News about VET from Germany

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Tourism: modern vocational training as a solution to the shortage of skilled workers

The tourism industry offers many training opportunities and yet struggles with declining training numbers. On the other hand, dual training secures the skilled workers of tomorrow - but how exactly is it implemented? GOVET visited companies, schools and chambers with a delegation from Costa Rica.

Promoting Innovation in TVET through Education and Industry Fairs: Lessons from Germany

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) plays a vital role in equipping individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in today's workforce.

New institutional cooperation: BIBB cooperates with the Commission for TVET Ghana

BIBB maintains cooperation agreements with a total of 32 vocational training and research institutes worldwide. The latest addition is the cooperation with Ghana, building upon the committed cooperation of GOVET and CTVET.

Using ISO Standards to Green Technical Vocational Education and Training Systems in Developing Countries

Climate change is a major global challenge, and addressing it will require the efforts of individuals and organizations around the world.

Skilled worker shortage in the water and wastewater industry – a worldwide challenge

Water is a vital raw material and a human right. Within the context of global efforts to secure a supply of skilled workers for such a key resource, multipliers from sub-Saharan Africa undertook an expert visit to look at various aspects of initial and continuing training in the (waste)water sector in Germany.

A reinforcement of Germany's commitment to vocational education and training in Ghana – the educataGhana 2022

This years educataGhana offered an attractive and forward-looking picture to its specialist audience by showcasing a number of remarkable further developments in vocational education and training (VET), such as the first TVET Report. It also shows the success of bilateral VET cooperation with German institutions.

Informal learning in vocational education and training – a meaningless myth?

What role plays informal learning in vocational education and training worldwide? International researchers and experts exchanged on this topic at the regular annual conference staged by the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.), which is based at the University of Cologne.

The Federation of Egyptian Industries boosting vocational education and migrants' skills

Interview: Shaimaa Bahaa El Din, Director of International Affairs and Development Partners' Relations, Federation of Egyptian Industries

New DARYA project kicked off

The largest-ever European Union's (EU) project supporting education and training for young people in Central Asia had its official launch late November 2022 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.