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On 12 June, BIBB President Friedrich Hubert Esser gave a keynote address in Jakarta at the invitation of the Indonesian Ministry for Economic Affairs and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). The speech formed part of an international VET conference.
How can modules of the German dual VET system be transferred to the Indonesian context? BIBB accompanied a high-ranking delegation from Indonesia to a training centre in Berlin to discuss this question.
BIBB is supporting the further development of Ethiopia’s VET strategy. Two workshops in Ethiopia on VET governance and financing models in and the visit of an Ethiopian delegation of high-ranking political actors to BIBB marked the start of the cooperation.
Addressing the skilled worker shortage, cooperating with industry partners and integrating generative AI in VET – these were the topics of a fruitful discussion between a delegation from Temasek Polytechnic (TP, Singapore) and the “Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET” (BILT) team at BIBB.
Indonesia has trusted in BIBB’s advice for the “revitalisation of TVET” since 2019. Preparations to continue the advisory project were made at a working meeting in Berlin.
Around 100 vocational education and training experts from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe took part in the event on-site with nearly an additional 400 participants online.
BIBB organizes an international conference in Bonn that brings together researchers from different disciplines to highlight and discuss the active contribution of VET and skilled workers to technological and ecological innovation. Registration is now open.
In June 2023, the regional conference of the “Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET” (BILT) initiative was held in Singapore. The event focused on the impact of digitalisation and greening on technical and vocational education and training, particularly for the hospitality and tourism sector.
With the signing of a cooperation agreement, BIBB and the Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training of the International Labour Organization (ILO/Cinterfor) deepen their commitment and interest in working and learning together in vocational education and training.
Representatives of Thailand’s VET system undertook a five-day study tour to Germany in order to learn about various aspects of dual VET. VET research as a focal point of interest led the delegation to BIBB.
The tourism industry offers many training opportunities and yet struggles with declining training numbers. On the other hand, dual training secures the skilled workers of tomorrow - but how exactly is it implemented? GOVET visited companies, schools and chambers with a delegation from Costa Rica.
The recent BIBB Congress afforded an opportunity for the President of KRIVET, our South Korean partner institute, to engage with BIBB’s senior management on a personal level.
The findings and recommendations from five country studies on dual training approaches in Latin America are now available. The publication will be presented in a virtual event on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. German time.
Employees from Thai electroplating companies in Bangkok attended the "Applied Electrochemistry - Practical Electroplating" course at the SCHOOLPLATE Academy for the first time. BIBB evaluated the development and implementation of the course. The evaluation report is now available.
The Mozambican State Secretary for Vocational Education and Training visited BIBB in order to obtain greater familiarity with the VET system in Germany. Highly interesting specialist presentations and stimulating discussions provided new insights and impetuses on all sides.
With the International BIBB Roadshow 2021, BIBB offered insights into the use of digital media in VET for the 2nd time after 2019. The focus was on so-called immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, and their use in vocational training practice.
How can VET institutions, companies and governments contribute to the development of VET to adequately prepare young people for the demands of the modern world of work? To explore this question, BIBB took part in an exchange with Indonesian and German representatives.
Vocational education and training institutions from 15 countries held an opening ceremony for the alliance for dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean. This highlight marked the end of the regional conference of CONALEP (the BIBB partner institute in Mexico), BIBB and ILO-Cinterfor.
The results of the prior exploratory phase form the basis for the realization of initial and continuing vocational education and training offers for the Thai electroplating industry under the leadership of Fraunhofer IPA. BIBB was commissioned with the process evaluation of the project.
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.
The long-standing and fruitful cooperation between BIBB and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) in South Korea will be extended for another three years.
A study on ‚Boosting gender equality in science and technology. A challenge for TVET programmes and careers‘ was published by UNESCO-UNEVOC with the support of BIBB.
The trilateral agreement between BIBB, National Institute for Vocational Education and Training (NIVT) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has been prolonged for three years. The cooperation focuses on the implementation of a sustainable monitoring system in Vietnam.
During the development process of technical vocational education and training (TVET) programs in the field of electroplating, the essential characteristics and needs of the industry must be taken into account. This is the conclusion of German TVET experts from the SCHOOLPLATE project.
For the second time within 20 years, BIBB provided advice on the development of a national 10-year VET-strategy for Viet Nam. BIBB developed the recommendations with support of its Vietnamese partner institution NIVT and GIZ. Results are now available.
During the BIBB - KRIVET Apprenticeship Policy Workshop 2019, German and South Korean VET experts exchanged views on current research findings and development prospects in VET in South Korea and Germany.
Following an invitation from the German Embassy, Prof. Ertl last week participated as an expert as regards the dual VET system in high-level events taking place in Boston and in Washington DC. The background is a legislative initiative to introduce Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs.
The nationally successful “Digital media in VET” roadshow has now also made its international debut. BIBB and Asia-based VET stakeholders presented examples of good practice at the specialist trade fair „Worlddidac Asia“ in Bangkok.
The Vietnam VET report 2018, Greening VET and the Vietnam VET Strategy 2021-2030 were the themes in the last BIBB mission in Vietnam in the context of the vocational training cooperation with the National Institute of Vocational Education and Training (NIVT).
This special English edition of BWP singles out some of the current subjects to be discussed within the professional community and by the interested public at national and international level. Included are articles on digital transformation, transitions to work and international VET reforms.
Invited by the Georgian Ministry of Education and the German Embassy in Georgia, BIBB Head of Department Birgit Thomann formed part of an international expert group discussing global trends in vocational education and training and their applicability to Georgia.
The BIBB will advise the National Institute for Employment and Vocational Education and Training of the Republic of Uruguay on the introduction of training structures.
A twelve-strong ministerial delegation from Costa Rica visited the BIBB. Detailed specialist discussions, in which BIBB President Esser took part, supported the debate surrounding a new Vocational Training Act for the Central American country.
BIBB will advise Iran on planned VET reforms. The relevant ministries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on future German-Iranian vocational education and training cooperation at a workshop in Teheran which BIBB helped to organise.
The BIBB publication series IHBB has published a country study in English for the first time. The study focuses on the national VET system of the second largest country in the world in terms of population.
During her two-day study visit to the BIBB on 3 and 4 January 2019, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security of the Republic of Paraguay, Carla Bacigalupo Planás, gathered information about the dual system of vocational education and training in Germany.
BIBB and GIZ support the Vietnamese partner institution NIVT, to further improve the Vietnam VET report. Against this background, the trilateral cooperation agreement has been prolonged during the BIBB mission to Vietnam in November and signed through NIVT and GIZ for the period 2018-2020.
BIBB’s English website has been complemented by a new section on the German vocational education and training (VET) system. In addition, important terms can now be looked up in a VET glossary.
At the request of the Armenian embassy, Ms Thomann, the head of the international department in the BIBB, had the opportunity to present the German dual vocational education and training system and the work of BIBB to the Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia.
Russian hairdressing apprentices completed a German final examination for the first time. GOVET at BIBB and the German National Association of Hairdressers support the German-Russian cooperation that has the aim of assuring quality in vocational education and training in Russia.
South Korean researchers have recently been at BIBB and at the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences to exchange information on current developments in dual higher education study in Germany and on new approaches being adopted towards higher vocational education and training in South Korea.
At the Thai-German TVET Forum hosted in Bangkok on 3 August 2018, Professor Hubert Ertl explained to representatives from trade and industry and from the field of policy making why company-based training is a worthwhile investment for the firms which provide it.
A study visit to Germany provided an opportunity for the delegation from Vietnam to network and discuss TVET related issues with numerous international experts during the 2018 BIBB Congress.
Over two days, the BIBB led their cooperation partners from Paraguay and Colombia on a tour through Berlin to various stakeholders involved in dual vocational education and training. This study visit enabled the BIBB to support both countries in the introduction of country-specific dual training.
Under participation of the BIBB as a UNEVOC center in Germany the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Learning Forum took place from 24 to 25 of May 2018 in Bonn. The Forum focussed on “Managing skills in a time of disruptions” and was organized at the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre.
The report reflects multi-dimensional issues of vocational education and training activities and focuses on the cooperation between TVET institutes and the business sector in TVET activities.
During their study visit to BIBB, international experts in the field of TVET received information on ongoing projects in the fields of digitisation, vocational training for sustainable development and Migration.
How does dual vocational education and training work in Germany? How are vocational standards developed? What role do social partners play? Alex Kakooza, Permanent Secretary from Uganda, learned about the core elements of vocational training under the dual system in Germany at BIBB.
Dual VET – how do companies and vocational schools do it? The delegation from the Mexican BIBB partner institute CONALEP came with many questions about how dual VET is implemented. Over four days they had the chance to pose these questions to practitioners and to visit training centres.
The vocational education and training sector in Indonesia is undergoing reform. The BIBB and other German stakeholders involved in vocational education and training will advise Indonesia on the implementation of their reform project.
In Paraguay, around 50 trainees will receive training in accordance with dual standards in the areas of electrical engineering and metal working starting in April 2018. Since 2016, BIBB supports Paraguay with developing and implementing the Paraguayan model of dual education and training "MoPaDual".
"The long-standing exchange with the South Korean partner institute KRIVET is a good example of successful international collaboration beyond European borders", emphasized BIBB Research Director Ertl on the occasion of the signing of a new cooperation agreement.
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.
The importance of the Vietnam TVET Report as a policy advisory instrument was emphasized at a meeting with the National Institute for Vocational Education and Training (NIVET), experts from BIBB and GIZ “Programme Reform of TVET in Vietnam” during a week-long mission and coaching session in January.
The Vietnam TVET Report 2015 is the fourth report that provides information on VET activities in Vietnam. While the report reflects multi-dimensional issues of vocational education and training activities, it focuses on the development of high quality TVET institutes in the system.
With the new information film "Dual vocational training in Germany" which is available in 11 languages, BIBB broadens its range of videos available on YouTube. In 2017 the BIBB added more than 30 new videos on vocational education and training.
Greater involvement of business in vocational education and training in Thailand was the central theme of the "Industry 4.0 and the impact of VET" event organised by the BIBB and DIDACTA Association at the Worlddidac Asia 2017 in Bangkok.
Following the invitation of BIBB, representatives from partner institutions and VET experts from the Asia-Pacific region got together for the BIBB Asia-Pacific Networking Meeting 2017 in Nanjing, PR China on 19-20 October 2017.
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.
Ambassador Dhiravat Bhumichitr and BIBB Director of Research Ertl exchanged views on previous and future collaborations. Initiatives of the embassy, topics in German vocational education and training as well as the services provided by iMOVE were also discussed.
EduTECH Asia, which took place from 8 to 10 November in Singapore, is Asia’s largest education conference and technology exhibition. The BIBB, represented by Head of Department Birgit Thomann, used the opportunity to draw international attention to the importance of in-company training personnel.
A delegation from New South Wales/Australia, led by Deputy Premier Minister Hon. John Barilaro MP entered into dialogue with BIBB, represented by Prof. Dr. Hubert Ertl. The guests were particularly interested in the central governance structures of vocational education and training.
During a seven-day study visit in Bonn, a Vietnamese study group from NIVT worked with BIBB experts on a wide range of topics in the field of vocational education and training. This visit is part of a long-standing and fruitful cooperation between the two partners.
Speaking in South Korea at the 9th German-Korean Academic Research Conference and later at a special anniversary event hosted by BIBB’s Partner KRIVET, BIBB-President Esser took the opportunity to address the opportunities and challenges that digitalisation is creating for VET.
At the conference, international experts shared their knowledge and country experiences, highlighting the recent trends of apprenticeships particularly related to Industry 4.0 and strategies for the future industry. The BIBB was invited to present ongoing research projects on VET 4.0 in Germany.
During a visit to the Upper Secondary School Centre for Construction Engineering at the Knobelsdorff School in Berlin, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe was able to obtain detailed information about vocational education and training in Germany.
"VPET Connex" in Hongkong brought together over 400 leaders, policy makers and practicioners to discuss topics in vocational and professional education and training. The BIBB was represented by head of department Birgit Thomann presenting the relevance of STEM occupations in the German dual system.
The aim of the German-English Glossary of VET terminology is to assist VET experts with the understanding and translation of specialist texts and thus facilitate communication at an international level. The third edition is now available as print product and for download.
The Thai government are prioritising vocational education and training in their “Thailand 4.0” strategy in support of the economic and social modernization of the country. At the “TVET for Thailand 4.0” conference, the BIBB presented findings on the situation relating to IT occupations in Germany.
There is great political support in Paraguay for the introduction of dual education and training based on the German model (MoPaDual). This is furthering the creation of the general institutional framework. BIBB and Paraguayan VET stakeholders have successfully developed foundations for MoPaDual.
In the context of a trilateral cooperation agreement between NIVT, GIZ and BIBB, experts of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training organised a workshop and coaching-session to comment on the VET Report 2015 and prepare the upcoming report.
Colombia is looking to embark on a further pilot project in dual VET based on the German model. The Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) wishes to strengthen its training commitment in the media sector. BIBB supports its partner institute at the Cartagena Film Festival.
Juan Pablo Castro and Jorge Cruz from the partner institute SENA speak about status quo and prospects of VET in Colombia, the implementation of the dual system and cooperation with BIBB.
Birgit Thomann, Head of the BIBB department "Internationalisation of VET/Knowledge Management,” discusses the experiences and challenges of international work, the interest shown by other countries in the dual system and prospects for the BIBB in the international sector.
In the forefront of the publication of the 4th National Vocational Training Report Viet Nam 2015 a Coaching Session on various remaining questions on the Vietnamese side was conducted in Hanoi/Vietnam.
Paraguay has become BIBB’s fifth South American partner country. A project to implement “MoPaDual”, a Paraguayan model of dual training, was officially launched on 8 December 2016 to coincide with the signing of the cooperation agreement. BIBB will provide consultancy services for two years.
From 13-14 October 2016 representatives from seven countries came together for the second regional BIBB partners meeting in the Asia-Pacific region which took place in Nanjing, P.R. China.
The first Cost-Benefit Study on Dual Training System in the Philippines, supported by BIBB has been launched. The study reveals that costs and benefits for firms, per trainee per month, differ in regard to firm size, sector, region and duration of Training.
From 19 to 22 October, educational experts met for the 2016 ISMTEC in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of this year’s event was “Preparing a Workforce for the Future”. In her keynote speech, Birgit Thomann provided an insight into opportunities and prospects in technical occupational fields in Germany.
The aim is that the new cooperation agreement will act as a basis for the firm establishment of the Columbian dual training model in legal and institutional terms with the help of consultancy services from BIBB. One important foundation in this regard is the “2015-2018 SENA Strategic Plan”.
International VET experts met for the conference “Why do governments promote apprenticeship?”, staged at the Korean Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET), in September. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the Korean dual system of vocational education and training.
BIBB in partnership with K to 12 Plus Project, Technical Education & Skills Development Authority and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted its first TVET Monitoring Workshop with the goal of improving the current monitoring system of TVET in the country.
On 6 and 7 June 2016, sixteen experts from several European countries and Japan met for a workshop at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training to network on an ongoing research project looking at company dual training strategies in international comparative terms.
In order to expand regional air transport, Thailand requires skilled workers. The cooperation agreement between BIBB and its Thai partner institutes OVEC and TPQI has been extended with the objective of helping to cover the requirement for skilled workers in the field of aircraft maintenance.
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.
As part of a five day study visit, on 2 June Palestinian representatives from the areas of VET policy making and business met with experts from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) to find out about the German dual system of vocational education and training.
The annual TVET Report Viet Nam is the result of a successful trilateral cooperation between NIVT, GIZ and BIBB. Key topic of the 2015 Report are Centres of Excellence. At a workshop in Hanoi, representatives of the BIBB shared expertise on inter-company vocational Training centres in Germany.
The Brazilian National Service for Industrial Vocational Education and Training (SENAI) is planning to extend its provision of vocational education and training. The Intention is to update the statutory framework for VET in Brazil. The BIBB was asked to support this process in an advisory capacity.
BIBB Research Director Reinhold Weiß and Alberto Lopez, Director of the Research Centre for Employment and Qualifications (CÉREQ), renewed the cooperative arrangement which has been in place since 2006.
Mexico and Costa Rica are seeking to expand VET along the lines of the German model. In order to boost the specific cooperation between these two countries and Germany, BIBB-President Esser accompanied Federal Minister of Education Johanna Wanka on a working trip to Latin America.
Pilot projects in education and training have been running in Mexico under the Mexican model of dual education and training (MMFD) since 2013.The MMFD is based on the system of dual education and training in Germany. Mexican and German stakeholders will continue to develop the MMFD together in 2016.
The first results from a survey of the costs and benefits of company-based training on the Philippines were presented at the 3rd Regional VET Conference in Laos and at a Stakeholder Workshop in Manila. They were met with considerable interest and were the object of controversial discussion.
South Korea is showing a keen interest in the German experience to support the reform of the (vocational) education and training system in the country. The various invitations to South Korea received by the BIBB over recent times are clear evidence of this.
The national vocational education and training service of Columbia adopts the dual system of vocational education and training in four pilot projects. With specialist support from the BIBB case studies on the costs and benefits of company-based VET are conducted in 2016.
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and the Chilean Ministry for Education (MINEDUC) adopt an agenda for collaboration over the coming two years. The BIBB will advise and support Chile in its training reform.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) organised a regional conference in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) from 6 to 7 October 2015. The conference promoted a common understanding of training quality and dealt with the role of the ILO in the access of young people to the labour market.
The German Commission for UNESCO (DUK) welcomes the United Nations Education and Training agenda for 2016 - 2030. Among the challenges facing all countries are specified as the removal of inequality and the need to drive forward inclusion.
Participation in an international conference staged in conjunction with the 2015 WorldSkills in São Paulo afforded Professor Weiß an opportunity to conduct discussions on cooperation agreements and on the development of areas of expertise in vocational training with experts from all over the world.
Cost-benefits surveys for dualised training programmes are being conducted in order to persuade companies in the Philippines of the cost-effectiveness of their commitment to vocational education and training. BIBB is advising its Philippine partners on implementation.
The high-level UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development staged its 18th Annual Session in Geneva. Prof. Dr. Michael Heister, Head of the "Vocational Teaching and Learning, National Programmes and Pilot Schemes" Department at BIBB, took part in the event in his capacity as a vocational
The first Mexican training standards were prepared for the occupations of motor vehicle mechatronics technician and driver in an initial workshop with stakeholders in vocational education and training in Mexico and specialists from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the BIBB.
As a contribution to the Mekong project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the BIBB and its Thai partner institute carried out a workshop for the development of a dual system VET standard in the field of mechatronics.
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Thai Education Ministry have intensified their co-operation in the field of vocational education and training in a memorandum of understanding.
The main topics of the UNEVOC Global Forum "Skills for Work and Life - Post 2015" in Bonn from 14 to 16 October 2014 were employability of young people and sustainable development.
A trilateral co-operation agreement constitutes the future basis for the BIBB's advisory service activities in Thailand. The BIBB now co-operates with two main stakeholders of vocational education and training in Thailand, OVEC and TPQI.
The BIBB supports its co-operation partner, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in their preparation of a cost-benefit analysis, thereby supporting the Philippine government's reform of the education system.
BIBB President Esser and Joel Villanueva, Director General of TESDA (Technical Skills Education and Development Authority), sign a new co-operation agreement.
As a result of their successful co-operation, the BIBB, the German Society for International Co-operation (GIZ) and the Vietnamese partner institute National Institute for Vocational Training (NIVT) are extending their trilateral activities in the field of vocational education and training.
The German-Portuguese co-operation in the field of vocational education and training is making headway, BIBB President Esser and the Portuguese Ambassador to Berlin Sampaio agreed during a meeting at the BIBB.
The "Skills Initiative", which aims to foster cooperation between German companies and American vocational education and training institutions, has proved to be a great success. A bilateral agreement will now be signed between Germany and the USA with a view to intensifying VET cooperation.
High-ranking representatives from the Mexican vocational education and training system have met for talks on cooperation within the project "Further development of the Mexican dual VET model (MMFD)". This is the first stage of a "dialogue of equals between the state and trade and industry".
On 21 January 2015, Director Alberto Lopez and Matteo Sgarzi, Head of International Relations, both from the Centre d'...tudes et de Recherches sur les Qualifications (Céreq), visited the BIBB. The two partner institutes plan to intensify their co-operation activities.
Friedrich Hubert Esser, President of the BIBB, visited the offices of UNESCO-UNEVOC at the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany. The visit served to strengthen the partnership between BIBB and UNESCO-UNEVOC and it made evident the vast potential for synergy and collaboration between the two organizations.
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