News about VET from Germany

"If you want to go fast, walk alone - if you want to go far, walk together." This guiding principle was often heard at the German-African Business Summit in Accra, Ghana. The business summit took place from 11 to 13 February 2019. iMOVE participated in a discussion forum and promoted "Training – Made in Germany".

The German Federal Parliament has passed the Qualification Opportunities Act with a large majority.

A delegation accompanying Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, a minister from the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Southeast Asia, recently visited the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) East Brandenburg in order to sign off an exchange programme for trainees.

The dual system of education and training is increasingly gaining significance in Ecuador. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Aachen has been committed, as part of a vocational education and training partnership, to establishing this since 2012.

In Germany, approximately 11 per cent of skilled workers with dual vocational education and training are engaged in higher-grade work which usually also requires a higher-grade qualification.

The "Starter quartet" orientation programme is helping young adults to change careers. It allows them to try out different occupations and discover what suits them best.

Rachel: "We want to support South Africa in more closely gearing vocational education and training (VET) to labour market demands."

There has been a sharp rise in the number of foreign trainees who are citizens of the asylum countries of origin Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria.

Nine companies were presented with the "Training Ace" award in December.

HAWE Hydraulik have won the German Entrepreneurship Award in the "Business for Development" category with a project led by trainees. A combination of practical training and the latest training models help deliver specialist training and detailed insights into hydraulics to people in Botswana.

The year 2018, according to the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), was the year of the technical vocational education and training (TVET) breakthrough. The Vietnamese-German Programme "Reform of TVET in Vietnam", contributes to improving the quality and competitiveness of Vietnamese human resources in regional and international markets, especially considering new challenges and opportunities from Industry 4.0.

Almost one in three bachelor's students (29 per cent) in Germany drop out of their degree. At the same time, many sectors are struggling with a shortage of well-trained skilled workers. Training positions in particular are often difficult to fill.