News about VET from Germany

According to a recent survey of 100 managers of German training providers, they expect a higher growth in training export than ever before. The panel represents a sales volume of 2.78 billion euro in the education sector and of 550 million euro in training export. iMOVE surveys the current developments of this business sector since 2007.

The number of employees in the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, who use the legally guaranteed leave of absence, has been growing steadily over the course of the past few years.

The third nation-wide Day of Crafts took place at the end of September 2013 under the motto "Future Derives from Capability”.

With the start of the new apprenticeship year, 102 young people from Vietnam were the first from their country to begin a geriatric care apprenticeship in Germany. This launched the decisive phase of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology's (BMWi) pilot project to provide vocational education and training for future geriatric care professionals from Vietnam.

Working on behalf of the Federal Government and acting in conjunction with the social partners and with experts from the field of company practice and the Federal Aviation Office, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) has now updated the regulations governing the three-and-a-half years of training in the occupation of aircraft electronics technicians.

Representatives from Indian industry visited educational institutes in Germany from 23rd - 25th October 2013. The aim was to gain insight to the range of services provided by German vocational education institutions.

Apprenticeships, too, can launch a career. This applies in particular to young skilled workers, who have achieved a very good graduation result in their industrial training course.

There are only a few well-trained mechanics and a few experts for metal processing in the aviation industry available in West Africa. High-quality specialist training combined with practical experience is almost unknown. The HELOG KG recently launched a project to establish a maintenance training facility in Monrovia.

Since nearly 60 years, the CJD Zehnthof Essen offers education programmes for young and also adult people that are tailored to demand. Of particular importance as well as an invaluable advantage: the co-operation with numerous public body clients, with the chamber of industry and commerce and other businesses that are active within the industry and therefore can offer apprenticeship placements, permanent employment or at least temporary jobs.