According to the iMOVE Trend Barometer, the future prospects for the export of training services from Germany look bright. The survey is conducted annually among 100 top managers of German vocational education and training organisations and is the primary source of data regarding international activities of German training providers.
According to the Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS) there is a continuing trend during the last few years for more higher qualification among young people.
According to Hans Heinrich Driftmann, president of the Federation of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), the number of apprenticeships exceeds the number of applicants.
Starting from february, employees of the German company Telekom can charge performance ratings from in-house further trainings to their qualification account within a certificate programme oder a master programme at the Berlin University for Professional Studies (DUW).
The economy recovers fast from the severe crisis. This is also true for the labour market. More and more enterprises want to recruit new employees in the course of the next months. In some sectors this will be difficult, though, as companies increasingly complain about the lack of qualified staff.
500 education pilots have recently started to work. They help over 10,000 youths over the course of several years to graduate from school and find a job.
The initiative award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of in-house vocational education and further training. It is awarded by the Otto-Wolff Foundation and the Federation of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce to initiatives of the business sector which contribute to an increased quality and attractiveness of in-company training.
In 2004 the German federal government and the central associations of the German economy have made an agreement to promote education, training and professional qualification. This National Education Agreement will be prolonged until 2014. The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and the Authorized Representative of the Government for Integration Issues will now enter into the agreement and new challenges will be tackled.
With regard to the economic development the German training sector is still optimistic. Especially those training providers whose customers are enterprises are in a positive mood. They expect enterprises to invest more in further training because of the positive overall economic development.
