News about VET from Germany

Strong vocational education and training, great advancement opportunities, a high level of readiness to engage in further training and progress in STEM. The OECD regards Germany as an international leader in many areas of the educational system.

Home office and lockdown stimulate demand for digital training offers.

As part of a cooperation with AmaliTech, nexum is launching an IT training programme for talented young IT workers in Ghana. The Cologne-based AmaliTech is training talented young IT workers in Ghana and bringing them together with European companies via AmaliTech Services. 

Robots working as hotel assistants, dentures being produced in a 3D printer – this will be the norm for tomorrow's skilled workers. In order to prepare trainees as well as possible for this world of work, Hamburg's vocational schools are increasingly turning to digital teaching and learning concepts.

Study investigates training and employment in office-based occupations

In an extended debate, the German federal parliament addresses the theme of sustainability in all its forms.

Chamber of Industry and Commerce survey on continuing vocational education and training

Jana Lisa Rombachs was aiming for a career in social welfare and medicine She has achieved this goal as a medical assistant - and the young woman from Schiltach completed the training with a grade of 1.0.

What is important in the transition from school to work? Why do young people choose dual VET? What further development opportunities are there afterwards? GOVET spoke in eight video interviews with apprentices, trainers and project leaders from the field of technology.