News about VET from Germany

At the approximately 8,000 vocational colleges and schools in Germany, apprentices are qualified to work in 340 occupations, but, as yet, the topic of sustainability hardly plays a role. This is something Andreas Fischer, professor for occupational and business education and business didactics at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, wants to change.

Five apprentices from Neubrandenburg were given the opportunity of getting to know Europe in a pleasant way. Together with vocational students from Poland and Slovakia, they met at a vocational college near Lodz for the EU project "Healthy Lifestyle". Yet not just for fun.

Businesses hiring secondary modern graduates as apprentices are usually more than averagely satisfied with them – compared to their expectations. This is the result of a study by the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).

For years, the privately run Eckert Schools have been setting standards in vocational education and training. Now, the "corporation of knowledge" wants to become the largest private provider of education in Germany.

A joint inclusion initiative for more in-company vocational education and employment of people with disabilities, which is part of the German federal government's National Action Plan for implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has recently been agreed upon.

Trade entrepreneur Johannes Demmelhuber from Upper Bavaria has been awarded the 2013 "Heribert Späth Prize for special vocational education and training achievements in the crafts". Demmelhuber has developed vocational education and training in his business to become a veritable brand, which is well known amongst youths, parents and teachers in the region.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck attended the two-day Indo German Conference on "How to Tackle the Skills Mismatch in India - A Company Driven Approach" at the Infosys Campus in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck attended the two-day Indo German Conference on "How to Tackle the Skills Mismatch in India - A Company Driven Approach" at the Infosys Campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

James Calleja, the new head of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), demands a departure from the fixation on a university course as an ideal of education and professional training.