BIBB to fund new pilot projects for quality development of company-based vocational education and training - Federal Government makes 5 million euros available

As the number of school leavers continues to fall, companies will need to undertake greater endeavours to acquire trainees and secure a supply of young skilled workers. The quality of vocational education and training will play an increasingly significant role in future for companies seeking to present themselves to young people as attractive training providers.

Ten new pilot projects to be funded by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and to be initiated nationwide will address the issue of how such quality can be secured and developed further, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is making around 5 million euros available for this purpose over the course of the next few years.

The projects will further develop the quality of company-based VET by optimising existing communication and cooperation structures. They will design and pilot new measures and instruments as well as developing new training concepts for training staff. The focus of the new pilot projects will be broadly based, involving a wide range of branches and stakeholders such as craft trade and industrial companies, old-age care homes and educational institutions. For BIBB, this constitutes an important prerequisite in terms of achieving the widest possible degree of scope for transfer of results.