The 33 graduates of the vocational education and training section of the Main-Kinzig disabled persons service can be proud of the certificates presented to them at a ceremony in the Hanauer Brockenhaus. The certificates are intended to help them find work in the primary employment market.
Do we all need to be academics? No! Today, even though policy-makers in education and training and the OECD are praising universities, traditional vocational education and training offers more opportunities than ever before.
The German National Carpenters team from Holzbau Deutschland (Federation of German Master Carpenters) were awarded gold in the individual and team classification for the third time in a row at the 2016 European Carpenters Championship in Basel.
A dual course of study, business administration or would training be better? There are approximately 8700 bachelor's degree courses in Germany alone, in addition to 328 training occupations.
A trade in hand still finds gold in every land. Training expert, Anna Leonzi Fahlbusch, outlines the value and content of master craftsman training courses.
Master craftsmen are the interface between theory and practice, however increasingly few Germans are completing a master craftsman course. The Education Ministry is therefore providing new incentives.
The scent of chocolate in your nostrils and surrounded by sweet treats? The work of the pastry cook sounds tempting. However, if you wish to train as a pastry cook, you must not be afraid of hard work. Discipline and physical strength are required in addition to creativity.
Acquirers of innovative technology derive a dual benefit if they are also able to secure appropriate training for their own staff. For this reason, invitations to tender which stipulate the combined import of goods and training services have greater chances of success from the very outset.
Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka and Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel González Sanz met in Berlin to discuss cooperation in vocational education and the promotion of Innovation.
