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Brush up the image of vocational training

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.

Germany to support Kenya's technical training institutions

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.

Daimler celebrates 10 Years of Vocational Training in China

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.

Festo Expanding in the U.S. and Bringing Back Vocational Education

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.

Sparkassenstiftung supports Thailand's financial literacy initiative

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.

Advanced education and training pays off

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.

German partner supports new ATIs for energy-efficient construction

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.

Bakers for Brazil

The Trier Chambers of Commerce support vocational education and training in Brazil.

Indian training company IACM consults iMOVE to find German training partner

The IACM SmartLearn Ltd., one of the largest Indian private vocational training providers, was seeking a long-term collaboration with a German training provider to set up, introduce and run/manage a "Domestic Technician Training cum Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence" in New Delhi. In order to tap the German competence pool of vocational training providers, IACM turned to iMOVE and consulted the local experts at the iMOVE office in Delhi.