iMOVE cordially invites Indian private training providers, companies and experts on skills development to the iMOVE Network India event on 10 April 2015 at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Berlin, Germany.
Delhiwood, the 4th International Trade Fair for Furniture Production Technology, Woodworking, Machinery, Tools, Fittings, Accessories, Raw Materials and Products, took place in New Delhi in February 2015. iMOVE visited the trade fair to explore the possibilities of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the needs of the industry in skill development.
What makes a hotel successful often cannot be described by a single word. Christian Wieland, Executive Partner of the Hotel Weißer Hirsch in Wernigerode, can do it: "Continuity", he says succinctly. This continuity recently has earned the hotel the IHK Education Prize, which was awarded for the first time in 2014. This is a nationwide award, with which the German chambers of industry and commerce (IHKs) and the Otto Wolff Foundation honour outstanding commitment in the field of vocational education and training across all industry sectors.
Thomas Müller was close to the final achievement. A budding secondary school teacher from Friedrichshafen at the time, he had completed six of seven semesters in addition to internships and had found joy in imparting knowledge. Yet the more often he stood in front of a class, the more he found: "I am not really that much into teaching." Without further ado he dropped out of university and went to look for an apprenticeship placement.
Large advertising posters or small mobile apps: media designers are involved everywhere. The profession evolved from out of various disciplines in the printing industry and is internationally very popular.
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), the federal agency for export business assistance and site marketing, published the study "FDI-Geberländer im Vergleich" (Comparison of FDI donor countries). This is the first global study looking into the reasons why foreign businesses choose to invest in Germany.
Given the difficult conditions, the 2014 training year has been good, thanks to the enormous efforts on the part of businesses. That is the conclusion the presidents of four leading industry associations have drawn today.
Ajlend Hamzagic sits at a workbench in the production hall of GSI SLV Duisburg, a vocational training workshop. The 27-year old is completing an apprenticeship as a qualified metal engineer here. An occupation that is entirely new in this form. It was established only a year ago, after the industry found there was a demand gap.
On 9 January 2015, the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy met for the 7th Indo-German Joint Working Group on Tourism. The meeting took place in New Delhi, India.
