News about VET from Germany

Sustainable development is a key goal for many developing countries, as it involves balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations in order to promote long-term prosperity and well-being.

The tourism industry offers many training opportunities and yet struggles with declining training numbers. On the other hand, dual training secures the skilled workers of tomorrow - but how exactly is it implemented? GOVET visited companies, schools and chambers with a delegation from Costa Rica.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) plays a vital role in equipping individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in today's workforce.

BIBB maintains cooperation agreements with a total of 32 vocational training and research institutes worldwide. The latest addition is the cooperation with Ghana, building upon the committed cooperation of GOVET and CTVET.

Climate change is a major global challenge, and addressing it will require the efforts of individuals and organizations around the world.

Water is a vital raw material and a human right. Within the context of global efforts to secure a supply of skilled workers for such a key resource, multipliers from sub-Saharan Africa undertook an expert visit to look at various aspects of initial and continuing training in the (waste)water sector in Germany.

This years educataGhana offered an attractive and forward-looking picture to its specialist audience by showcasing a number of remarkable further developments in vocational education and training (VET), such as the first TVET Report. It also shows the success of bilateral VET cooperation with German institutions.

What role plays informal learning in vocational education and training worldwide? International researchers and experts exchanged on this topic at the regular annual conference staged by the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.), which is based at the University of Cologne.

Interview: Shaimaa Bahaa El Din, Director of International Affairs and Development Partners' Relations, Federation of Egyptian Industries