News about VET from Germany

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

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.

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.

This is the first time two members – WorldSkills Germany and WorldSkills Luxembourg – seek to submit a joint bid.

The German Office for International Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (GOVET) has published "Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Vocational Education and Training: International Perspectives of Policy Makers and Practitioners".

At the Sto Foundation's memorial camp in Martinsdorf, 20 trainees in the craft trade of painting mastered specialist craft trade techniques. The memorial camp in Romania may be repeated in 2022.

Dr. Rolf Schmachtenberg, Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, makes a virtual visit to the vocational rehabilitation centre in Koblenz.

New service portal provides young people with information about foreign placements

The iMOVE contact point in China has interviewed Chinese company Hunan Leou Education Consulting Co., Ltd about German-Chinese cooperation in vocational education and training. The video marks the start of a podcast in no specific order.