News about VET from Germany

Germany's dual apprenticeship model is recognized as one of the world’s most effective workforce development programs.

Despite progress in education and employment policies, young women across the EU remain disproportionately affected by labour market downturns. While the overall NEET rate has declined considerably since 2021, the gender gap persists.

With youth unemployment in Morocco exceeding 22%, many young people face significant barriers to entering the workforce. To help tackle this challenge, the TUI Academy Morocco is now empowering 300 students by providing them with high-quality vocational training, practical experience, and the skills needed to build successful careers in the hospitality industry.

Vocational excellence, much like culinary mastery, requires the perfect combination of quality ingredients, precise methods, and creative flair. This compelling metaphor is at the heart of the ETF's recently launched publication.

The vocational training initiative HEIDELBERG Apprenticeship Program, designed to cultivate a new generation of field service technicians, has already proven successful, with several graduates now employed full-time by HEIDELBERG.

How can Northern Virginia develop the skilled workforce needed for its clean energy transition? In a guest article on the GOVET website, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) explores how Germany's dual VET system can offer innovative solutions for Northern Virginia's clean energy transition.

By attending the German-Asian Forum on Vocational Education & Training taking place in Hamburg today, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, and the Minister for Education and Skills of Buthan, Yeezang De Thapa, are showing a commitment to close cooperation between Asian and German training systems and markets.

Strengthening the attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training (VET) and making it an inspiring choice for learners and workers is among the European Unions (EU) top priorities. This objective aims to reduce skills shortages, better match skills to labour market needs, and ensure that individuals acquire the competences necessary to thrive in both the workplace and society.

On January 8, 2025, former Federal President of Germany, Christian Wulff, visited a Ghanaian branche of the German company AmaliTech. AmaliTech is a partner of the UN initiative "Decent Jobs for Youth," with a pledge to train more than 3,000 individuals in Ghana and Rwanda by the end of 2025 and create at least 1,000 jobs.