Among other things, the Onboarding@Münsterland service offers networking and specialist events for employers and skilled workers who want to find out about and exchange information on current topics relating to the world of work. Recruiting, shortage of skilled labour or international employment are just some of the topics discussed.
Interested? Then become a member of the employer network Onboarding@Münsterland.
Company Welcome GuidesSUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING SKILLED WORKERS FROM ABROAD
We offer one-day workshops throughout Münsterland to sensitise and prepare employers for the employment of skilled workers from third countries. We provide practical approaches: from recruitment to the first 100 days in the company, right through to arriving at their new place of residence and developing a long-term perspective for the new employees.
The workshop series is aimed at employers from the Münsterland region who are interested in employing skilled workers from third countries or who have already gained initial experience. The workshop is not aimed at recruitment agencies or multipliers.
Each workshop is free of charge, including drinks and lunch.
The next workshop is expected to take place in July 2026. More information will follow.
The workshop series is a project of the Onboarding@Münsterland service in cooperation with the business development agencies of the districts of Borken, Coesfeld, Steinfurt and Warendorf as well as the employment agencies in Münsterland.
Arriving at a company and in the region is not always easy. Skilled workers from abroad in particular face bureaucratic, linguistic and social hurdles. To help them get off to a good start, a total of 60 companies exchanged ideas at the meeting of the Münsterland e.V. employer network Onboarding@Münsterland. In April 2025, BASF Coatings GmbH hosted the event at its Münster site to learn about strategies for successfully integrating international skilled workers. The short presentations were followed by an exchange with the experts in interactive "World Café" rounds.
Mastering change in the company, promoting innovation and onboarding international specialists: Around 50 companies learnt more about these and other topics at the meeting of the employer network Onboarding@Münsterland in April 2024. The Onboarding@Münsterland service of Münsterland e.V. had invited them to the BabyOne headquarters in Münster. Attendees were immersed in BabyOne's transformation process and learnt more about the new service offered by Münsterland e.V. for companies looking to employ international specialists. They also learnt about the "10 per cent rule", a method for promoting innovation. After the presentations, the participants discussed the content in greater depth at three themed tables and engaged in dialogue with the speakers.
Workation or four-day week: What do employers have to offer in times of a shortage of skilled workers in order to find good employees and retain them in the long term? The members of the Onboarding@Münsterland employer network explored this question at the network meeting in June 2023. The Onboarding@Münsterland service of Münsterland e.V. invited them to the GWS group of companies in Münster. Around 50 companies from Münsterland discussed possible factors and models that increase the attractiveness of a company for skilled workers. There was also an insight into the consultations of the Onboarding@Münsterland service, which supports skilled workers in arriving in the region.
In December 2022, employers from the Münsterland region met at Hupfer Metallwerke in Coesfeld under the motto "Networking employers - attracting skilled workers" to exchange professional and personal views. "With the employer network Onboarding@Münsterland, we have positioned ourselves very well as a region in the competition for skilled workers. We see the recruitment of skilled workers as a joint task of the region and the economy," emphasised Monika Leiking, head of the Onboarding@Münsterland service at Münsterland e.V..
André Bloßfeld, a newcomer to Münsterland, also became aware of the service and sought advice. At the event, he presented his personal experience of looking for a job in Münsterland.
In the subsequent round of talks, the HR managers exchanged views on topics such as the onboarding of foreign skilled workers in the company and company health management as an instrument for securing skilled workers.
In May 2022, around 50 employers from the Onboarding@Münsterland employer network met at Hengst Filtration in Münster to exchange professional and personal views.
Among other things, the impulse lecture by business psychologist Eva Schulte-Austum on the topic of trust met with great interest among the employers present. "Trust is an important success factor, both for the cooperation of members in the employer network and in the recruitment and retention of skilled workers," she said. The speaker showed how employers can win people over, shape relationships successfully and build a culture of trust. Afterwards, the attendees engaged in an intensified exchange at the four topic tables: Trust, New Work and Coworking, Jobs for Ukrainian Refugees and Recruiting Skilled Workers from Abroad.
In November 2021, Münsterland e.V. and the employer network Onboarding@Münsterland invited their members to Mettingen for a joint exchange. At the Draiflessen premises, Münsterland e.V. combined getting to know each other and networking with a special cultural event. First of all, the members exchanged ideas in a relaxed atmosphere and then attended the concert of the Münster Symphony Orchestra, which gave a guest performance in Mettingen as part of the Münsterland Festival part 11. The Münster Symphony Orchestra took the audience on a cultural journey of discovery through Austria. The evening was a nice setting to get to know other members and employers of the network.
Monika Leiking
Birgit Stübing-Beunink
Stefanie Prange
Eva Kleingräber
Lea Kamp
