"Practically unbeatable" - this is the slogan under which vocational education has been advertised in Germany for the past years. Against the background of high rates of youth unemployment in many countries, the export of the successful German dual system of vocational education and training is a hotly discussed approach. Now, the IHK organisation launches its implementation.
"Many young people aren't even aware of the possibilities and career opportunities opened up by occupational qualification. We have to do more to get young people interested in the advantages of vocational education and training."
European policy-making in vocational education and training (VET) needs to be supported by sound quantitative information. Cedefop has selected a set of 32 statistical indicators to quantify key aspects of VET and lifelong learning, based on their policy relevance and importance for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives.
The German Ambassador Peter Wittig met with Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds in Washington in May to discuss skills training in businesses in the Midwest.
The dynamic of dual study courses remains unbroken: with 11.4 per cent in 2013, the "AusbildungPlus" (Vocational Education Plus) database of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) registered a two-digit growth rate in the number of dual study courses for initial training.
The vocational education and training provision of the Duisburg Werkstatt für Menschen mit Behinderung (Workshop for People with Disabilities) strikes a new path with the compilation of framework training programmes. The transition to the first employment market is to be made easier.
The 2nd International Trainer Courses (ITK) at the University of Leipzig ended with a certificate award ceremony: during this five-month intensive training course, 53 trainers and sports teachers from 35 countries have gained further qualifications - in handball in Arabic, as endurance trainer in French, in basketball in English and in volleyball in Spanish.
The working group "Jugendberufsagentur in Berlin umsetzen?" (Implementing a youth job agency in Berlin?) has inherently spoken out in favour of the model of a youth job agency.
