“Without companies, there's no vocational training in the dual system!”
The title of this article has become a guiding principle for dual VET in Costa Rica and a core topic in the bilateral cooperation. It has led to a joint series of events in Costa Rica specifically aimed at informing companies about dual vocational education and training. GOVET was also in attendance.
For just over two months, GOVET has a dedicated page on the BIBB LinkedIn profile. Here, we inform about our activities, engage in current discussions surrounding vocational education and IBBZ, and occasionally share exclusive content on LinkedIn. It’s definitely worth a visit.
GOVET presentations provide information on various aspects of vocational training in Germany. They are available in several different languages. Now, the existing presentations have been updated and two new presentations were added to the product range.
Singapore: Transformation in Vocational Education and Training
Education and training in the transformation process is also of great importance to PISA champion Singapore. Mechanisms of qualification for the upcoming challenges also occupy the city state's trade unions and business community - a delegation gathered inspiration during a study trip.
Guest Article: German apprenticeship collaboration yields new strategies to strengthen workforce and advance a thriving economy
A weeklong visit by leaders from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee to the German cities of Bonn, Koblenz, and Berlin is sparking new strategies to boost apprenticeship on both sides of the Atlantic.
First TVET Symposium in Ghana is a complete success
At the first TVET Symposium in Ghana, the CVET joined forces with GOVET and the BMBF to stage an impressive programme which also included the presentation of a Declaration of Intent for further bilateral cooperation in VET and the launch of Ghana’s second Vocational Education and Training Report.
This was GOVET's working year 2023: The annual report highlights success stories, new formats, challenges and topics from GOVET's advisory work in a multimedia overview: as a one-stop shop for the international VET-cooperation, at the round table and in the ministry's (BMBF) collaborations.
Making sustainability tangible - with the VET Chain
Sustainability is slowly becoming a new standard in the training and framework curricula of VET. Implementation in companies and schools offers new scope for design. In this context, GOVET has developed the "VET Chain" counselling tool, which celebrated its premiere as a workshop at didacta 2024.
Trainer exchange Costa Rica and Germany - first-hand experience
"From trainer to trainer..." - In order to learn from each other, direct dialogue is often the best. This was the experience of Enrique Mejia Cespedes from the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje Costa Rica. With the support of GOVET, he realised an exchange of trainers at the Schlosshotel Gedern.
From the occupational description to the training plan – BIBB/GOVET staged two workshops in Costa Rica with participants from the country’s Ministry of Education and National Education Institute on the development and implementation of training regulations in the Costa-Rican training system.
Senegal: Reform of vocational education and training
Robert Koch is a former GOVET colleague who works for the GIZ in Senegal, where he is supporting the country’s vocational education and training reform. In this interview, he speaks about the challenges he faces in his work in Senegal and also looks back at his time at GOVET.
At the end of October, a Costa Rican delegation learnt about VET in the areas of IT and cyber security. Together with GOVET, participants from the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA) visited companies and institutions to discover more about the various training opportunities.
Ethiopia – more employability through targeted training
Katharina Ayenew works as a GIZ Team Leader in Ethiopia. In this brief interview, she speaks about current topics in international vocational education and training cooperation, about her work at GIZ and about her time at GOVET.
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is launching a call for proposals for the action "Capacity Building in Vocational Education and Training" (part of Key Action 2, Erasmus+). Further information on the funding criteria can be found on the EACEA website.
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