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Federal Minister Heil recognises Germany's most innovative skilled worker networks

Digitalisation, decarbonisation and demographic change present challenges

Coming soon: university training for vocational school teachers?

In future there are to be 60 first-year university places on a Master of Education in Vocational School Teaching at the University of Potsdam in Germany.

Construction sector: skilled workers urgently required

BIBB President Esser: "System of dual vocational education and training must be strengthened"

Summer of Vocational Training: Matchmaking between young people and training companies

Partners in the Alliance for Initial and Continuing Education and Training look back on a successful "Summer of Vocational Training".

Five of the federal state's eight best Chamber of Industry and Commerce trainees come from the district of Zollernalbkreis

In the summer and winter examinations, around 2,500 trainees sat their final examination with the Reutlingen Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in more than 100 IHK occupations.

Impact of coronavirus pandemic must be evened out

Playing catch-up in the training market

Karliczek: "Pleasing trend in continuing education – even during the coronavirus pandemic"

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) presents figures for 2020. 60 per cent of adults participated in at least one continuing education course.

New tool for trainee recruitment

What is the future of training and continuing education in the automotive trade? In which direction it is currently heading? Members of the vocational education and training committee of the Central Association of German Automotive Industry (ZDK) shared information and discussed these issues.

Germany's top skilled workers impress at European vocational skills championship

At EuroSkills Graz 2021, the German national vocational skills team made it onto the podium in twelve disciplines and achieved a medallion of excellence in a further six.