News about VET from Germany

On February 24 the retail motor industry organisation (RMI), in conjunction with the German Chamber of Crafts Erfurt (HWK), announced the official start of a new three-year structured TVET–HWK partnership project focused on skills development for e-mobility.

Quality assurance in companies: Planning and designing training using the example of the office manager profession.

This publication "The German training market in 2024" is based on an analyses of the BIBB survey of newly concluded training contracts and the training market statistics of the Federal Employment Agency as of September 30. The publication was released in English in early 2026.

From now until 22 March, authors can submit articles for a publication on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in vocational education and training (VET). The aim is to examine the impact of AI on VET and to combine international perspectives.

India and Germany announced a significant expansion of cooperation in higher education, skilling, student mobility and cultural exchanges, placing people-to-people ties at the centre of their growing strategic partnership

In Skenderaj, the dual education system inspired by the German model is bringing concrete results for young people. Just three years after the program's launch, 99% of students who have completed vocational education already have job contracts with local companies.

The online publication "Education and training in the EU - facts and figures" provides the most recent data on education and training.

Unemployment remains Kenya's most persistent challenge, as the labor market can no longer absorb millions of young people trained according to traditional models. New structures could support the transition to the modern world of work. Germany's strong vocational training system shows one possible way forward.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to empower at least 7 million youths with dual vocational training and digital skills development programmes. Youth Development Minister Ayodele Olawande announced this in novembre 2025 when he hosted a delegation of the IHK Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Germany.