Friedens 26 in Lübbenau. The aim
of the project is to network companies and training providers for the further
and further training of employees in order to make them fit for new tasks in the
for new tasks in the field of renewable energies.
The initiators of the project are the company LEAG, the Institut für Betriebliche
(IBBF) and the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE).
(BEE). Together with the network partners, they form the qualification network
in Lusatia for renewable energies, which provides companies and their employees
with needs- and target group-orientated further training.
QLEE develops qualification programmes in the field of renewable energies
in Lusatia. The project is orientated towards the changing needs of the regional
regional economy during structural change and contributes to the development and
and retention of skilled labour.
The joint project received funding approval from the federal government's
from the German government's STARK programme and will run until the end of 2025.
This programme supports projects that promote the transformation process towards an
towards an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable economic structure in
coal regions.
In his welcoming address at the launch of the QLEE, Hendrik Fischer, State Secretary
Brandenburg's Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy, emphasised the
the opportunities of renewable energies for the region: "The expansion of renewable
energies is politically desirable and has already been laid down in law. By 2030
80 per cent of Germany's energy supply is to come from renewable sources.
sources. In the wind energy sector alone, 10 GW of new capacity is to be installed every year from 2025. All of this shows that renewable energies
energies offer secure, future-proof jobs. A tremendous opportunity for the
Lusatia region, which is particularly affected by structural change."
At the kick-off event at the premises of QLEE co-initiator LEAG
co-initiator LEAG, politicians, companies and experts came together to
to familiarise themselves with the project in a joint exchange and to reach an
to develop common ideas and objectives for the project.
and objectives for the project.
Helmut Wenzel, Mayor of Lübbenau: "The establishment of the qualification network
in Lübbenau is a great benefit not only for our community
but for the entire region. LEAG and the renewable energy sector are jointly
are jointly taking on the task of cushioning the structural change in our region
and to show employees new opportunities. I am proud
that this promising project is closely linked to our city."
Dr Wolfgang Krüger, Managing Director of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
(IHK) Cottbus, adds: "Settlements such as those of Tesla and Rock Tech Lithium
show how attractive the region is as a location for companies - also due to the high
the high availability of renewable energy. The establishment of the
qualification network in the field of renewable energies gives Lusatia
another important advantage in the competition for potential investors."
Renewable energies offer a unique opportunity to transform Lusatia from a region affected by
from a region affected by structural change to one of the leading energy regions in Germany.
in Germany. The recently announced development of a green
development of a green industrial estate by the energy company LEAG and the town of
Forst also emphasise the region's potential. The partners are jointly developing
an industrial and logistics centre, which will form the basis for supplying the entire
the entire region with clean energy, as a reaction to the increasing
- the growing challenges posed by the war in Ukraine to the energy
the energy supply.