On the basis of the “Landing Strategy for Practical Vocational Orientation in Thuringia” and the ESF-Schulförderungrichtlinle, vocational field surveys and professional field trials are offered as practical experiences for pupils. We set the practical career orientation in the school year 2017/18 (runtime: 14.08.2017 to 31.7.2018) according to the contents of the present overall concept. The target group is pupils of grades 7 – 10 with special educational needs who learn in joint classes in Jena community schools or at a special education school. Our educational institution cooperates with the state funding centre “Janis-Schule” Jena, which is affiliated with the network GU (joint teaching, pupils with special educational needs) in cooperation with Jena community schools. Within the framework of the network, in the school year 2017/18, pupils of the State Community School Montessorischule Jena, the State Community School “Kaleidoskop Jena”, the Integrative Comprehensive School IGS “Grete Unrein”, the State Community School “Kulturanum” and the Cooperative Gesamtschule- KGS “Adolf Reichwein” participate in the measure in the ÜAG gGmbH. Professional field sensing and professional field trials take place at the educational institution. A total of 39 pupils from the mentioned schools participate in the measure at ÜAG gGmbH. Distribution by class level: Kl.7 KL8 KI.9 Kl.10 13 18 7 1 The professional field surveys and professional field trials should contribute to this: • to prepare according to the needs developments in the Free State of Thuringia and the regional training, thereby enabling pupils to make a reasoned decision for the choice of pupil business internships as well as a mature career choice decision. Professional field sensing and professional field trials offered in the following professions: • for pupils with special educational needs – metal, mechanical engineering – electrical – glass, paints, varnishes, plastics – focus: Color Technology – Wood and Paper Focus: Wood technology – transport, logistics, transport focus: Warehouse/Logistics – Construction, Architecture, Surveying Building Technology – Personal Care, Housekeeping Food, Beverages – Dialogue Marketing- Focus: Food/Housekeeping – Economics and secretariat- Focus: The JENAER BILDUNGSZENTRUM gGmbH SCHOU CARL ZEISS JENOPTIK, the International Federation, IB Mitte gGmbH for Education and Social Services (IB Mitte gGmbH), subsidiary Thüringen and the ÜAG gGmbH Jena – across all borders – have joined forces in order to be able to offer professional fields in the broad range of the above mentioned forms of school (community schools, high schools, secondary schools, special schools) in the city of Jena. They work closely with the schools, parents, career guidance of the Jena Employment Agency, the East Thuringia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Crafts for East Thuringia and companies in industry, crafts and health and social care.