News about VET from Germany

"A lot is happening in winning over apprentices", said Martin Wansleben, Managing Director of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK).

Careers within the dual vocational education and training system have seldom been as promising as they are today. Up-to-date and modern vocational education and training regulations are indispensable to this end.

In the context of the International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace (ICELW) 2013, which took place in New York from 12 to 14 June, the global online language learning solution Speexx received the International eLearning Award (Business Division) in the field of "Blended Learning".

There are significant structural differences among European countries in young people's participation in the labour market. The reason is a combination of institutional factors (e.g. formal apprenticeship schemes), cultural determinants, whether there is a job market for students, the role of professional training, etc.

After completing secondary modern school (Hauptschule), Gökhan Öcel did not yet think about going to university, not even during his apprenticeship as a machine engineering mechanic.

The initiative "Erfolgsfaktor Familie" (Success Factor Family) of the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs welcomes a new member: With immediate effect, the Institute for Vocational Education and Training (IBB) will actively support the programme's goal of achieving improved compatibility of family and work in Germany.

Five female employees from the defacto-ServiceCenters in Istanbul have completed the qualification course for "Communication Coach IHK", the concept of which was developed in co-operation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) of the Saarland and the CCAkademie Saarland GmbH.

The Minister of Justice for the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein delivered an allocation decision for about 1.31 million Euro to the TÜV NORD Bildung (Education) at the Lübeck penal institution.

The reform plans, officially presented by Hamburg's Schools Secretary, Ties Rabe (SPD), will have a direct impact on a total of 32 of the 44 vocational colleges in the city and their combined number of 54,700 students.