News about VET from Germany

Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach. Facing labor shortages in skilled trades, Germany starts to meld practical and academic studies.

In an important development aimed at strengthening democratic values and practices in vocational education and training (VET) systems, the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Education (CDEDU) has adopted new guidance on the integration of competences for democratic culture (CDC) in VET.

Accuracy within a tolerance of millionths of a millimetre is sometimes necessary in order to meet the high quality demands for precision optics components such as prisms and lenses.

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to implement the Dual TVET training program that combines apprenticeship within companies and vocational education.

Training regulations form the basis of every craft trade occupation. They are adapted, scrutinised and updated in light of developments. But who is responsible? How are training regulations drawn up, and what is their historical foundation?

Representatives of German industry players have been invited to join the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council, to share new knowledge and technology with students and local TVET institutions, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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The training occupation of industrial clerk has now been updated. The result is a modernised training occupation which meets the current demands of the economy, technology and society.

In late 2023, the BMW Group and UNICEF announced their long-term partnership on the occasion of World Children's Day. The collaboration, under the slogan "BRIDGE. Educating young people for tomorrow, today", aims to equip the younger generation with the skills and knowledge they need in order to succeed in the future.