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.
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
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 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.
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.
Education and Cultural Affairs State Secretary Marion von Wartenberg visits the Berufliche Schulzentrum vocational school and acquaints herself with current vocational training courses at the workshops of the Steinbeis und Kerschensteiner schools.
The young Indian scholar Manish Joshi currently works at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). He has been awarded the German Chancellor Fellowship by the German Alexander von Humboldt -Foundation. From 1 November 2015 until 30 September 2016 he does research on vocational education and Training (VET) and skill development.
Each country differs in how vocational education and training is organised. A key aspect is the combination of the world of work with school-based learning. Learning within a business and at vocational colleges is combined in very different ways, ranging from apprenticeship training as it is found almost exclusively in the German-speaking countries to full-time learning at vocational colleges.
