News about VET from Germany

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In global demand – Vocational training in Germany

Good career opportunities and a great deal of practical experience – a vocational training course in Germany opens up new prospects for your professional future

New UNICEF report on refugee children

Crisis in the Middle East: 13 Million children not at school

District trades association sets up training partnership in South Africa

Federal Ministry for Development funds three-year training project

Numerous job profiles updated for the new training year

Many youngsters broke new ground at the start of the new training year: they began training for occupations subject to updated training regulations. "Training in the trades is always state-of-the-art and our dual system is equivalent to qualifications via academic pathways," emphasised Holger Schwannecke, Secretary General of the German Confederation of skilled Crafts.

Mapping the research about work-based learning

The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) welcomes bids for the development of a global overview.

India: Qualified labour is the key to 100 Smart Cities

Investment in vocational training and qualification of labour not only in the property industry is a prerequisite for the success of the 100 Smart Cities-initiative of the India government

Integration through education

From learning German to help with vocational and educational training: The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is supporting the integration of refugees with an extensive package of measures. "When integration is successful, everyone benefits," says Federal Minister Wanka.

The German Commission for UNESCO (DUK) welcomes the UN Education and Training Agenda for 2016 - 2030

The challenges facing all countries are specified as the removal of inequality, the need to drive forward inclusion, to firmly establish education and training for sustainable development, and to ensure the quality of education and training.

Vocational training in Europe

In view of the high rate of youth unemployment in parts of Europe, all countries should attempt to make their vocational training programmes more appealing.