News about VET from Germany

The training occupation of industrial clerk has now been updated. The result is a modernised training occupation which meets the current demands of the economy, technology and society.

In late 2023, the BMW Group and UNICEF announced their long-term partnership on the occasion of World Children's Day. The collaboration, under the slogan "BRIDGE. Educating young people for tomorrow, today", aims to equip the younger generation with the skills and knowledge they need in order to succeed in the future.

Find out why Germany's economy is so well known around the world. What are the strengths of the world's third-largest economy? The well trained and highly skilled labour force is definitely an important contribution.

BILT Learning Labs are an opportunity for TVET stakeholders to explore specific Innovation and Learning Practices from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. This hybrid Learning Lab will take place on 24 April 2024 and will focus on the inclusive TVET programmes of Cometa, Italy and KOTO, Vietnam that are working to bring educational opportunities to often marginalized learners.

Tunisia and Germany reinforce their partnership to improve employment opportunities through vocational training in promising sectors like renewables.

Indonesian Manpower Minister, Ida Fauziyah, met with Indonesian Ambassador to Germany, Arif Havas Oegroseno, in Berlin to discuss the development of labor cooperation between Indonesia and Germany.

On 20 March 2024, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), iMOVE and the Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to Germany, His Excellency John-Thomas Dipowe, discussed opportunities for cooperation with the German education sector.

In an informal setting in february 2024, more than 80 representatives of National Commissions for UNESCO from around the world shared their experiences in implementing the Recommendation at national level.

Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner with Gregory University, Uturu in Abia State on a vocational training programme to create a critical mass of middle-class and higher manpower to drive the local economy. The programme is modelled after Germany’s vocational training system.