News about VET from Germany

As part of an international education and training project on the theme of "Vocational Education and Training in Germany", the Willy-Brandt Vocational College welcomed a Chinese delegation of 20 to an information visit lasting several hours.

Team Germany are medallists - EuroSkills 2016 - WorldSkills Germany. A fantastic result - Team Germany travelled to the 5th European Championships with 24 participants - 21 of them were proud recipients of gold, silver or bronze medals or received the medal of excellence for exceptional performance.

Germany's eleven best trainers received the "Training Ace 2016" prize in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The prize acknowledges the commitment of companies and initiatives that provided particular support for the training of young people.

The Annual Awards for the nation's best Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) trainees were held today for the 11th time in Berlin. Eric Schweitzer, President of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and Federal Family Minister Manuela Schwesig presented the certificates and cups to the prize winners.

The national vocational education and training (VET) authorities from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxemburg and Switzerland behind this toolbox formed in 2014 a partnership for the development of a structured and evidence based approach promoting the development of apprenticeship and dual VET systems supporting the European alliance of Apprenticeship and co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

Volkswagen India started the Mechatronics Apprenticeship Programme at its Academy in the Pune Plant in 2011 as part of the Group's global effort to build industry ready talent to bridge growing skill shortage the world over. In an effort to recognize the outstanding performance and professional competence of key performers in the programme, the Volkswagen Group recently presented its 'Best Apprentice Awards 2016' to 45 young talents from all over the world. Here, Saurabh Sajji from India bagged the 'Best Apprentice Award' in the Mechatronics trade.

College degrees are overvalued in America and the job market could benefit from putting more stock in vocational training and skills, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner said in an interview in San Francisco.

The conventional wisdom in America is that landing a good job requires a degree from a four-year college. But in Germany — where the youth unemployment rate is half that of the U.S. — many students pursue a different path, opting for vocational training programs that set them up for careers directly after graduation.

The Ministry of Finance gave approval to the plan to spend VND 57 billion (USD 2.5 million) to review eight training programmes from Malaysia and hire foreign experts to teach 220 students in pilot classes.