Six girls have the same occupational goal – to qualify as a plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning systems. Two have already celebrated successful completion of the journeyman examination.
At the first national education for sustainable development (ESD) agenda conference Joanna Wanka, Federal Education Minister, and Metze-Mangold, President of the German Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), recognized outstanding municipalities, learning locations and networks.
2016 Report on Vocational Education and Training – the number of newly concluded training contracts in the craft trades has risen again for the first time since 2007. Despite this, it proved impossible to fill just under ten percent of training places in the craft trades sector. Dual training requires strong partners for the future.
Being a professional footballer is a dream job. However, few players are able to continue beyond their early thirties. This comes as a shock to many, whose failure to think about the future during their playing days is a major error.
Daniel Ayembilla from Ghana is of the firm view that those who can should help themselves, both in Europe and West Africa. He has been looking around schools in the Vogtland region.
Pooja Gianchandani currently works at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) as a German Chancellor's Fellow. Until November 2017, she will pursue her research on the "Long-term benefits for investing in vocational education & training (VET) using the dual system of training as a case" to find out some relevant lessons for India.
The best energy scouts to emerge from the small and medium sized Enterprises (SME) Energy Transition and Climate Protection Initiative in 2016 come from Bielefeld, Oberschleißheim, Iserlohn and Northeim. The twelve prize winners were honoured at a special ceremony staged by the SME Initiative in Berlin.
In light of the publication of the 2016 Report on Vocational Education and Training, the German Retail Federation (HDE) is emphasising the crucial importance of vocationally qualified skilled workers for the continuing effectiveness of the retail sector.
