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Participants in Africa Skills Week
Monday, 11 November 2024

Africa Skills Week: Endorsing a Global TVET Agenda

The first ever African Union Africa Skills Week was a great success. The BILT Bridging Event confirmed the relevance of a global TVET agenda.

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Members of the Alliance for Dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean at the conference in Santo Domingo
Tuesday, 24 September 2024

New presidency of the Alliance for VET in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the invitation of the presidency of the Alliance for VET in Latin America and the Caribbean, INFOTEP, BIBB and ILO/Cinterfor, the members of the Alliance and representatives from politics, business and practice discussed the pillars of dual VET at an international conference in Santo Domingo.

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Prof Dr Esser stands on a black stage with a delegation. In the background you can read "TVET System Reform"
Thursday, 13 June 2024

BIBB reinforces its role in Indonesia as an internationally recognised centre of excellence for vocational education and training

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.

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Monday, 13 May 2024

Indonesia continues to focus on dual VET

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.

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Wednesday, 8 May 2024

New VET strategy for Ethiopia: BIBB is involved

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.

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Monday, 18 March 2024

Temasek Polytechnic: BILT partner visits BIBB

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.

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Monday, 4 March 2024

Indonesia continues to trust in approaches from dual VET to secure skilled workers

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.

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event poster
Thursday, 16 November 2023

BILT Learning Forum 2023 in Bonn

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.

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Thursday, 28 September 2023

International Conference from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, 2023 in Bonn: VET, Skilled Workers and Transformation

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.

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Panel discussion at the BILT conference
Monday, 31 July 2023

BILT Asia-Pacific Conference

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.

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Videoconference with eight participants
Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Another partner in vocational education and training in Latin America

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.

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Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Thailand – Going for innovative VET

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.

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Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Tourism: modern vocational training as a solution to the shortage of skilled workers

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.

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Monday, 14 November 2022

BIBB and South Korea join forces to conduct research into the future of work and of VET

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.

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Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Best practice examples and recommendations for dual training in Latin America

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.

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Friday, 14 October 2022

Training courses for employees in the electroplating industry kick off successfully

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.

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Friday, 22 July 2022

High level interest in the German VET system from Mozambique

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.

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Thursday, 6 January 2022

2nd International BIBB Roadshow "Digital Media in VET“

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.

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Picture of Prof. Dr. Hubert Ertl, vice president of the BIBB
Thursday, 9 September 2021

German-Indonesian exchange on the future of VET

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.

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Friday, 20 August 2021

Latin America and the Caribbean establish a strategic alliance for dual VET

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.

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Tuesday, 15 June 2021

BIBB continues advisory in the SCHOOLPLATE project

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.

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Tuesday, 27 April 2021

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.

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Monday, 19 April 2021

Cooperation with KRIVET in South Korea extended until 2024

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.

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Wednesday, 9 December 2020

BIBB contributed to UNESCO-UNEVOC study

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.

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Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Cooperation agreement with Vietnam prolonged until 2023

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.

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Friday, 23 October 2020

Company survey paves the way to TVET offers for Thailand's electroplating industry

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.

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Monday, 12 October 2020

Vietnam Vocational Education and Training Report 2018

The Vietnam Vocational Education and Training Report 2018 provides status information on various aspects of VET activities in Vietnam.

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Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Recommendations for the Vietnamese VET-strategy

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.

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Thursday, 6 February 2020

Need for skilled workers in the Thai electroplating industry

In the context of the SCHOOLPLATE project, BIBB and Fraunhofer IPA will support the Thai electroplating industry in developing suitable VET measures.

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Thursday, 28 November 2019

Workshop discusses development of dual VET in South Korea and Germany

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.

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Wednesday, 6 November 2019

US shows increasing interest in dual training

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.

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Thursday, 10 October 2019

“Digital media in VET” roadshow goes international

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.

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Wednesday, 2 October 2019

The 2019 BIBB mission in Vietnam

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).

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Monday, 16 September 2019

VET Trends 2019

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. 

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Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Vietnam Vocational Education and Training Report 2017

The report reflects multi-dimensional issues of vocational education and training activities and focuses on the topic of autonomy of VET institutes.

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Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Skills4Georgia brings together German and Georgian VET experts

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.

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Friday, 31 May 2019

BIBB is advising Uruguay on VET reform

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.

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Friday, 8 March 2019

Expertise from BIBB for a new Costa Rican Vocational Training Act

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.

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Tuesday, 12 February 2019

German-Iranian VET cooperation

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.

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Wednesday, 6 February 2019

New publication: Spotlight on India

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.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Paraguay promotes dual VET

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.

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Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Cooperation agreement between GIZ, BIBB and NIVT prolonged

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.

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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Overview of the German VET system

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.

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Wednesday, 24 October 2018

BIBB Head of Department in discussion with Armenian education minister

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.

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Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Russian hairdressers show that they can cut it – GOVET supports VET cooperation

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.

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Monday, 17 September 2018

Approaches towards higher dual vocational education and training in Germany and South Korea

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.

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Wednesday, 8 August 2018

BIBB Director of Research at the Thai-German TVET Forum

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.

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Friday, 29 June 2018

Interesting impulses for the reform of TVET in Vietnam in light of Industry 4.0 for BIBB partner institute NIVET

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.

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Wednesday, 13 June 2018

One the trail of dual vocational education and training - Latin America in Berlin

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.

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Wednesday, 30 May 2018

UNESCO-UNEVOC’s TVET Learning Forum 2018

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.

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Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Vietnam Vocational Education and Training Report 2016

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.

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Thursday, 24 May 2018

Study visit in the context of UNESCO-UNEVOC's TVET Learning Forum 2018

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.

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Monday, 23 April 2018

BIBB hosts government delegation from Uganda

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.

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Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Dual VET – how is it done?

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.

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Thursday, 12 April 2018

Reform of vocational education and training in Indonesia

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.

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Friday, 16 March 2018

Launch of pilot projects in Paraguay

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".

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Monday, 12 March 2018

New cooperation agreement signed with South Korea

"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.

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Thursday, 1 March 2018

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.

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Friday, 26 January 2018

Coaching session for TVET Report 2016

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.

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Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Vietnam TVET Report 2015 published in English

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.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Spotlight on VET – BIBB YouTube channels offer a wide range of films

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.

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Monday, 4 December 2017

The BIBB at Worlddidac Asia 2017

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. 

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Friday, 1 December 2017

BIBB Asia-Pacific Networking Event 2017 deepens regional exchange

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.

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Thursday, 30 November 2017

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.

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Friday, 10 November 2017

Thailand's new ambassador visits BIBB

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.

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Thursday, 9 November 2017

Education specialists meet for EduTECH Asia in Singapore

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.

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Thursday, 26 October 2017

Delegation from New South Wales visits BIBB

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.

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Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Successful study visit at BIBB

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.

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Thursday, 19 October 2017

BIBB-President Esser in South Korea

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.

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Wednesday, 11 October 2017

The 4th KRIVET International Conference on Apprenticeships

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.

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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

France displays considerable interest in dual VET

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.

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Monday, 3 July 2017

VET terminology in German and English

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.  

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Monday, 19 June 2017

Vocational education and training for "Thailand 4.0"

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.

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Monday, 15 May 2017

Dual education and training in Paraguay is a key political priority

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.

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Tuesday, 11 April 2017

GIZ and BIBB strengthen capacity for NIVT researchers

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.

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Thursday, 16 March 2017

Colombian partner institute seeking to launch a further pilot project

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.

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Tuesday, 28 February 2017

The VET system in Colombia - An interview

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.

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Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Interview on internationalisation

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.

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Monday, 12 December 2016

BIBB and GIZ coach NIVT in developing VET Report 2015

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.

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Friday, 9 December 2016

Regional BIBB Partners Meeting identifies core areas of future collaboration

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.

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Friday, 9 December 2016

Paraguay wishes to introduce dual VET based on the German model

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.

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Friday, 2 December 2016

Launching of the Cost-Benefit Study on Dual Training System in the Philippines

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.

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Wednesday, 2 November 2016

The German perspective in international demand

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.

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Friday, 28 October 2016

Vocational education and training cooperation with Columbia extended for four more years

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”.

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Monday, 26 September 2016

3rd International Conference on Apprenticeship Training in Korea

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.

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Wednesday, 6 July 2016

First TVET Monitoring Workshop in the Philippines

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.

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Monday, 13 June 2016

Dual training as a strategy to secure a supply of skilled workers in international comparative terms

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.

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Friday, 10 June 2016

Vocational education and training cooperation with Thailand extended

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.

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Wednesday, 8 June 2016

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.

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Friday, 3 June 2016

Labour-market oriented initial and advanced education and training

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.

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Friday, 6 May 2016

The new TVET Report Viet Nam 2015

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.

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Friday, 8 April 2016

BIBB and SENAI seek to expand their collaboration

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.

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Thursday, 31 March 2016

Cooperation agreement with CÉREQ renewed

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.

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Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Alliance for the future

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.

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Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Further development of Mexican model of dual education and training

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.

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Monday, 11 January 2016

Initial results from the cost-benefits survey on the Philippines

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.

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Tuesday, 22 December 2015

South Korea continues to rely on dual vocational education and training

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.

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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Case studies on the costs and benefits of company-based education and training in Columbia

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.

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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Agenda of cooperation between BIBB and MINEDUC

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.

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Monday, 19 October 2015

ILO regional conference in Phnom Penh

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.

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Monday, 5 October 2015

The German Commission for UNESCO (DUK) welcomes the UN Education and Training Agenda

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.

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Wednesday, 19 August 2015

WorldSkills 2015 in São Paulo

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.

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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Dual training in the Philippines

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.

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Shaping digital development

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

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Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Dual vocational education and training in Mexico gains shape

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.

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Monday, 11 May 2015

Vocational education and training standard Mekong region

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.

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Monday, 11 May 2015

BIBB co-operation plays major part in German-Thai education collaboration

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.

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Monday, 4 May 2015

UNEVOC Global Forum 2014

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.

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Monday, 4 May 2015

Extended cooperation with Thailand

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.

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Monday, 4 May 2015

Co-operation with Philippines

BIBB President Esser and Joel Villanueva, Director General of TESDA (Technical Skills Education and Development Authority), sign a new co-operation agreement.

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Monday, 4 May 2015

Philippines start reform of vocational education and training system

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.

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Saturday, 18 April 2015

Continuation of successful trilateral co-operation in Vietnam

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.

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Saturday, 18 April 2015

Portuguese Ambassador's visit to BIBB

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.

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Saturday, 18 April 2015

Cooperation with partner institute in Mexico

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".

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Monday, 19 January 2015

Development of Vocational Education and Training in France and Germany

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.

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