News about VET from Germany

South Africa is about to uplift the current status and condition of Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

iMOVE enhances its cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Berlin in the field of TVET. As a result of the embassy's participation in the iMOVE-Information Day Africa last year, both partners now plan a roundtable discussion. The South African delegation will be led by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Bonginkosi Nzimande. The event aims directly at the critical imperative of developing skills and at systemic challenges that are particularly essential for the success of South Africa's economic programme.

The German e-learning market is growing despite the financial crisis, according to a study by the German MMB institute. However, accurate figures are difficult to generate for this young and fast-changing business segment.

The new occupational designation Milchtechnologe/Milchtechnologin (Milk Technologist) reflects the dairy industry's growing mechanisation in the production and processing of milk and dairy products such as butter, cheese and yoghurt.

"For enterprises, meeting one's skilled labour needs remains the primary motive for providing in-house vocational training. However, firms are organising the training they provide more efficiently than in the past. This makes providing in-house vocational training - more than ever - a worthwhile investment for many enterprises, even when it initially incurs costs," stated Professor Dr. Reinhold Weiß, deputy president and head of research at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).

The iMOVE Trend Barometer confirms the expanding internationalisation of German training providers. It is conducted annually among 100 top managers of German vocational education and training organisations and is the primary source of data regarding international activities in the German education and training sector.

4 gold medals, 2 silver, 2 bronze, and 12 Medallions for Excellence – this is the outstanding result of the German team at the 40th WorldSkills Competition.

The only German winner at the World Summit Award 2009

LinguaTV received the World Summit Award (WSA) in the 'e-learning and education' category for its multimedia language learning platform. The company is the only German participant to be awarded a prize in Monterrey (Mexico).