The Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) – The skilled crafts sector is an autonomous economic sector in Germany. With its one million mainly small and medium-sized companies and more than 5.5 million employees, Skilled Crafts are at the heart of the Germans economy. They provide vocational training in 130 different trades ranging from: building and finishing, electrics and metalworking, wood- and plastic-working, clothing, textiles and leather, food, health and personal care, to chemicals and cleaning, and graphic design.