News about VET from Germany

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Continuing trend for more higher qualification

According to the Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS) there is a continuing trend during the last few years for more higher qualification among young people.

The apprenticeship market is almost empty

According to Hans Heinrich Driftmann, president of the Federation of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), the number of apprenticeships exceeds the number of applicants.

Berlin University for Professional Studies and Telekom training start cooperation

Starting from february, employees of the German company Telekom can charge performance ratings from in-house further trainings to their qualification account within a certificate programme oder a master programme at the Berlin University for Professional Studies (DUW).

Staff qualification - a challenge for the labour market

The economy recovers fast from the severe crisis. This is also true for the labour market. More and more enterprises want to recruit new employees in the course of the next months. In some sectors this will be difficult, though, as companies increasingly complain about the lack of qualified staff.

Education pilots help reduce the number of school drop-outs

500 education pilots have recently started to work. They help over 10,000 youths over the course of several years to graduate from school and find a job.

German TV channel ZDF receives initiative award for vocational education and further training 2010

The initiative award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of in-house vocational education and further training. It is awarded by the Otto-Wolff Foundation and the Federation of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce to initiatives of the business sector which contribute to an increased quality and attractiveness of in-company training.

National Education Agreement will be renewed

In 2004 the German federal government and the central associations of the German economy have made an agreement to promote education, training and professional qualification. This National Education Agreement will be prolonged until 2014. The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and the Authorized Representative of the Government for Integration Issues will now enter into the agreement and new challenges will be tackled.

German training sector: providers invest in quality assurance

With regard to the economic development the German training sector is still optimistic. Especially those training providers whose customers are enterprises are in a positive mood. They expect enterprises to invest more in further training because of the positive overall economic development.

Volkswagen Coaching and the University of Kassel cooperate

The German company Volkswagen Coaching has started a project to increase the number of training opportunities for under-performing youths with the help of educational measures for SMEs.