From mid-2017, a total of 75 young men and women will be given the opportunity to train as service mechatronics at the new Porsche Training and Recruitment Center in South Africa across three academic years. This training will unlock career opportunities for the young adults, not only at Porsche itself, but also with other brands in the Volkswagen (VW) Group.
The European Vocational Education and Training (VET) Week is designed to make vocational training more attractive. The dual system in Germany can serve as a model for countries with high youth unemployment.
The German Government will support Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the country in a bid to build capacity for the country's manufacturing industry.
The tenth anniversary of Daimler's vocational training in China was celebrated at the Beijing Polytechnic School with the participation of teachers and students, as well as representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Education. Since 2006, around 4,000 young people have enrolled in vocational training at Daimler in China.
The company's recently opened new plant in Mason, Ohio, is also a new educational model for the skilled labor force. At Festo's newly established logistics and assembly plant in North America, 70 per cent of customers can be delivered with automation products in a 10-hours-truck-drive.
Some 200 representatives of Thailand's finance and education sector attended the International Seminar on Financial Literacy for Youth in Bangkok on current developments and trends in the field of financial education for children, youth and young adults.
A degree is not essential if you want a career. These are the findings of a recent study by the Cologne Institute for Economic research (IW). Master craftsmen and women or technicians can earn just as much as academics - however this depends on certain factors.
The German organization BFW Bau Sachsen had been commissioned by the Indian Government to deliver a concept for an Advanced Training Institute (ATI) on Construction in India with special focus on energy-efficient construction technologies. The Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) aimed at developing two ATIs in the states of West Bengal and Odisha with the German partner.
