News about VET from Germany

Germany's Recognition Act entitles foreign skilled professionals to a review of their vocational qualifications for equivalence with the corresponding German professions. Experience has shown that the Recognition Act is a success.

The Shanghai IHK Giessen-Friedberg Sino-German Dual Vocational Education Training Center was officially established at the Shanghai Industrial Technology School.

In this interview, Luise Maudanz and Yaiza Rojas Matas talk about the challenges and successes of the CoRiCert project, in which Arbeit und Leben Hamburg e. V., the Central Office for Continuing Education in the Skilled Crafts (ZWH) and the University of Osnabrück work together. The interview was conducted on 22 April 2024.

Kenya is witnessing a transformation in its education system with a growing adoption of dual training as a competency-based model of equipping youth with skills for employability. The cooperation of Finland and Germany with Kenya has been pivotal in institutionalizing and scaling up dual training in Kenya.

In June 2024, sixteen participants from Montenegro joined a workshop for design, held by the German Expert Jennifer Sauer, a Master Goldsmith and gradate designer.

The opening ceremony of the AHK Academy in Taicang took place on 7 August 2024. In the initial phase, the academy will offer short-term training in VDE electrical safety, MPS and pneumatics/electropneumatics as well as AEVO and examiner training,

In this interview, Constanze Küsel, Head of International Projects at the Koblenz Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK Koblenz), presents the East Africa Vocational Training Partnership. This is a regional project of German development assistance that co-operates with partners in Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.

The Egyptian-German College for Technology in Assiut (ITEC Assiut) offers students and trainees with different qualifications, modern, needs-oriented training courses in three specialisations: Mechanics, Electrics and IT. Special attention is paid to the areas of quality management, teacher training and further training as well as the advancement of women.

Reshoring will fail without a skilled workforce pipeline.