Vocational education and training institutes in the German-speaking countries stage their first virtual contact seminar
The topics debated at the 2021 Contact Seminar held together with austrian and swiss partner institutes were the need to secure a supply of qualified skilled workers and new approaches being adopted in VET research. The event took place virtually for the very first time because of the pandemic.
Contact seminar of German speaking VET research institutions
Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” Professor Cornelia Oertle used this quotation in the opening remarks she delivered as host of the 2018 Contact seminar of German speaking VET research institutions.
Dual vocational education and training in Germany and Switzerland
Many common issues, partly different solutions: The partner institutes BIBB and SFIVET have continued their long-standing cooperation with an expert workshop. Topics among others: Digitalisation in vocational education and training and its attractiveness.
Swiss vocational education and training experts visit BIBB
BIBB received a visit from the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training. Extensive talks conducted by the Swiss and German sides focused on getting to know each other better and on enhancing joint activities.
