News about VET from Germany

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 40th anniversary of official relations between ASEAN and the European Union. The countries in Southeast Asia are confronted with similar challenges in the education sector, even though their economic development levels may differ. Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Germany, describes the current situation and the perspectives of vocational training in the Philippines.

A group of senior representatives of the Ethiopian educational system spent two days finding out about the vocational education and training (VET) system in the Odenwald district of Hesse. Everyone agreed that the area was a destination well worth visiting for a study trip.

The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has updated and modified the training and examination contents of various training regulations. These amendments have just entered into force.

The German-Chinese Institute for Old Age Care is beginning to gain momentum. On Tuesday, it returned to Köthen in Saxony-Anhalt, the town in which it was originally founded in 2016.

Although large numbers of young people in Bavaria began their vocational education and training a few days ago, two members of the Federal State Parliament have pointed out that the number of vacant training places is expected to be well over 15,000. Now Alfred Sauter and Dr. Hans Reichhart are both seeking to take effective counteraction.

The two-day conference held on 4 and 5 September 2017 with international experts from ministries, institutions and VET practice focused on pilot projects for the pedagogical continuing training of training personnel in companies from Portugal, Italy and Greece.

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"Day of the Craft Trades" took place on 16 September 2017 under the motto of "Ability knows no barriers".

Lukas Heyn, a plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning systems from Hartenstein in the Ore Mountains, is one of Germany's main gold medal hopes at this year's WorldSkills Competition to be hosted in Abu Dhabi in October.