News about VET from Germany

Three projects show how German skilled crafts training creates better job prospects abroad for young people.

An industry-based apprenticeship programme in Indonesia is creating employment opportunities for young workers and a new generation of workers for industry.

The orthopaedic technician Tolga Kaya explains in a video what makes his job so special.

The German model of dual education is catching on worldwide.

The economy is constantly changing, particularly when it comes to digitalisation. More money should therefore be available for vocational education and training.

In August, the world championships of vocational skills will take place in Kazan in Russia. 21-year-old Jessica Jörges wants to prove she's the best painter in the world, and not just in Germany. Together with 39 of the best skilled workers in Germany, she is aiming for a medal. However, she will not have it easy against more than 1,350 of the best competitors in the world.

Forty-four aspiring industrial clerks from classes 11a, 11b and 11c at the Kaufbeuren state vocational school spent 3 weeks in London on a vocational learning visit. This is the 13th time the visit has taken place.

WorldSkills 2019: How Germany's candidate for polymechanics is training

New training regulations for industrial cleaners