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27. / 28. October 2022

BIBB Congress "Future Skills - Thinking about Progress" in the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB)

BIBB-Congress 2022: Future Skills – Thinking about Progress

Dual vocational education and training makes an indispensable contribution to economic, societal and social development in Germany. It has, however, undeniably lost some of its appeal over recent years. One of the ways in which this has been revealed is a significant decline in training contracts. The coronavirus pandemic has only served to reinforce this trend. At the same time we are facing enormous pending challenges in the shape of digitalisation, the energy transition, climate change and sustainability. Sufficient numbers of well-qualified skilled workers will be needed to overcome these. It will otherwise not be possible to achieve such major objectives.
More than 1,000 representatives from politics, science and practice from Germany and abroad came together in Bonn on 27 and 28 October 2022 to discuss possible solutions for overcoming economic and social challenges. They also discussed opportunities and prospects for vocational education and training in Germany in several panel discussions and eight working groups in the form of think tanks.

Livestream from the BIBB Congress on October 27th, 2022

The interest in the VET scene is huge, the event is completely booked up - nevertheless, those interested have the opportunity to follow the event live from 1 p.m. on the opening day of the BIBB Congress, October 27th.

English Livestream on YouTube
13:00 Welcome speech by Prof. Dr. Friedrich Hubert Esser, President of BIBB
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13:10 Keynote address by Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research
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13:35 Keynote address by Dr. Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL Group
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14:30 Discussion group - Skill needs of a sustainable and knowledge-based economy and society
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Thinking Spaces on October 28

Skilled migration
Future
Green Economy
Trans-
formation
Skilled workers
Equivalence

Green Economy: This Thinking Space provides a tangible experience of how VET and occupational competence act as an effective factor in bringing about a sustainable transformation of society. Current central discourses are also used as a basis to reflect upon how employability skills are modernising within the context of changing requirements.

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Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Education Minister

“The education we provide and the research we conduct mean that ‘Thinking about Progress’ IS already part of my department’s DNA. Research enables us to drive forward technological and ecological change. Good education, and attractive vocational education and training in particular, will allow us to train the skilled workers needed to tackle the associated transformation processes. Hydrogen technology is one example of the close relationship between research and education and training. This is an area in which, alongside the research we are carrying out, we have joined forces with BIBB to investigate the ‘future skills’ required of a qualified workforce.”