Invitation to Book Launch: How Data Is Shaping the Future of Vocational Education and Training
On 10 November 2026, GOVET launches its new publication, “Evidence-Based VET Policy Through Data Reporting and Data Science”. Featuring 32 contributions from 16 countries, it explores how data, digital technologies and AI can support evidence-based VET policy. Join us in Bonn or online.
Structuring international VET together: Insights, perspectives and discussions
The specialist conference brought together key stakeholders of international VET cooperation at BIBB. The focus was on how international cooperation can contribute to managing current challenges and make VET fit for the future.
New publication on data reporting and data science released
How can data, digital tools and artificial intelligence help to further develop vocational education and training systems in an evidence-based manner? The new publication brings together experiences and perspectives from 16 countries on this topic.
BIBB Data Report 2026: Key facts and figures on VET in Germany
How is Germany’s vocational education and training (VET) system developing? What challenges does the apprenticeship market face, and how is artificial intelligence transforming VET and the world of work?
G.R.E.A.T. Conference at the University of Cologne
What skills are needed for the green transition, and how can they be taught through vocational education and training? International researchers and experts discussed these questions at the fifth G.R.E.A.T. Conference at the University of Cologne.
Germany and Kazakhstan deepen cooperation on vocational education and training
On 29 September, Federal Minister of Education Karin Prien and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Education Zhuldyz Suleimenova signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on vocational education and training at the German-Kazakh Economic Forum in Berlin.
With its newly redesigned landing pages, GOVET now offers clearer guidance on topics relating to German vocational education and training. They have been specifically updated to provide international partners with materials and information from a single source.
Online discussion: Youth Apprenticeship in the USA
How can school-based learning be combined with paid work experience? How can young people be encouraged to take up an apprenticeship? What can Germany learn from the USA? These questions are the focus of the online discussion with GOVET, New America and the Wisconsin DWD.
TVET Talks Episode 4: The Wiener Stadtwerke – TVET and Sustainability in Austria
We are in Vienna, in Austria, to learn more about an initiative that incorporates sustainability into vocational training, aiming at climate neutrality. In this episode, we interview Dolores Puljic, Gabriel Lodahl and Marlies Unterweger from the Wiener Stadtwerke, a major public company in Vienna.
How can multi-stakeholder engagement strengthen Costa Rica’s dual VET system? Kenneth Biddington examined as a guest researcher at BIBB the institutional challenges and opportunities for sustainable cooperation in his study. He presents his findings at an online event in English.
Dr Sandra Garbade became President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) on 1 August. Her appointment means that BIBB is led by a woman for the first time. She succeeds Professor Dr Friedrich Hubert Esser, who retired on 30 June 2026.
In this episode of the Ghanaian report on TVET, Julia Olesen interviews Samuel Thompson, head of the TVET reporting team. During the interview, he highlights the challenges currently being discussed within the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
In this episode, we are heading to Ghana, in West Africa, and our guests are Albert Opare, Hannah Okyere and Abigail Abrokwah from the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET).
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Workshops and Train-the-Trainers in 2025: Sustainability in VET along the supply chain
The most frequently asked questions regarding the German VET System, the recognition of qualifications or on how to start a career in Germany are answered on the BIBB website.
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