The training regulations for the occupation of equine manager have been revised and now comprise the five specialisms of horse husbandy and service, horse breeding, classical horse riding training, horse racing (jockeys and harness racing) and special forms of riding (western style and gaited riding).
Bethel proWerk, a subsidiary of the Bielefeld-based Bethel Foundation, starts a project to train handicapped individuals in different areas of nature protection and landscape conversion.
The Chamber of Crafts Ulm plans to expand its training academy. All in all, 1.8 million euros are to be invested, partly funded by the German Government's economic stimulus package. Moreover, the city of Ulm plans to further advance two contiguous vocational training centres.
This year's school exam period also ended in Saxon prisons. 105 prisoners were to acquire their school leaving certificates, facing the same assignments as any other German student.
Four enterprises in the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region were awarded a certificate of the German Federal Employment Agency for their efforts to promote young talents by vocational training.
The study entitled "Die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung deutscher Bildungsexporte" (The Economic Impact of German Education Export) commissioned by iMOVE presents the first attempt at a systematic overview of the German education sector with its different segments as well as in estimating the economic impact of education exports.
Digital publishing, a service provider for language training from Munich, has been awarded the prize for the best technological solution in continuous training.
