VET success stories

In Spain, many well-educated, motivated young people are looking for promising career prospects. The German city of Leimen lacks educational professionals, especially for daycare centres. Career-in-bw connects both sides.

The Heimerer Group implements a German-Kosovar project in Pristina: nursing training to German standards at bachelor's degree level. This model can be transferred to other countries and will contribute to Germany's efforts to attract skilled workers.

"I really want to go back to Germany and work there." Rosa S. was very excited when she heard that the Carl Duisberg Centren in Latin America had accepted her onto a new programme.

The "Youth Skilling and Employment Initiative Rwanda" of the Bildungswerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft e. V. (BIWE) trains young Rwandans in areas such as sales, customer service, welding and plumbing and places them in companies.

The "German Teaching Method Competence Center", a cooperative venture with the Institute for Training and Careers, opened at Shunde Polytechnic College at the end of 2023. The role of the Competence Center is to shape transformation processes for Vocational Education and Training 4.0.

Together with project partners in Mongolia, Bau Bildung Sachsen – a construction training provider based in Saxony, Germany – is using curricula, teaching materials and training activities to deliver expertise in all matters relating to drinking water and integrated water resource management.

The Bildungswerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft (BIWE) is using the "PartnerRwanda" project to implement dual training programmes and practice-based short-term training in Rwanda.

Setting up a training farm in Namibia for organic farming.

Further training to support local and international tourism with guests from Europe