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REFERENCE PROJECT
DEKRA Assurance Services
SOKA-BAU
Inspection of inter-company training facilities
SOKA-BAU
SOKA-BAU is the joint name for the Leave and
Wage Equalization Fund of the German Construction Industry (ULAK) and the Supplementary Benefit
Fund of the Construction Industry (ZVK). On behalf
of the parties to the collective wage agreement,
SOKA-BAU has provided a wide range of services
over the past decades that are particularly tailored
to the special situation of businesses and employees
in the construction industry.
The procedures specified in the collective agreements implemented by SOKA-BAU compensate for
industry-specific disadvantages incurred to employees in the construction industry. Today SOKA-BAU
works for more than 73,000 German and foreign
companies with about 684,000 current employ­ees
and approx. 402,000 retired employees.
CORE SERVICES
„ Securing leave entitlements
„ Inter-company retirement benefits –
supplementary pensions
„ Financing
of vocational training
Industry-specific benefits
„ C
ompany pensions for employees
„ R
etirement benefits for proprietors
„ H
edging of credit balances from flexible
working hours
„ H
edging of credit balances from
partial retirement
„ R
eview of minimum wages
„ O
ffers for rent/real estate services
„ S
OKA-IT: Consulting – Systems – Solutions
The revised Collective Wage Agreement for Vocational Training in the
Construction Industry (BBTV) came into force on 6 August 2010. In this context
the parties to the collective wage agreement in the construction industry are
introducing quality criteria for inter-company training facilities.
The satisfaction of quality requirements must be proven by means of certification
by an agency authorised by SOKA-BAU to perform quality control. In a
multi-stage selection procedure the decision was made in favour of DEKRA as a
partner for conducting the inspection.
DEKRA had presented a conclusive concept and demonstrated the regional
availability of suitably qualified auditors.tion
CLIENT
SOKA-BAU
Leave and Wage Equalization Fund of the German Construction Industry,
Wiesbaden
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
On the basis of a collective agreement declared to be generally binding, SOKABAU laid down specifications for the inspection of inter-company training facilities
in the construction industry on the basis of defined quality criteria.
SERVICES OF DEKRA ASSURANCE SERVICES GMBH
In the form of an on-site audit of approx. 200 inter-company training facilities in
the construction industry throughout Germany, DEKRA checks whether the
training-related requirements of the collective agreement have been satisfied and
implemented.
PERIOD OF EXECUTION
October 2011 – January 2013
REFERENCE PROJECT
DEKRA Assurance Services
DEKRA ASSURANCE SERVICES GMBH
All over the world, DEKRA Assurance Services
performs audits and assessments along the supply
chain, so that companies can lay the foundations for
their company’s successful, long-term future.
OBJECTIVES
Due to the experience and qualification of the auditors employed by DEKRA it
will be possible to conduct the initial audit of all inter-company training facilities
throughout Germany within the proposed period.
In addition to customized assessments for data
protection, quality, healthcare and environment,
management of hazardous materials and product
life cycle, DEKRA Assurance Services offers consulting services relating to chemical legislation and
management of hazardous materials as well as product sustainability.
Together with the accredited certification services
provider DEKRA Certification, the DEKRA Assu­rance
Services unit forms the Business Assurance service
unit. This is where DEKRA bundles services that
deal with quality and risks in business processes.
DEKRA Assurance Services GmbH
Handwerkstraße 15
70565 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49.711.7861- 3333
E-Mail: assurance-services.de@dekra.com
www.dekra-assurance-services.com
YOUR CONTACT FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS
Christina Bocher
Senior Project Manager Sustainability & Regulatory
Compliance
Tel.: +49.711.7861-3520
E-Mail: christina.bocher@dekra.com
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Great importance has always been attached to the quality of inter-company
training in the construction industry. The aim is to inspect all inter-company
training facilities in the construction industry for the first time according to a
uniform, binding minimum standard for all of Germany. The audit relates to the
inter-company training facility in general, the teaching and learning
structures, the material-technical prerequisites, personnel requirements and
the residential accommodation used.
With this clear commitment to the quality of training, the construction industry is
also taking a forward-looking stand in the competition between industries for
young skilled employees.