News about VET from Germany

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.

In June 2024, sixteen participants from Montenegro joined a workshop for design, held by the German Expert Jennifer Sauer, a Master Goldsmith and gradate designer.

The opening ceremony of the AHK Academy in Taicang took place on 7 August 2024. In the initial phase, the academy will offer short-term training in VDE electrical safety, MPS and pneumatics/electropneumatics as well as AEVO and examiner training,

In this interview, Constanze Küsel, Head of International Projects at the Koblenz Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK Koblenz), presents the East Africa Vocational Training Partnership. This is a regional project of German development assistance that co-operates with partners in Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.

The Egyptian-German College for Technology in Assiut (ITEC Assiut) offers students and trainees with different qualifications, modern, needs-oriented training courses in three specialisations: Mechanics, Electrics and IT. Special attention is paid to the areas of quality management, teacher training and further training as well as the advancement of women.

Reshoring will fail without a skilled workforce pipeline.

Three young people from India talk about how they made the move to Germany – and what they particularly like about living and working here.

The energy transition, electric mobility and smart homes: millions of skilled craftspeople in Germany are working every day to shape a sustainable future.

Germany, Ukraine and over 50 international organisations, states and companies launched a multi-stakeholder initiative at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) today to train and upskill Ukrainians for the recovery and reconstruction of their country.