Bernese companies integrate young people with learning difficulties: Award with the Prix Lions Club

Young people with learning disabilities find it particularly difficult to enter working life. They often lack the opportunity to get fit for working life with training and support that is suitable for them. This is a shame in two respects: on the one hand, because the people affected are inhibited in their development, and on the other hand, because the economy leaves untapped potential that people with learning disabilities also offer.

With the Prix Lions Club Bern, the Lions Club wants to set an example for the promotion and professional integration of young people with learning difficulties. Companies that offer space to young people who have difficulties finding a job in the regular labor market and who need a little more support in vocational training and integration can apply for the prize. The award is given exclusively to companies that are organized in the private sector.

 The two 2018 award winners, Taroni Metallbau AG and Schibler & Haldi AG, received their awards on Monday evening, March 19, in a ceremony at the Kursaal Bern:

• The Taroni Metal Construction Ltd., Ittigen, specializes in stairs, doors, interior fittings and general metal construction. The company employs 10 people, including two young people with learning disabilities.
• The Schibler & Haldi AG, Frauenkappelen, specializes in construction work such as masonry and plastering, joinery and erection of wooden structures, roof renovation, wooden flooring and insulation work. It employs 30 people, six of whom are young people with learning disabilities.

More information: www.prixlions.ch