In Shanghai, 300 employees are to be trained in the metalworking and electrical sector in accordance with the proven model of German dual vocational education and training - this is the aim of BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH at its Chinese production site.
Training with distinction: The office furniture company Assmann Büromöbel in Berlin has been awarded the Hermann-Schmidt prize for outstanding performance in vocational education and training. "Securing future talent and career development through vocational education and training" was the theme of the annual competition of the "Innovative Vocational Education and Training" association.
The scholarship programme "Trainees in the USA" enables trainees from Bavaria and Hamburg to see their own occupational field abroad from a different perspective.
There is a desperate need for a master craftsmen and women in many skilled crafts occupations. However the route to a master craftsman certificate can be long and arduous - journeymen do, after all, often have to complete their training alongside their career. Good planning and information on the options for financial support are therefore important.
