The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 finds countries need higher productivity to address sluggish global growth and persistent high unemployment
The United Nations, the German Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) and a Chinese hi-tech company, are starting an Internet learning platform in the 24 million inhabitant city of Shanghai. This platform will offer all interested parties a wide range of open, online courses - so-called MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).
German economy depends on a skilled labour force. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has recently revised several training regulations to respond to continually changing skill demands.
In August, the Saarland Ministers for Education, Ulrich Commerçon, and Economic Affairs, Anke Rehlinger, opened the German-French vocational college programme in the automotive field at the vocational college in Sankt Ingbert, which will be launched in the coming training year in co-operation with the Lorrain partnering school Lycée Professionnel Régional André Citroën in Marly.
UNESCO has recently published the third volume of its Education on the Move series, a series dedicated to the analysis of key trends in education with the hope of inspiring dialogue among policy makers, educators and other key stakeholders on the challenges of education for tomorrow.
The retail industry in Germany has further expanded its provision of apprenticeship placements. This is the result of current figures published by the German Federal Employment Agency.
The admission and accommodation of asylum seekers and refugees are urgent problems for which short-term solutions need to be found. In the medium and long term, however, the focus needs to be on social integration, language acquisition, training and employment.
Many people fleeing persecution, war and violence are currently seeking refuge in our country. We want to give them the chance to start fresh in Germany and we want them to know that we will make this fresh start together.
Read an article by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
