News about VET from Germany

The Vocational education and training (VET) report and the associated VET data report were published in May 2024. Positive developments on the VET market are set against current and future challenges for German VET.

BIWE, the vocational education and training organization of the employer's from Germany's southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg has published a new video about securing sustainable implementation of dual vocational education and training (DVET) on Youtube.

Technical product designers conceptualise and develop data models, constructions, 3D models and components for everything from electric toothbrushes to mechanical diggers.

Focus of the trip is the recruitment of skilled workers

President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to make solid progress toward the strategic goal of building China into a leading nation in education, as the country celebrated the 40th Teachers' Day on Tuesday.

Germany's Recognition Act entitles foreign skilled professionals to a review of their vocational qualifications for equivalence with the corresponding German professions. Experience has shown that the Recognition Act is a success.

The Shanghai IHK Giessen-Friedberg Sino-German Dual Vocational Education Training Center was officially established at the Shanghai Industrial Technology School.

In this interview, Luise Maudanz and Yaiza Rojas Matas talk about the challenges and successes of the CoRiCert project, in which Arbeit und Leben Hamburg e. V., the Central Office for Continuing Education in the Skilled Crafts (ZWH) and the University of Osnabrück work together. The interview was conducted on 22 April 2024.

Kenya is witnessing a transformation in its education system with a growing adoption of dual training as a competency-based model of equipping youth with skills for employability. The cooperation of Finland and Germany with Kenya has been pivotal in institutionalizing and scaling up dual training in Kenya.