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Skilled Labour Helps Gaining Access to New Markets Worldwide
Renewable energies are no longer "alternative" energies, but have
become profitable investments in recent years which improve the foreign trade
balance of many countries. Studies show that the increased use of renewable
energies raises the economic output and the number of jobs, but also reduces
energy costs and helps protecting the climate in the long run.
Germany is one of the leading nations when it comes to renewable energies and
holds a cutting-edge status with regard to environmental technology. The German
government’s commitment to nuclear phase-out and to a gradual transition from
fossil-fuel to renewable energies has spurred engineering research and technical
innovation in this field. Around 380,000 people are already working in the
renewable energies sector in Germany today. In addition there are around one
million jobs in the environmental technology/cleantech sector.
To
enforce this development, there is a need to train employees in the design,
installation and operation of such systems. Training equipment for the study of
energy derived from the sun, wind, water, etc is in high demand as well as training designs to
create professionals who are able to master the different solutions and propose
the most suitable and efficient application for each situation. Companies
realize that by gaining access to skilled labour they can also gear their
production towards international standards, gain access to new markets worldwide
and thus enhance their competitive position.
Germany's head start
in this sunrise industry is reinforced by its training expertise.
"Training – Made in Germany" offers the necessary know-how to meet the challenge
in the field of vocational education and training. Germany has a long-standing
tradition in this field and enjoys a high reputation for the demand-driven and
practical orientation of its qualification programmes. The integration of
professional, social and methodological competencies characterizes the kind of
knowledge German partners can provide.
The initiative iMOVE was
established by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in 2001, in order
to promote international business relations of German training providers with
international public and private organizations. iMOVE is a division of the
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). iMOVE services
include a multilingual database which contains the business profiles of 240
German training providers and an interactive B2B
marketplace where interested parties worldwide can publish their training
demands and requests in order to find a suitable German partner.
Many sustainable training projects with German and international partners have
already helped to establish the German training export as a reliable factor in
the global education market. One example is the cooperation of the RWTH Aachen
University's International Academy with other academic institutions and
industrial enterprises in the AQWA Academy to deliver German engineering
knowledge to the water sector in the MENA region. With financial support from
the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, AQWA Academy aims at
meeting the educational needs of water sector employees with varying
qualifications, at different stages throughout their careers, whilst enabling
them to continue their day-to-day job.
The MENA countries have
the most serious water scarcity. Exacerbating the problem of secure water supply
are crumbling or non-existent waste disposal systems, water pollution, and
sometimes conflicts regarding the development of water resources. Population
growth and increasing urbanization add to the critical situation. Investment in
infrastructure, water supply, and sanitation technologies are essential, but an
improved education framework for water sector professionals is also urgently
required.
This is where AQWA Academy comes into play: Private
companies cooperate with higher education institutions to develop practical,
high-quality, certified training programmes for the water sector in the MENA
region. The AQWA Academy content encompasses the essential issues of design,
construction, management, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground
infrastructure, water supply and waste water facilities.
A key
goal is to transfer theory into practical action. AQWA Academy's answer is a
blended learning concept, combining traditional classroom attendance with
e-lectures and practical training, adaptable to different degrees of difficulty
and the local setting. The crucial factor is close cooperation with partners in
the MENA region to design appropriate content and didactical methods to meet the
regional demand. AQWA Academy uses a modular framework comprising basis modules
and optional learning units so that formats can be created quickly while
maintaining the university's high and widely recognized quality
standards.
The combination of educational know-how with product
and systems solutions is the speciality of the Berufsförderungswerk (BFW) Bau
Sachsen. In pursuing its internationalisation strategy, BFW increasingly puts
emphasis on partnerships with its German customers in the construction industry.
Such an approach makes good sense given the industry-specific structure of
vocational education and training: the vocational education and training content
not only directly derives from industrial practice, but the industrial standards
based on this practice are also very often connected with specific products and
brands.
BFW Bau Sachsen established its first contacts in China
during an iMOVE trade mission. Now, BFW Bau Sachsen is active there in the field
of climate protection. In China, some 40 per cent of primary energy
consumption are used solely in supplying buildings with heat and electricity.
Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings entails enormous potential for
saving on energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The tangible improvement of energy
efficiency can be achieved by efficient facilities engineering, in addition to
improving the thermal insulation of buildings. This is why building automation
plays a central part. The adequate and demand-actuated as well as energy
efficient and safe operation of buildings is possible only on the basis of
optimised "building intelligence". Modern automation comprises the management,
control, monitoring, optimisation and operation of utility engineering
facilities such as heating, air conditioning and lighting.
To promote
this issue in China, the BFW Bau Sachsen is involved in a public-private
partnership project in co-operation with the Zhejiang College of Construction
(ZCC) in Hangzhou. The project objective is energy efficient building operation
through optimised processes. The aim is the sustained transfer of know-how and
technology, with an initial focus on industrial and commercial buildings.
- Autorin: Silvia Niediek