1) Provision of contributions to the maintenance or education and training of apprentices and professionals in the interior decoration industry in the Northwestern Switzerland region, comprising Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, and the Thierstein/Dorneck district (SO). 2) Provision of contributions to apprentices and professionals as per 1) for participation in courses and excursions serving vocational education and training. 3) Provision of contributions to trainers as per 1) towards the costs for their apprentices; in particular, contributions towards the costs of inter-company courses and apprenticeship completion costs. 4) Services in favor of the professional association of interior decorators in the Basel region for further education offers to its members. 5) Awarding of premiums to successful graduates of the apprenticeship and further education examinations in the interior decoration industry in Northwestern Switzerland as per 1).