News about VET from Germany

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published a new bulletin of promoting international vocational education and training cooperation.

New training opportunities, improvement in the quality of training and enhancement of the training system were the focus of the Indian side at the tenth meeting of the German-Indian working group on vocational education and training which took place at the end of October 2017 in Bonn, Germany. iMOVE took part in the meeting led by the German Ministry of Education (BMBF) and the MSDE from India.

Strategic Fire Solutions (SFS) successfully completed the first of a total number of 5 Classes of initial Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Training for Fire Officers and Firefighters of Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC).

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.