According to the OECD, Germany is still lagging behind other member countries in academics statistics. Furthermore, the majority of students still tend to come from an academic family background. But the Paris-based organisation is full of praise for the country’s vocational education system.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and the government of Germany recently sealed an agreement that seeks to intensify technical vocational education and training (TVET) programmes to prepare skilled graduates for employment.
Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) and the APFT Maintenance Training (APFT) aviation school have signed a contract for the training of aviation technicians in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 23 September. Over a period of five years, about 400 trainees from APFT will be trained and qualified as aircraft mechanics (CAT A1) according to EASA specifications.
On 30 July an international campaign to promote the "Recognition in Germany" portal abroad was launched by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The steering committee of the "Bündnis Duale Berufausbildung" (Dual System Vocational Education and Training Alliance) has met for the first time during an inaugural event.
The Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Government Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Iris Gleicke, has stressed the importance of vocational education and training for the German industry during the topping out ceremony for the Campus Handwerk (Crafts Campus) in Bielefeld.
As yet, only few apprentices seek to gain work experience abroad. The programme "Vocational Training without Borders" aims to change that. "Erasmus Plus" offers another way of going abroad. A comprehensive guideline answers questions regarding the programme.
The number of professionals wishing to advance their career by using the "Master BAföG (Federal Education and Trainings Assistance Act)" funding tool has increased in 2013 for the sixth year in succession to now 171,000, according to the German Federal Statistical Office.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) have presented a first evaluation of the practical implementation of the current immigration law for foreign professionals with the "Impact analysis of the legal framework for foreign professionals".
