News about VET from Germany

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Trades have a future

The third nation-wide Day of Crafts took place at the end of September 2013 under the motto "Future Derives from Capability”.

Vietnamese nursing care professionals are being trained in Germany

With the start of the new apprenticeship year, 102 young people from Vietnam were the first from their country to begin a geriatric care apprenticeship in Germany. This launched the decisive phase of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology's (BMWi) pilot project to provide vocational education and training for future geriatric care professionals from Vietnam.

Good career prospects in the aviation and aerospace industry

Working on behalf of the Federal Government and acting in conjunction with the social partners and with experts from the field of company practice and the Federal Aviation Office, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) has now updated the regulations governing the three-and-a-half years of training in the occupation of aircraft electronics technicians.

Indian industry delegation visits vocational education institutes in Germany

Representatives from Indian industry visited educational institutes in Germany from 23rd - 25th October 2013. The aim was to gain insight to the range of services provided by German vocational education institutions.

Scholarships for vocationally gifted

Apprenticeships, too, can launch a career. This applies in particular to young skilled workers, who have achieved a very good graduation result in their industrial training course.

HELOG launches a develoPPP.de project in Liberia

There are only a few well-trained mechanics and a few experts for metal processing in the aviation industry available in West Africa. High-quality specialist training combined with practical experience is almost unknown. The HELOG KG recently launched a project to establish a maintenance training facility in Monrovia.

More education, more opportunities

Since nearly 60 years, the CJD Zehnthof Essen offers education programmes for young and also adult people that are tailored to demand. Of particular importance as well as an invaluable advantage: the co-operation with numerous public body clients, with the chamber of industry and commerce and other businesses that are active within the industry and therefore can offer apprenticeship placements, permanent employment or at least temporary jobs.

BIBB President Esser: "The German vocational education and training system is not easily copied."

The OECD pays tribute to the significance of the dual vocational education and training system in the battle against youth unemployment. A belated insight, thinks education expert Friedrich Esser.

Businesses place increased importance on "soft skills"

In particular for small and medium-sized enterprises, school grades continue to be an indicator of their applicants' motivation, said Markus Kiss, Head of Department Education and Training Policy at the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK).