News about VET from Germany

The Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs (BKU) is calling for significant reinforcement of vocational education and training (VET) to benefit the economy and society.

Germany has a strong skill development system. The country's 15‑year‑old students performed above the OECD average in the last (2018) edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend of significant improvement since PISA's first edition in 2000.

The German-Greek collaboration in vocational education and training has a "solid foundation" and is conducted "on equal terms for the benefit of both countries".

Germany will increase incentives for firms offering vocational training by 700 million euros ($830 million) as the COVID-19 pandemic undermines efforts to reduce shortages of skilled labour in Europe's largest economy, officials said.

A great honour for the young academics – yet concerns about the high drop-out rates in science subjects.

In Germany, the proportion of pupils at so-called upper secondary level participating in vocational training and continuing education was recently above the average for OECD countries.

Strong vocational education and training, great advancement opportunities, a high level of readiness to engage in further training and progress in STEM. The OECD regards Germany as an international leader in many areas of the educational system.

Home office and lockdown stimulate demand for digital training offers.

As part of a cooperation with AmaliTech, nexum is launching an IT training programme for talented young IT workers in Ghana. The Cologne-based AmaliTech is training talented young IT workers in Ghana and bringing them together with European companies via AmaliTech Services. 

Robots working as hotel assistants, dentures being produced in a 3D printer – this will be the norm for tomorrow's skilled workers. In order to prepare trainees as well as possible for this world of work, Hamburg's vocational schools are increasingly turning to digital teaching and learning concepts.

Study investigates training and employment in office-based occupations

In an extended debate, the German federal parliament addresses the theme of sustainability in all its forms.