The number of first time students increases, but about a third drop out of university after only a few semesters. For many, this was a difficult, but ultimately right decision.
With its "Dialog Schule/Wirtschaft" (Dialogue School/Industry), the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce attempts to establish early contact between businesses and young talent.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to attract foreign investors with the "Make in India" lion campaign. India is to become a global production site. To achieve this goal, it urgently needs more and better qualified skilled professionals.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD warns that bad education policy has the same effect on the economy as a permanent financial crisis. It criticises the fact that every sixth young adult is lacking key qualifications.
A range of job prospects are available also in the civilian aviation industry after completing the military service. Entry can be facilitated by an advanced training course or retraining with an education provider.
"Today's apprentices are tomorrow's skilled professionals": this was the motto of this year's Vocational Education and Training Week organised by the German Federal Employment Agency (BA).
The two Audi subsidiaries Lamborghini and Ducati have set up modern training centers in their plants for the DESI (Dual Education System Italy) program. The participants will start their practical training within a two-year-joint education, based on the German model.
When it comes to providing dual system vocational education and training for people with disabilities, the aim is to balance their disadvantages. But what does this mean precisely? What are the options? What does the law stipulate? Which disadvantages and limitations can result from what kinds of disabilities and how can they be taken into account in an individually appropriate manner?
