News about VET from Germany

The 2016 Report on Vocational Education and Training adopted by the Federal Cabinet shows that more training places are available at companies in the current training year than was the case last year. Prognoses for 2016 are also positive. Nevertheless, training places have once again remained unfilled. In some craft trade occupations such as tinsmith and butcher, the vacancy level is as high as one in three.

Chancellor Angela Merkel gets behind the dual vocational and education training (VET) system in Germany. VET also continues to be strongly promoted in the fields of policy and research and in trade and industry.

Arian Hosseini wants to become a carpenter

A current survey conducted by the German Institute for Business Research (IW) on behalf of the Agency for Vocational Education and Training of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH) has shown that persons who have completed advanced training do not lag behind their colleagues with higher education degrees when it comes to responsibility, prospects and income.

Training initiative for refugees in Sudan

Delegation of Egyptian entrepreneurs visits Gütersloh district. An invitation from Klaus Brandner, chair of Pro Bildung Egypt and former secretary of state showcases the advantages of the German dual system of vocational education and training.

The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) is cooperating with partner institutes in more than 20 countries. Cooperation takes place within research and development projects and via consultancy services for the reform of vocational education and training systems.

State Secretary Thorben Albrecht received the Philippine Minister of Labour and Employment, Mrs. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) on 22 March 2016.

According to a new iMOVE study on the German training export sector, China is regarded as the top training export market of the future by German training providers.