A new study on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology compares vocational training and academic education in respect to quality management and labour market potentials and underlines that they are of equal value.
Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research aims at a greater degree of internationalisation for the vocational education and training system.
Banks have to fight hard to win back their customers' trust. A private bank in the German city of Essen now started a bold experiment: In one of its branch offices trainees run the business.
German Chancellor Merkel und Brazilian President Lula announce German-Brazilian Year of Science, Technology and Innovation to start in Brazil in April 2010.
According to the budgetary planning of the German government for 2010, the budget of the Ministry of Education and Research has been raised by 7 per cent to the amount of 10.9 billion euros compared to 2009.
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, the Sinus Sociovision Institute has published a quantitative representative survey on "Vocational Reintegration as a Perspective - Aims, motives and experiences of women before, during and after returning to working life."
South Africa is about to uplift the current status and condition of Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
iMOVE enhances its cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Berlin in the field of TVET. As a result of the embassy's participation in the iMOVE-Information Day Africa last year, both partners now plan a roundtable discussion. The South African delegation will be led by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Bonginkosi Nzimande. The event aims directly at the critical imperative of developing skills and at systemic challenges that are particularly essential for the success of South Africa's economic programme.
The German e-learning market is growing despite the financial crisis, according to a study by the German MMB institute. However, accurate figures are difficult to generate for this young and fast-changing business segment.
