News about VET from Germany

We provide the latest news about vocational training from Germany and international collaboration with German partners.

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Launch of joint project "InnoVET CLOU – Future Cluster for Innovative Vocational Education and Training"

The InnoVET project "CLOU" funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports adaptive and open pathway training and continuing education (German Qualification Framework 5-7) in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. 

New bachelor's graduates launch their mortarboards

Velbert: with mortarboards aloft, 40 graduates from the trade and technical school for social education celebrate their special day. The first "Bachelor Professional in Social Services" qualifications were awarded at Bleibergquelle vocational college.

Industrial mechanics: professionals for large machines and systems

Whether its grinding, milling or filing, training as an industrial mechanic gives young skilled workers all the metal processing techniques they will need later on in their everyday working lives.

Foreign professional qualifications: five percent more recognitions in 2020

In 2020, 44,800 training qualifications obtained abroad were recognised as fully or partially equivalent to a qualification obtained in Germany.

Digitisation for South African TVET lecturers – TRAINME project enters second round

The modular training and education of South African (TVET) lecturers in mechanical and electrical engineering (TRAINME) project was a successful "train the trainer" project.

Germany: National Skills Strategy 2019 review

The National Skills Strategy, launched in June 2019, responds to a steadily changing world of work by promoting a new training culture, which sees occupational continuing vocational education and training (CVET) as a lifelong necessity. 

Ten facts about skilled crafts

The skilled crafts are the number one trainee instructor in Germany - and always looking for talent. Ten facts you should know.

Promoting dual vocational training worldwide

Many countries are looking to the German model as an effective means of combating youth unemployment.