Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training
HIBB
Key competencies
Administration management, counseling, support and supervision of schools and the development of VET
Corporate Profile
The Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training (HIBB) was founded in January 2007 as an independent state-owned management agency (“Landesbetrieb”).The institute belongs to the Hamburg Ministry for Education and Vocational Training.
Throughout the years, the HIBB has gained excellent expertise both in terms of transnational vocational mobility and the implementation of elements of Dual Training in other countries. The HIBB can draw on a pool of experts with extensive know-how in the field of vocational education and training. The experts come from all Hamburg vocational schools which are currently offering 240 training occupations.
For countries which are interested in the German Dual System, the HIBB can offer comprehensive consulting. This includes for example an analysis of the current frame conditions and potentials in the respective country, concept development, counselling and exchange, including management and teacher training as well as the instruments for standard compliance and assurance, support concerning PR measures and transnational mobility programmes both for teachers and trainees.
The HIBB is specialised in regular short-term courses both in Hamburg and abroad. Its counselling principle follows the “Train-the-Trainer” philosophy.
Web content available in:
- English
- German
Industry sectors
Products & services
Internationally known quality management system
The HIBB headquarters are qualified according to “QZE”, which stands for Quality-centred development in school administration.
Furthermore, both the headquarters and all vocational schools are certified according to “AZAV”, which is based on German law and is ISO 9001 oriented.
Services are already offered in
- Lithuania
- Korea, Republic Of
- Hungary
- Albania
Services can additionally be offered in
- Tunisia
- Thailand
- Tanzania, United Republic Of
- Sweden
- Russian Federation
- Poland
- Mozambique
- Mongolia
- Latvia
- Italy
- France
- Egypt
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- China
- Chile
- Bulgaria
Services can be offered in the following languages
- Spanish
- German
- French
- English
Cooperation partners abroad
- Albania: Ministry for Social Affairs and Youth, and the National Agency for Vocational Education Training and Qualification (NAVETQ)
- Republik of Korea: Sahmyook Health College Seoul
- Kosovo: giz, MEST (Ministry for Education, Science and Technology) und AVETAE (Agency for vocational education and training and adult education)
- Lithuania: Vilnius Builders Training Centre
- Hungary: Kontiki specialist training AG Budapest
Target groups
Target groups include representatives on ministry level, such as politicians and decision-makers, as well as trainers in companies, vocational teachers and trainees.