Research Data Centre at BIBB
The Research Data Centre of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB-FDZ) processes the microdata from BIBB research projects and makes them available for non-commercial research. The BIBB-FDZ is accredited by the German Data Forum (RatSWD). The BIBB-FDZ structures its data along an ideal-typical life course, ranging from school to vocational training, employment, and continuing education. The data can be categorised by phase of the life course, data collection unit, and survey design.
English documented data
The 2018 and 2012-waves of the Employment Survey and an associated supplemental survey on tasks and occupational mobility have a full documentation in English language. Another summarizing document describes all earlier waves of the Employment Surveys (2006; 1998/99, 1991/92, 1985/86, 1979). For further information please select 'employment surveys' when following the data link.
The data access button provides application forms for BIBB data and our user guidelines. If you are interested in analyzing BIBB data, please do not hesitate to send your questions/requests to fdz@bibb.de.
We welcome the citation of our data in all types of publications. Please click on the dataset citation button for more information.